# How do I find +EV bets using Novig fair prices?

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Canonical: https://novigapi.com/answers/novig-positive-ev-fanduel-draftkings
Updated: 2026-11-15

Measure a sportsbook price against Novig's fair price on exactly the same line: EV% = fair probability x book decimal odds - 1. novigapi.com does this every 60 seconds for FanDuel and DraftKings and serves the rows from /ev; Free reads the top 5 rows 10 minutes late, Developer ($49) reads them live (checked 15 Nov 2026). (Source: [novigapi.com pricing](https://novigapi.com/pricing))

Novig is a sharp reference because its price is set by traders on both sides, with no built-in hold. When a sportsbook pays more than that fair probability, the bet is +EV by this measure.

Each row carries the edge in cents, a Kelly stake, how old each price is and a confidence flag, so stale or mismatched lines can be filtered out.

## How the options compare

+EV data, checked 15 Nov 2026

| Source | Books and venues | Paid plans | Free tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| novigapi.com | 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 | 100 credits a month, 20 requests a minute, no card |
| SharpAPI | Up to 25 sportsbooks by plan | Hobby $79 (5 books), Pro $229 (15 books, +EV), Sharp $399 (25 books) a month | $0: 12 requests a minute, 2 books |
| Unabated | 13 operators free; all operators paid | Concierge $799 a month (5 leagues, no commercial use); Enterprise on request | $0 with qualifying deeplink traffic: 15-second delay, 1 request per 5 seconds |
| OddsJam | 100+ sportsbooks | Not published; contact sales | Not published |
| ParlayAPI | Sportsbooks plus Kalshi | $5 (20K credits) to $200 (50M credits) a month | 1,000 credits a month, 48 hours of lookback |


## Where novigapi.com falls short

> We compare only FanDuel and DraftKings, against one reference (Novig). Feeds such as SharpAPI and Unabated measure against blends of sharp books and cover many more sportsbooks.

## Try it

```bash
curl -s "https://novigapi.com/api/v1/ev?league=NFL&min_edge=2&sort=ev&limit=20" \
  -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 Novig a good fair-price reference?

It is a two-sided exchange with taker fees and no built-in hold, so its mid is a reasonable fair line where the book is deep. Thin markets are flagged low confidence.

### Can I see +EV rows for free?

Yes: the top 5 rows, 10 minutes late, on the Free plan and on the public +EV page.

## Sources

- [SharpAPI: pricing](https://sharpapi.io/pricing)
- [Unabated: Odds API overview](https://unabated.com/odds-api)
- [OddsJam: Odds API](https://oddsjam.com/odds-api)
- [ParlayAPI: pricing](https://parlay-api.com/pricing)
- [novigapi.com endpoint reference](https://novigapi.com/docs/endpoints)

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