# Answers: odds and Novig data questions

> Independent. Not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Novig.

Canonical: https://novigapi.com/answers

Direct, dated answers to the questions people ask about odds APIs and Novig data, each with a rival price table and code.

- [Novig API without a Novig account](https://novigapi.com/answers/novig-api-without-account): Read Novig odds with no Novig account: checked 15 Nov 2026, the free CSVs and novigapi.com need none, the official API does. What each gives and costs.
- [Novig official API vs novigapi.com](https://novigapi.com/answers/novig-official-api-vs-novigapi): Novig's official API trades and novigapi.com only reads, checked 15 Nov 2026: account rules, history, freshness and price side by side, with code.
- [Novig free CSVs vs an API](https://novigapi.com/answers/novig-csv-vs-api): Novig's free CSVs, checked 15 Nov 2026: every trade from 3 Aug 2026, no names, one drop a day. What an API adds: names, intraday ticks, fair prices, alerts.
- [Novig line history for backtesting](https://novigapi.com/answers/novig-line-history-backtesting): Novig line history checked 15 Nov 2026: daily closes from the free CSVs since Aug 2026, intraday ticks and open-close fair prices from novigapi.com. With code.
- [Which odds APIs include Novig?](https://novigapi.com/answers/which-odds-apis-include-novig): Checked 15 Nov 2026: The Odds API, SportsGameOdds, OddsPapi, SharpAPI, TheRundown, OpticOdds and Unabated list Novig. What depth each gives, and prices.
- [Novig order book API](https://novigapi.com/answers/novig-order-book-api): Novig order book data, checked 15 Nov 2026: the official API's book channel, or novigapi.com's /orderbook with every price level and size. With a real response.
- [Novig trades API: every fill](https://novigapi.com/answers/novig-trades-api): Every Novig trade, checked 15 Nov 2026: the free daily trades.csv, the official tape channel, or novigapi.com /trades with market names. Coverage and cost.
- [Novig fair price (no-vig) API](https://novigapi.com/answers/novig-fair-price-api): Novig fair prices, checked 15 Nov 2026: the two-sided mid of the book, plus multiplicative, additive, power and Shin devig, from /fair-price. With real output.
- [Novig WebSocket for live odds](https://novigapi.com/answers/novig-websocket-stream): Novig WebSocket options, checked 15 Nov 2026: the official channels for account holders, or novigapi.com's stream on every plan. Latency, cost and code.
- [Novig API rate limits](https://novigapi.com/answers/novig-api-rate-limits): Rate limits checked 15 Nov 2026: Novig's official token buckets (16 Hz reads, 4 Hz history at Base) and novigapi.com's 20 to 180 requests a minute by plan.
- [How much does Novig data cost?](https://novigapi.com/answers/novig-data-pricing): Novig data prices checked 15 Nov 2026: free CSVs, the free official API, novigapi.com from $0 to $499, and multi-book feeds from $30 to $2,499 a month.
- [Map Novig market IDs to names](https://novigapi.com/answers/novig-market-ids-to-names): Novig's CSVs carry market IDs, not names. How novigapi.com joins 3,615 players and 1,749 teams to every market, checked 15 Nov 2026, and a keyless lookup.
- [Novig player props API](https://novigapi.com/answers/novig-player-props-api): Novig player props by API, checked 15 Nov 2026: /player-props by player slug with both sides of the book and fair prices. Coverage counts and code.
- [Novig volume and open interest API](https://novigapi.com/answers/novig-volume-open-interest): Novig volume and open interest, checked 15 Nov 2026: daily in the free CSVs, live per market on novigapi.com. Which markets trade most, by API.
- [Novig line movement alerts](https://novigapi.com/answers/novig-line-movement-alerts): Novig line move alerts, checked 15 Nov 2026: signed webhooks for moves over a threshold, steam, market open and settle, or the stream. 844,413 moves logged.
- [Closing line value with Novig prices](https://novigapi.com/answers/novig-closing-line-value): CLV against Novig, checked 15 Nov 2026: open and close fair prices for 82,576 markets from /clv, with results. How to compute it and what it costs.
- [+EV bets from Novig fair prices](https://novigapi.com/answers/novig-positive-ev-fanduel-draftkings): +EV against Novig, checked 15 Nov 2026: FanDuel and DraftKings prices measured against the Novig fair price on the same line, every 60 seconds, from /ev.
- [Arbitrage between Novig and sportsbooks](https://novigapi.com/answers/novig-arbitrage-api): Arbitrage across Novig, FanDuel and DraftKings, checked 15 Nov 2026: both legs, the stake split and margin from /arbitrage, middles too. Plans and limits.
- [Novig NFL odds API](https://novigapi.com/answers/novig-nfl-odds-api): Novig NFL odds by API, checked 15 Nov 2026: 14,529 open NFL markets, game lines and props with both sides of the book and fair prices. Code and cost.
- [Novig NBA odds API](https://novigapi.com/answers/novig-nba-odds-api): Novig NBA odds by API, checked 15 Nov 2026: 5,077 open NBA markets with both sides of the book, fair prices, line moves and props. Code and cost.
- [Detect steam moves on Novig](https://novigapi.com/answers/novig-steam-moves): Steam on Novig, checked 15 Nov 2026: 38,938 steam moves tagged since 12 Nov 2026, readable from /line-moves?kind=steam or pushed by webhook. With code.
- [One API for Novig, Kalshi and Polymarket?](https://novigapi.com/answers/novig-kalshi-polymarket-api): Novig, Kalshi and Polymarket data, checked 15 Nov 2026: each has its own API; The Odds API and TheRundown carry them together. What novigapi.com covers.
- [Give an AI agent Novig data](https://novigapi.com/answers/novig-data-for-ai-agents): Novig data for AI agents, checked 15 Nov 2026: a remote MCP server with 30+ tools, keyless search, fetch and devig, and agent signup by approval code.
- [Sports odds API: which one fits your job](https://novigapi.com/answers/sports-odds-api): Sports odds APIs by job, checked 15 Nov 2026: line shopping, history, streaming, agents and exchange depth, with each provider's published price and limits.
- [The Odds API alternatives, compared](https://novigapi.com/answers/the-odds-api-alternatives): The Odds API alternatives checked 15 Nov 2026: ParlayAPI, SportsGameOdds, SharpAPI, TheRundown, Odds-API.io, OddsPapi and novigapi.com, with prices and history.
- [Cheapest sports odds API in 2026](https://novigapi.com/answers/cheapest-sports-odds-api): Cheapest sports odds APIs checked 15 Nov 2026: free tiers and entry plans from ParlayAPI, The Odds API, TheRundown, SharpAPI, SportsGameOdds and novigapi.com.
- [Free sports odds APIs compared](https://novigapi.com/answers/free-sports-odds-api): Free sports odds APIs checked 15 Nov 2026: what each free tier allows (quota, delay, books, history) at TheRundown, ParlayAPI, The Odds API, SharpAPI and more.
- [Odds APIs with no credit card](https://novigapi.com/answers/odds-api-no-credit-card): No-card odds API keys checked 15 Nov 2026: TheRundown, ParlayAPI, The Odds API, SharpAPI, SportsGameOdds and novigapi.com free tiers, and what each includes.
- [Prediction market odds API](https://novigapi.com/answers/prediction-market-odds-api): Prediction market odds APIs checked 15 Nov 2026: Kalshi, Polymarket and Novig own APIs, The Odds API's us_ex region, TheRundown, ParlayAPI and novigapi.com.
- [Sports exchange odds API](https://novigapi.com/answers/sports-exchange-odds-api): Sports exchange APIs checked 15 Nov 2026: venue APIs with full books, odds feeds with one price per side, and novigapi.com's read-only Novig book and trades.
- [No-vig odds API](https://novigapi.com/answers/no-vig-odds-api): No-vig odds APIs checked 15 Nov 2026: SharpAPI's no-vig fields, SportsGameOdds fairOdds, Unabated's line, and novigapi.com Novig fair prices plus a keyless devig.
- [Devig API: remove the vig by API](https://novigapi.com/answers/devig-api): Devig by API, checked 15 Nov 2026: a keyless MCP devig tool with multiplicative, additive, power and Shin methods, plus no-vig fields from odds feeds.
- [Line movement API](https://novigapi.com/answers/line-movement-api): Line movement APIs checked 15 Nov 2026: history and push options at TheRundown, SportsGameOdds, SharpAPI, ParlayAPI and novigapi.com's Novig move log.
- [Closing line value (CLV) data API](https://novigapi.com/answers/clv-data-api): CLV data APIs checked 15 Nov 2026: closing odds history at The Odds API, TheRundown and ParlayAPI, and novigapi.com's open and close fair prices with results.
- [Sharp odds API for CLV in Python](https://novigapi.com/answers/sharp-odds-api): Sharp odds for CLV checked 15 Nov 2026: SharpAPI's sharp books, Unabated's line, exchange prices from Novig via novigapi.com, with a Python CLV example.
- [Sports odds MCP servers compared](https://novigapi.com/answers/sports-odds-mcp-server): Sports odds MCP servers checked 15 Nov 2026: TheRundown, Odds-API.io, SportsGameOdds, OpticOdds and novigapi.com, with keyless tools and setup.
- [Odds API for AI agents](https://novigapi.com/answers/odds-api-for-ai-agents): Odds APIs for AI agents checked 15 Nov 2026: MCP servers, llms.txt, agent signup and keyless tools at novigapi.com, TheRundown, Odds-API.io and more.
- [Connect Claude to live sports odds](https://novigapi.com/answers/connect-claude-to-sports-odds): Connect Claude to odds, checked 15 Nov 2026: add a remote MCP server in Claude, try keyless tools, then add a key. Steps for novigapi.com and other providers.
- [Get live sports odds in ChatGPT](https://novigapi.com/answers/chatgpt-sports-odds): Live odds in ChatGPT, checked 15 Nov 2026: add novigapi.com's MCP as a connector; its keyless search and fetch tools follow ChatGPT's search-and-fetch shape.
- [OpticOdds alternatives with self-serve pricing](https://novigapi.com/answers/opticodds-alternative): OpticOdds alternatives checked 15 Nov 2026: self-serve feeds with published prices and MCP servers, from TheRundown, SportsGameOdds, SharpAPI and novigapi.com.
- [Historical odds API for backtesting](https://novigapi.com/answers/historical-odds-api): Historical odds APIs checked 15 Nov 2026: The Odds API from June 2020, TheRundown up to unlimited, ParlayAPI up to 10 years, OddsJam, and novigapi.com for Novig.
- [Sports odds API with WebSockets](https://novigapi.com/answers/sports-odds-api-websocket): Odds APIs with WebSockets checked 15 Nov 2026: what each costs (TheRundown Ultra, ParlayAPI Business, SharpAPI and Odds-API.io add-ons, novigapi.com every plan).
- [Real-time odds API: how fresh is it?](https://novigapi.com/answers/real-time-odds-api): Odds freshness checked 15 Nov 2026: free tiers 5 to 10 minutes behind, paid plans from 3 minutes to undelayed. What each feed states, and novigapi.com's numbers.
- [How odds API credits work](https://novigapi.com/answers/how-odds-api-credits-work): Odds API credits explained, checked 15 Nov 2026: The Odds API's per region per market cost, ParlayAPI's same math, data points at TheRundown, and novigapi.com rows.
- [Odds API pricing compared](https://novigapi.com/answers/odds-api-pricing-compared): Sports odds API pricing checked 15 Nov 2026: The Odds API, ParlayAPI, SportsGameOdds, SharpAPI, TheRundown, Odds-API.io, Unabated, OpticOdds and novigapi.com.
- [Player props API compared](https://novigapi.com/answers/player-props-api): Player props APIs checked 15 Nov 2026: props at The Odds API (history from May 2023), TheRundown from Starter, SportsGameOdds, and Novig props on novigapi.com.
- [Positive EV betting API](https://novigapi.com/answers/positive-ev-api): +EV APIs checked 15 Nov 2026: SharpAPI Pro ($229), Unabated edge calculations ($799), OddsJam, ParlayAPI, and novigapi.com FanDuel and DraftKings vs Novig fair.
- [Arbitrage betting API](https://novigapi.com/answers/arbitrage-api): Arbitrage APIs checked 15 Nov 2026: SharpAPI from Hobby ($79), ParlayAPI, OddsJam, and novigapi.com's Novig, FanDuel and DraftKings arbitrage with stake splits.
- [Sports betting API for developers](https://novigapi.com/answers/sports-betting-api-for-developers): Picking a sports betting data API, checked 15 Nov 2026: free tiers, SDKs, docs and MCP at The Odds API, TheRundown, SportsGameOdds, ParlayAPI and novigapi.com.
- [SportsGameOdds alternatives](https://novigapi.com/answers/sportsgameodds-alternative): SportsGameOdds alternatives checked 15 Nov 2026: The Odds API, TheRundown, SharpAPI, ParlayAPI and novigapi.com for Novig depth, with prices and update speed.
- [SharpAPI alternatives](https://novigapi.com/answers/sharpapi-alternative): SharpAPI alternatives checked 15 Nov 2026: Unabated, OddsJam, TheRundown, ParlayAPI and novigapi.com for no-vig, +EV and arbitrage data, with prices.
- [TheRundown alternatives](https://novigapi.com/answers/therundown-alternative): TheRundown alternatives checked 15 Nov 2026: The Odds API, ParlayAPI, SportsGameOdds, SharpAPI and novigapi.com, compared on delay, history, WebSocket and price.
- [OddsPapi alternatives](https://novigapi.com/answers/oddspapi-alternative): OddsPapi alternatives checked 15 Nov 2026: published-price feeds (The Odds API, ParlayAPI, TheRundown, SportsGameOdds) and novigapi.com for Novig US depth.
- [Odds-API.io alternatives](https://novigapi.com/answers/odds-api-io-alternative): Odds-API.io alternatives checked 15 Nov 2026: per-book pricing vs credit plans at The Odds API and ParlayAPI, TheRundown, SharpAPI and novigapi.com.
- [ParlayAPI alternatives](https://novigapi.com/answers/parlayapi-alternative): ParlayAPI alternatives checked 15 Nov 2026: The Odds API, TheRundown, SportsGameOdds and, for Novig exchange depth, novigapi.com. Prices, history and coverage.
- [Unabated API alternatives](https://novigapi.com/answers/unabated-api-alternative): Unabated API alternatives checked 15 Nov 2026: SharpAPI, OddsJam, TheRundown and novigapi.com for fair lines and +EV without a $799 real-time tier.
- [OddsJam API alternatives](https://novigapi.com/answers/oddsjam-api-alternative): OddsJam API alternatives checked 15 Nov 2026: published-price feeds with history and +EV (TheRundown, SharpAPI, The Odds API) and novigapi.com for Novig.
- [Betting odds in Google Sheets](https://novigapi.com/answers/betting-odds-google-sheets): Odds in Google Sheets checked 15 Nov 2026: Apps Script against a REST odds API, with a working novigapi.com example for Novig markets and fair prices.
- [NFL exchange odds in Python](https://novigapi.com/answers/nfl-exchange-odds-python): NFL exchange odds in Python, checked 15 Nov 2026: install the client, list open Novig NFL markets, read both sides of the book and the fair price. Working code.
- [Sports odds API in JavaScript](https://novigapi.com/answers/odds-api-javascript): Odds API in JavaScript checked 15 Nov 2026: fetch with a Bearer key, page with a cursor, handle 429s. Working Node and browser-safe examples for Novig data.

---

Get a free API key: https://novigapi.com/sign-up . Docs: https://novigapi.com/docs . MCP: https://novigapi.com/api/mcp . Operated by Stunning Couches LLC. Independent. Not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Novig.