OpticOdds vs. MoneyLine Sports API
An enterprise real-time odds feed vs. a self-serve US API with props, hit rates and betting edges built in. What each does better, and how to switch.
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OpticOdds is built for speed and breadth: hundreds of sportsbooks worldwide, prediction markets, real-time streaming, deep links, bet limits and bet grading. For sportsbook operators and high-frequency trading tools, it is a serious option.
Smaller teams tend to hit a few limits: there is no public pricing or self-serve plan, each odds request covers at most five sportsbooks, and there are no +EV, arbitrage or hit-rate endpoints.
This page compares the two honestly, including where OpticOdds wins, then maps each endpoint and field so you can switch.
Tale of the tape
The 30-second card. We dig into each row in the rounds below.
| Category | OpticOdds | MoneyLine API |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | No public pricing. Access is licensed through a contact form. | Public pricing. Free: 1,000 credits/month. Paid: $29 (150K credits), $149 (4M), $299 (12M). |
| Sportsbooks | Hundreds of sportsbooks worldwide, plus DFS apps, exchanges and prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket. | 28 in the US: 19 sportsbooks, 4 DFS apps and 5 exchanges and prediction markets, including Kalshi and Polymarket. |
| Books per request | Up to 5 sportsbooks per odds request, for named fixtures, teams or players. | Every book for every upcoming game in a league in one request. |
| Real-time delivery | Server-sent event streams for live odds updates. | REST polling. No streaming feed. |
| Betting edges | No +EV, arbitrage or hit-rate endpoints for developers. | +EV, value and arbitrage endpoints, no-vig fair odds, best price, and L5 / L10 / L25 / season hit rates. |
| Historical odds | Kept on a rolling 2-month window, one fixture per request. | Line-movement snapshots for upcoming games, up to 30 days back; game results since September 2024. |
Round by round
Sportsbook and sports coverage
OpticOdds
Hundreds of books across many countries and about 38 sports.
MoneyLine API
28 US books, DFS apps and exchanges across 9 leagues.
For international books and more sports, OpticOdds covers far more.
Round goes to OpticOddsSpeed and extras
OpticOdds
Streaming odds, deep links into books' bet slips, max-stake limits and automatic bet grading.
MoneyLine API
REST polling without deep links, limits or grading.
For live trading tools and sportsbook operations, OpticOdds has the right plumbing.
Round goes to OpticOddsPulling a full slate
OpticOdds
Each odds request covers up to 5 books and needs fixture, team or player IDs, so a full odds screen means many calls.
MoneyLine API
One request returns every book for every upcoming game in a league, for game lines or props.
Far fewer requests for comparison screens and prop tools.
✓ MoneyLine takes the roundBetting edges and hit rates
OpticOdds
No developer endpoints for +EV, arbitrage or hit rates. Recent player stat lines are available, but you compute rates yourself.
MoneyLine API
Market-based +EV, value and arbitrage endpoints, fair odds, best price, and hit rates per player and line.
If your product recommends bets, this is weeks of work you skip.
✓ MoneyLine takes the roundGetting started
OpticOdds
License through sales, with no public pricing or self-serve free plan.
MoneyLine API
Sign up, get a key and start on a free plan with published paid tiers.
Small teams can build and test without a sales process.
✓ MoneyLine takes the roundScorecard
Final card
OpticOdds
2
MoneyLine API
3
Choose OpticOdds for global coverage, streaming speed, deep links and bet grading, typically at the operator or trading-desk level. Choose MoneyLine Sports API for a self-serve US betting product that needs full-slate odds and props, hit rates, and +EV and arbitrage signals out of the box.
How to switch from OpticOdds
- Get a free MoneyLine key at moneylineapp.com/signup.
- Point requests at https://mlapi.bet. Both APIs use an X-Api-Key header, so your auth code barely changes.
- Drop the sportsbook parameters. MoneyLine returns every book; filter with bookmaker or sourceType if you need fewer.
- Replace fixture-by-fixture odds calls with one /v1/odds or /v1/player-props call per league.
- Convert flat odds rows to the nested shape using the field map.
- If you stream, switch to polling /v1/odds on a schedule that fits your plan's rate limit.
Endpoint map
| OpticOdds | MoneyLine Sports API |
|---|---|
GET /api/v3/sports, /api/v3/leagues | GET /v1/sports, /v1/leagues |
GET /api/v3/fixtures?league=NBA | GET /v1/events?league=nba |
GET /api/v3/fixtures/odds?fixture_id=…&sportsbook=…&market=Moneyline | GET /v1/odds?league=nba&market=moneylineAll books, all games. One game: GET /v1/events/{eventId}/odds. |
GET /api/v3/fixtures/odds?…&market=Player Points | GET /v1/player-props?league=nba&market=player_points |
GET /api/v3/fixtures/results | GET /v1/leagues/{leagueId}/scores |
GET /api/v3/teams, /api/v3/players | GET /v1/leagues/{leagueId}/teams, /v1/players?league={league} |
GET /api/v3/sportsbooks | GET /v1/odds/bookmakers |
GET /api/v3/markets | GET /v1/player-props/markets?league={league} |
GET /api/v3/fixtures/odds/historical | GET /v1/events/{eventId}/odds-historySnapshots for upcoming games, up to 30 days back. |
GET /api/v3/injuries | GET /v1/teams/{teamId}/injuries |
GET /api/v3/stream/odds/{sport} (SSE) | No streaming. Poll GET /v1/odds. |
(not offered) | GET /v1/edge/ev, /v1/edge/value, /v1/edge/arbitrage, /v1/best-bets, /v1/players/{playerId}/hit-rates |
Field map
| OpticOdds | MoneyLine Sports API |
|---|---|
X-Api-Key header | x-api-key header (same header) |
data[] (fixtures) | data[] (events) |
id | eventId |
start_date | startTime |
home_team_display / away_team_display | homeTeamName / awayTeamName |
odds[] flat rows | bookmakers[].markets[].outcomes[] (game lines) or players[].markets[].lines[].offers[] (props) |
odds[].sportsbook ("DraftKings") | bookmakers[].bookmakerName ("DraftKings") and bookmakerId ("draftkings") |
odds[].market ("Moneyline") | markets[].marketType ("moneyline") |
odds[].name / price / points | outcomes[].name / price / point |
odds_format parameter | Always American, with impliedProbability added |
Before and after
Before: OpticOdds
const url = 'https://api.opticodds.com/api/v3/fixtures/odds'
+ '?fixture_id=' + fixtureId
+ '&sportsbook=DraftKings&sportsbook=FanDuel&market=Moneyline'
const { data } = await (await fetch(url, {
headers: { 'X-Api-Key': process.env.OPTICODDS_KEY },
})).json()
for (const row of data[0].odds) console.log(row.sportsbook, row.name, row.price)After: MoneyLine Sports API (npm install moneyline-sports-api)
import { MoneyLine } from 'moneyline-sports-api'
const ml = new MoneyLine({ apiKey: process.env.MONEYLINE_API_KEY })
const games = await ml.odds({ league: 'nba', market: 'moneyline' })
for (const g of games) {
const prices = g.bookmakers.flatMap((b) => b.markets.flatMap((m) =>
m.outcomes.map((o) => b.bookmakerName + ' ' + o.name + ' ' + o.price)))
console.log(g.homeTeamName, prices)
}What OpticOdds has that MoneyLine doesn't
- Sportsbooks outside the US and sports beyond our 9 leagues.
- Streaming odds feeds.
- Deep links into sportsbook bet slips and max-stake limits.
- Automatic bet grading.
- Odds formats other than American.
Why MoneyLine wins for builders
OpticOdds returns odds as flat rows, one per book, market and selection. MoneyLine nests them by book and market, so one response holds every book's price for every outcome in a game, the same shape for game lines and props.
You also get the layer betting products need: league-wide props in one call, hit rates, fair odds, best available price, and +EV, value and arbitrage endpoints. Official TypeScript and Python SDKs are available as moneyline-sports-api on npm and PyPI.
FAQ
+−Does OpticOdds offer +EV or arbitrage endpoints?
Not in its public developer docs. Fair odds appear only in its separate Copilot product. MoneyLine offers +EV, value and arbitrage endpoints.
+−How many sportsbooks can I request at once?
OpticOdds caps each odds request at 5 sportsbooks. MoneyLine returns every book it carries in one request, and you can filter by bookmaker or source type.
+−Does MoneyLine stream odds?
No. MoneyLine is REST only. If you need streaming for live trading, OpticOdds is built for that.
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