FootballAPIs

Best football odds API for a betting model

An odds model or odds comparison tool collects the prices bookmakers offer on matches and compares them with your own numbers.

You need odds (before the match, and in-play if you want live prices), fixtures and results, and as much history as you can get to test your model.

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What you need

  • Odds — bookmaker prices — pre-match and/or in-play (listed by 9 of 17 providers)
  • Fixtures — which matches are coming up, and their results (listed by 13 of 17 providers)
  • Historical depth — past seasons to test your model against (listed by 7 of 17 providers)
  • Live scores — the current score if you work with in-play odds (listed by 12 of 17 providers)

Not every app needs every item. Start with the first two or three.

Good places to start

How we chose: each pick must have a self-serve way to start (free plan, trial with stated limits, or a public price); and odds listed. Facts below are quoted from the provider's public pages, checked 2026-10-19.

  • SportsGameOdds

    Free plan: Yes · From: $99/mo

    • Start: Free plan "Amateur (free)" — $0: 10 req/min; 2,500 objects/mo; 8 leagues; 10-min updates.
    • Paid plans from $99/mo.
    • Lists: odds (core product: pregame, live, props, alt lines, 80+ bookmakers), fixtures (events), live scores.
    • Confirmed leagues: MLS, Champions League.
    • Coverage: 8 / 17 / 53 leagues by plan (multi-sport, odds-focused).

    Watch out

    • Not confirmed on public pages: historical depth.
    • Free plan soccer = Champions League + MLS; other soccer leagues per plan not itemised.

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  • API-Football (API-Sports)

    Free plan: Yes · From: $19/mo

    • Start: Free plan "Free" — $0/mo: 100 requests/day; free plans limited in available seasons.
    • Paid plans from $19/mo.
    • Lists: odds (pre-match + in-play), fixtures, live scores.
    • Confirmed leagues: Premier League, Championship, LaLiga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Primeira Liga, MLS, Champions League.
    • Coverage: 1,249 leagues & cups (coverage page, list updated 2026-10-18); all competitions on all plans.

    Watch out

    • Not confirmed on public pages: historical depth.
    • All 9 tracked leagues are listed on the coverage page (updated 2026-10-18). How much data each league has (events, lineups, stats) is not confirmed.

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  • Goalserve

    Free plan: Trial only · From: $150/mo

    • Start: Trial "Free trial" — $0: 30 days.
    • Relevant plan: Pregame Odds — $250/mo (20+ bookmakers, 300+ leagues).
    • Paid plans from $150/mo.
    • Lists: odds (pregame + in-play), fixtures, historical depth (historical stats since 2016), live scores.
    • Confirmed leagues: Premier League, LaLiga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, MLS, Champions League.
    • Coverage: 400+ (page also says 500+).

    Watch out

    • Trial only (30 days) — not an ongoing free plan.

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Recommendations are based only on public data we've checked; nobody pays for placement. Always check the provider's terms (especially for commercial use and betting).

Budget option and if you grow

  • Budget option: Cheapest paid plan among these picks: API-Football (API-Sports), from $19/mo (face value; € and $ aren't converted).
  • If you grow: SportsGameOdds's clear public monthly prices run from Rookie at $99/mo (50 req/min; 100,000 objects/mo; 17 leagues; 3-min updates) to Pro at $299/mo (300 req/min; unlimited objects; 53 leagues).
  • If you grow: API-Football (API-Sports)'s clear public monthly prices run from Pro at $19/mo (7,500 requests/day) to Mega at $39/mo (150,000 requests/day).
  • If you grow: Goalserve's clear public monthly prices run from Soccer Live Score at $150/mo (sale) (limits not stated) to Full Soccer at $550/mo (sale) (incl. in-play odds).

Other providers that also match

These pass the same rules from our data. They're not ranked.

Next steps

  1. Open a pick's page and copy its Build with AI starter prompt.
  2. Sign up on the provider's site and get an API key — here's what that means.
  3. Paste the prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Lovable, and put your key in the tool's secrets or environment variables — never in the chat.

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