Requirements
- Target platform
- OpenClaw
- Install method
- Manual import
- Extraction
- Extract archive
- Prerequisites
- OpenClaw
- Primary doc
- SKILL.md
Retrieve live betting odds and compare moneyline, spreads, and totals across sportsbooks for NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and other sports using The Odds API.
Retrieve live betting odds and compare moneyline, spreads, and totals across sportsbooks for NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and other sports using The Odds API.
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Get live betting odds from multiple sportsbooks using The Odds API. Free tier includes 500 requests/month.
Get a free API key at https://the-odds-api.com/ Set the environment variable: export ODDS_API_KEY=your_key_here
List all available sports: curl -s "https://api.the-odds-api.com/v4/sports?apiKey=$ODDS_API_KEY" | jq '.[] | {key, title, active}' Common sport keys: americanfootball_nfl - NFL basketball_nba - NBA baseball_mlb - MLB icehockey_nhl - NHL soccer_epl - English Premier League soccer_usa_mls - MLS
Get current odds for a sport (NFL example): curl -s "https://api.the-odds-api.com/v4/sports/americanfootball_nfl/odds?apiKey=$ODDS_API_KEY®ions=us&markets=h2h,spreads,totals" | jq '.'
curl -s "https://api.the-odds-api.com/v4/sports/americanfootball_nfl/odds?apiKey=$ODDS_API_KEY®ions=us&markets=h2h" | jq '.[] | {game: "\(.home_team) vs \(.away_team)", commence: .commence_time, bookmakers: [.bookmakers[] | {name: .title, odds: .markets[0].outcomes}]}'
curl -s "https://api.the-odds-api.com/v4/sports/basketball_nba/odds?apiKey=$ODDS_API_KEY®ions=us&markets=spreads" | jq '.[] | {matchup: "\(.away_team) @ \(.home_team)", books: [.bookmakers[] | {book: .title, spread: .markets[0].outcomes[0]}]}'
h2h - Moneyline (head-to-head) spreads - Point spreads totals - Over/under totals
us - US sportsbooks (DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, etc.) uk - UK bookmakers eu - European bookmakers au - Australian bookmakers
Find the best available line for a game: # Get best moneyline odds curl -s "https://api.the-odds-api.com/v4/sports/basketball_nba/odds?apiKey=$ODDS_API_KEY®ions=us&markets=h2h" | jq ' .[] | { game: "\(.away_team) @ \(.home_team)", best_home: (.bookmakers | map(.markets[0].outcomes[] | select(.name == .home_team)) | max_by(.price)), best_away: (.bookmakers | map(.markets[0].outcomes[] | select(.name == .away_team)) | max_by(.price)) } '
curl -s "https://api.the-odds-api.com/v4/sports?apiKey=$ODDS_API_KEY" -D - 2>&1 | grep -i "x-requests" Headers show: x-requests-used and x-requests-remaining
Cache responses to save API calls Use oddsFormat=american or oddsFormat=decimal parameter Free tier: 500 requests/month, paid plans available for more
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