The Swiss Army knife vs. the actual blade you want for the job.
API-Sports is the broadest cheap toolkit on the market. Football (the round kind), basketball, baseball, hockey, MMA, rugby, F1, more — each on a separate $19–39/month plan, with daily free request quotas and a clean REST surface. If your project is "show me every league on Earth in one app," this is a great place to start.
But the breadth that makes API-Sports useful for a global stats site is exactly what makes it shallow for a U.S. betting product. There are no pre-computed +EV or arbitrage endpoints. There are no hit rates per prop line. There is no AI chat endpoint. The bookmaker-side feeds exist but are not the depth of a U.S.-focused betting API.
MoneyLine API takes the opposite bet. We focus on U.S. major sports — NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, NCAAF, NCAAB — and go deep: props with hit rates, +EV, arbitrage, and a grounded AI endpoint, all on one free tier. Different shape, different buyer, but if you are building a U.S. sports betting product, MoneyLine is the right shape.
Tale of the tape
| | Competitor | MoneyLine | |---|---|---| | Pricing model | Per-sport plans typically $19–39/mo with a free tier per sport. | Free tier covering personal AND commercial use, every endpoint included; one paid plan covers every sport we support. | | Coverage breadth | 1,000+ leagues globally across many sports — football, basketball, MMA, rugby, F1, more. | NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, NCAAF, NCAAB. Deep, not wide. | | Update frequency | ~15-second update intervals. | Production-fast updates suitable for consumer products and edge surfaces. | | Edge data | Bookmaker-side feeds exist; no pre-computed +EV / arbitrage endpoints. | +EV, value, and arbitrage as first-class endpoints with guardrails. | | Player props with hit rates | Player profiles and stats; props are not first-class. | L5 / L10 / L25 / season hit rates pre-computed per market and line. | | AI / LLM endpoint | None. | POST /v1/ai/chat with grounded responses and presentation contract. |