# How do I get Novig fair (no-vig) prices from an API?

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Canonical: https://novigapi.com/answers/novig-fair-price-api
Updated: 2026-11-15

Novig's fair price is the two-sided mid of its book: (best bid + (1 minus the other side's best bid)) / 2. novigapi.com returns it from /fair-price with the formula, plus the multiplicative, additive, power and Shin devig of the implied asks. On 15 Nov 2026 Mahomes Over 240.5 passing yards read 49.5% fair. (Source: [Novig docs: API overview](https://docs.novig.com/index.md))

An exchange price is already close to fair, because the margin is the spread plus the fee rather than a built-in hold. The mid of the spread is the natural fair line; the other devig methods matter when you compare Novig to a sportsbook.

Every market row on novigapi.com carries a `fair` field, so a board of fair prices is one /markets call.

## How the options compare

Fair-price data, checked 15 Nov 2026

| Source | Depth per market | Books and venues | Paid plans |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| novigapi.com | Full resting book, trades, OHLC, fair price, line moves | Novig, plus FanDuel and DraftKings prices beside Novig lines for +EV, arbitrage and compare | Developer $49, Production $149, Scale $499 a month; $9 for 1,000 credits that never expire |
| SharpAPI | Normalized odds with no-vig fields | Up to 25 sportsbooks by plan | Hobby $79 (5 books), Pro $229 (15 books, +EV), Sharp $399 (25 books) a month |
| SportsGameOdds | Odds per book | 85+ bookmakers | Rookie $99 (3-minute updates), Pro $299 (sub-minute, historical data) a month |
| Unabated | Top-of-book liquidity | 13 operators free; all operators paid | Concierge $799 a month (5 leagues, no commercial use); Enterprise on request |


## Where novigapi.com falls short

> A fair price is only as good as the book under it. On markets with one side empty we return no fair price rather than guess, and our fair is Novig's alone, not a blend of sharp books.

## Try it

```bash
curl -s "https://novigapi.com/api/v1/fair-price?market_id=01a1c89a-ada1-7142-b723-8e1221fbcb16&method=shin" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $NOVIGAPI_KEY"
```

Read the [endpoint reference](https://novigapi.com/docs/endpoints), compare [plans and credits](https://novigapi.com/pricing), or send a request from the [playground](https://novigapi.com/playground).

## Questions

### Is the Novig mid a fair price?

It is the standard fair line for a two-sided exchange book. Novig charges takers a fee, so a taker's break-even sits slightly above the mid.

### Can I devig sportsbook odds without a key?

Yes. The devig tool on the novigapi.com MCP server needs no key and costs no credits.

## Sources

- [SharpAPI: pricing](https://sharpapi.io/pricing)
- [SportsGameOdds: pricing](https://sportsgameodds.com/pricing)
- [Unabated: Odds API overview](https://unabated.com/odds-api)
- [Novig docs: Trading Fees](https://docs.novig.com/fees.md)
- [novigapi.com endpoint reference](https://novigapi.com/docs/endpoints)

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