OpenOddsAPI

OddsJam alternative

The OddsJam alternative
built for AI agents

Built for bettors first. The API is an enterprise upsell behind a sales call.

Start free — 1,000 requests Read the docs

Switch in minutes, not hours

Three ways in, from least work to most control. Most people are done before the coffee is.

Fastest

Let your agent do it

Add the MCP server, then ask in plain language. Claude Code and Cursor discover every endpoint as a tool — you write no client code at all.

terminal
claude mcp add openoddsapi -e OPENODDSAPI_KEY=$KEY -- npx -y @openoddsapi/mcp-server
then paste this prompt
Migrate this project from OddsJam to OpenOddsAPI. Base URL becomes
https://api.openoddsapi.com/v1, the key moves from a query parameter to an
X-API-Key header, and responses now carry a per-bookmaker last_update and a
stale flag. Find every call site, update them, then make one real request and
print the result.
No code changes

Drop in the compatibility shim

Patch fetch once. Existing OddsJam-shaped calls keep working, served by us.

npm
npm install @openoddsapi/compat
Full control

Change two lines by hand

Swap the base URL and move the key into a header. The response shape is compatible, so parsing code is untouched.

- https://api.the-odds-api.com/v4
+ https://api.openoddsapi.com/v1

- ?apiKey=KEY
+ header: X-API-Key: KEY

Full migration guide →

Watch it happen

Your agent does the migration

One prompt. It connects to the MCP server, finds every call site, rewrites them, and proves the result with a live request — while you read this sentence.

claude code

› Migrate this project from OddsJam to OpenOddsAPI.

Connecting to openoddsapi MCP server…

Connected. Discovered 6 tools.

Scanning repo for call sites…

Found 3 files using the odds client.

Rewriting base URL and auth header…

src/odds.ts, src/lib/books.ts, workers/sync.ts updated.

Verifying with a live request…

200 OK — 43 bouts across 7 books, all fresh.

Migration complete.

OddsJam vs OpenOddsAPI

OddsJamOpenOddsAPI
Public pricingNo — contact salesYes, on the pricing page
Time to first requestSales callAbout two minutes
Reported entry price~$499/mo$15/mo
MCP server for AI agents No Yes
Sports coveredVery broadUFC (boxing next)
Free tier No1,000 requests/mo

OddsJam pricing: Reported around $499/mo; pricing not published, sales call required — public sources, verified August 2026.

Straight answer

Where OddsJam is the better choice

OddsJam covers far more sports than our one sport, and their positive-EV tooling is a genuine product we do not compete with. If you want a betting product rather than a data feed, they are a different category.

Why teams switch

No gate

Sign up, get a key, make a request. You do not talk to anyone.

Priced for a side project

$15/mo instead of a four-figure contract, with a free tier that is enough to build against.

Agent-native

MCP is the front door, not an afterthought.

Try it in two minutes

1,000 requests a month free. No card, no sales call, no onboarding form.

Get an API key Read the docs

Compare with others

The Odds APIThe incumbent. Broad coverage, no agent tooling, no freshness signal. OpticOddsEnterprise aggregation at enterprise prices. Form-gated, six figures a year. OddsBlazeReal-time data costs $249/mo. Their $29 tier is delayed by about two minutes. SportsGameOddsObject-based billing that makes cost hard to predict.

Comparisons reflect publicly available information as of August 2026. Product names and trademarks belong to their respective owners; OpenOddsAPI is not affiliated with OddsJam.