OpenOddsAPI

SportsGameOdds alternative

The SportsGameOdds alternative
built for AI agents

Object-based billing that makes cost hard to predict.

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 SportsGameOdds 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 SportsGameOdds-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 SportsGameOdds 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.

SportsGameOdds vs OpenOddsAPI

SportsGameOddsOpenOddsAPI
Billing unitObjects returnedRequests made
Cost predictabilityVaries with response sizeOne request = one unit
Entry paid tier$99/mo$15/mo
Scores and results YesNot yet
MCP server for AI agents No Yes
Sports coveredBroadUFC (boxing next)

SportsGameOdds pricing: Free tier, then $99–$499/mo, billed by objects returned — public sources, verified August 2026.

Straight answer

Where SportsGameOdds is the better choice

SportsGameOdds has a genuine free tier, wider sport coverage than our one sport, and includes results, which we do not serve yet. Their product is more complete than ours today.

Why teams switch

You can predict the bill

One request is one unit, whatever comes back. Object billing means a wider query silently costs more.

MCP-native

, so an agent can use it without you writing a client.

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

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