{"id":2498,"date":"2026-03-12T20:52:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oddspapi.io\/blog\/?p=2498"},"modified":"2026-04-01T20:32:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:32:40","slug":"odds-api-pricing-2026-comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oddspapi.io\/blog\/odds-api-pricing-2026-comparison\/","title":{"rendered":"Odds API Pricing in 2026: 4 Providers Compared (Free Tiers &#038; Plans)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for odds API pricing? Some providers publish it, some hide it behind sales forms, and some use billing systems (credits, objects, per-request) that make the real cost hard to figure out. Here\u2019s the honest breakdown for 2026: four providers, actual numbers, real billing mechanics explained.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re building a betting model, an arb scanner, or just want to pull odds into a Python script, you need to know what you\u2019re actually paying for before you commit. Let\u2019s get into it.<\/p>\n<h2>The 4 Providers at a Glance<\/h2>\n<p>There are four names that come up consistently when developers go looking for a sports odds API in 2026:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Odds API<\/strong> \u2013 The most referenced in dev forums. Credit-based pricing, ~40 bookmakers, no sharp books. Transparent pricing page.<\/li>\n<li><strong>SportsGameOdds<\/strong> \u2013 US-focused, 80+ bookmakers including Pinnacle. Objects-based billing from $99\u2013$499\/mo. Free tier available.<\/li>\n<li><strong>OpticOdds<\/strong> \u2013 Enterprise-grade. 200+ operators. Built for media companies and sportsbooks, not indie developers. Sales form required.<\/li>\n<li><strong>OddsPapi<\/strong> \u2013 Developer-first. 350+ bookmakers including sharps (Pinnacle, Singbet) and crypto books. Transparent per-request pricing. Free tier includes everything.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here\u2019s the full comparison before we break each one down.<\/p>\n<h2>Master Comparison Table<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Feature<\/th>\n<th>The Odds API<\/th>\n<th>SportsGameOdds<\/th>\n<th>OpticOdds<\/th>\n<th>OddsPapi<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Public Pricing<\/td>\n<td>\u2705<\/td>\n<td>\u2705 ($99\u2013$499\/mo)<\/td>\n<td>\u274c Sales call<\/td>\n<td>\u2705<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Free Tier<\/td>\n<td>500 credits\/mo<\/td>\n<td>\u2705 + 7-day trial<\/td>\n<td>\u274c<\/td>\n<td>250 requests\/mo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bookmakers<\/td>\n<td>~40<\/td>\n<td>80+<\/td>\n<td>200+ operators<\/td>\n<td>350+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sharp Books (Pinnacle, Singbet)<\/td>\n<td>\u274c<\/td>\n<td>\u2705 Pinnacle (no Singbet)<\/td>\n<td>\u2705<\/td>\n<td>\u2705 Pinnacle + Singbet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Historical \/ Closing Odds<\/td>\n<td>\u2705 (10\u00d7 credit cost)<\/td>\n<td>Closing odds \u2705<\/td>\n<td>Undisclosed<\/td>\n<td>\u2705 (included, no multiplier)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>WebSocket \/ Real-Time Push<\/td>\n<td>\u274c<\/td>\n<td>\u2705 Realtime stream<\/td>\n<td>\u2705<\/td>\n<td>\u2705 (paid tiers)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pricing Model<\/td>\n<td>Credits (variable cost per call)<\/td>\n<td>Objects (variable per response)<\/td>\n<td>Custom enterprise quote<\/td>\n<td>Per-request (flat)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Crypto\/Niche Books (1xBet, GG.BET)<\/td>\n<td>\u274c<\/td>\n<td>\u274c<\/td>\n<td>Partial<\/td>\n<td>\u2705<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sports Coverage<\/td>\n<td>20+ sports<\/td>\n<td>25+ sports, 55+ leagues<\/td>\n<td>Wide<\/td>\n<td>59 sports, 9,600+ leagues<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>The Odds API Pricing: What You\u2019re Actually Paying<\/h2>\n<p>The Odds API is the default choice for a lot of developers simply because it shows up first in search results and has a public pricing page. Here\u2019s the current tier structure:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Plan<\/th>\n<th>Price<\/th>\n<th>Credits \/ Month<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Free<\/td>\n<td>$0<\/td>\n<td>500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20K<\/td>\n<td>$30\/mo<\/td>\n<td>20,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>100K<\/td>\n<td>$59\/mo<\/td>\n<td>100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5M<\/td>\n<td>$119\/mo<\/td>\n<td>5,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15M<\/td>\n<td>$249\/mo<\/td>\n<td>15,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<h3>The Credit System: Where It Gets Complicated<\/h3>\n<p>Credits are not requests. One API call to <code>\/odds<\/code> can cost you anywhere from 1 credit to dozens, depending on how many markets and regions you query:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>GET \/odds<\/strong> costs <code>markets \u00d7 regions<\/code> credits per call<\/li>\n<li><strong>GET \/historical<\/strong> costs <strong>10\u00d7 the standard credit rate<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>500 free credits \u2248 roughly 50 historical calls if you\u2019re querying a single market in one region<\/li>\n<li>Query two regions and three markets? Each call costs 6 credits. Your 500 free credits disappear in under 85 calls.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The other thing to know: The Odds API covers \u201cmost\u201d bookmakers, which in practice means around 40 mainstream soft books: Bet365, DraftKings, FanDuel, William Hill. No Pinnacle. No Singbet. No Betfair Exchange. No crypto books. If you\u2019re building anything that needs sharp line data, it\u2019s a dead end.<\/p>\n<h2>SportsGameOdds Pricing: Objects-Based Billing<\/h2>\n<p>SportsGameOdds has public pricing. Paid tiers run from $99 to $499 per month, with a free tier and a 7-day trial on paid plans. They cover 80+ bookmakers including Pinnacle, DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, and major European books. Here\u2019s the tier structure:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Plan<\/th>\n<th>Price<\/th>\n<th>Billing Unit<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Free<\/td>\n<td>$0<\/td>\n<td>Limited objects\/mo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Paid tiers<\/td>\n<td>$99\u2013$499\/mo<\/td>\n<td>Objects-based (scales with tier)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<h3>The Objects System: Simpler Than Credits, Still Variable<\/h3>\n<p>SGO uses \u201cobjects\u201d as their billing unit. Each API response item counts as one object, so if you request 10 events, that\u2019s 10 objects. The upside: unlike The Odds API\u2019s credit system, you aren\u2019t charged extra for pulling more bookmakers or more markets within a single event. The downside: your costs still scale with how many events you pull, making it harder to predict monthly spend than a flat per-request model.<\/p>\n<p>SGO also includes closing odds, useful for model validation. They support 25+ sports across 55+ leagues and have a realtime data stream for live odds. What they don\u2019t cover: futures, same-game parlay (SGP) markets, and crypto\/niche bookmakers like 1xBet or GG.BET. They also don\u2019t have Singbet or SBOBet, so if you need Asian sharp coverage beyond Pinnacle, you\u2019ll hit a wall.<\/p>\n<h2>OddsPapi Pricing: Transparent, Per-Request<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Plan<\/th>\n<th>Price<\/th>\n<th>Requests \/ Month<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Free<\/td>\n<td>$0<\/td>\n<td>250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Custom \/ B2C<\/td>\n<td>Per mo<\/td>\n<td>Customizable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Custom \/ B2B<\/td>\n<td>Custom<\/td>\n<td>Custom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p>No credit multipliers. No object counting. One request = one request, whether you\u2019re pulling live odds or two-year-old historical data. The pricing is what it says it is.<\/p>\n<p>What makes OddsPapi the <a href=\"\/blog\/free-odds-api-350-bookmakers\/\">standout option for free tier usage<\/a> is what\u2019s included by default:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>All 350+ bookmakers<\/strong> on the free tier, including Pinnacle, Singbet, SBOBet, 1xBet, and Betfair Exchange<\/li>\n<li><strong>Historical odds included<\/strong> at every tier, no 10\u00d7 penalty<\/li>\n<li><strong>Real-time WebSocket push<\/strong> on paid tiers for arb bots and in-play models<\/li>\n<li><strong>Native market structures<\/strong> for Asian Handicaps, Player Props, and complex markets. Not bolted on<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For a detailed breakdown of what the free tier actually covers, see the <a href=\"\/blog\/free-odds-api-350-bookmakers\/\">Free Odds API guide<\/a>. For the full product overview, read <a href=\"\/blog\/what-is-oddspapi\/\">What is OddsPapi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Three Billing Models, Three Philosophies<\/h2>\n<p>This is the part most comparison posts skip: how the billing actually works and what it means for your wallet. Each of the three transparent providers uses a fundamentally different billing model:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Model<\/th>\n<th>Provider<\/th>\n<th>How It Works<\/th>\n<th>Predictability<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Credits<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>The Odds API<\/td>\n<td>1 call costs <code>markets \u00d7 regions<\/code> credits. Historical = 10\u00d7. Cost varies per call.<\/td>\n<td>Low. Same endpoint can cost 1 or 30 credits depending on params<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Objects<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>SportsGameOdds<\/td>\n<td>Each event in a response = 1 object. More events = more objects consumed. Bookmakers\/markets are free within an event.<\/td>\n<td>Medium. Scales with event volume, not query complexity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Per-Request<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>OddsPapi<\/td>\n<td>1 request = 1 request. Pull 1 bookmaker or 350+, same cost. Historical data = same cost.<\/td>\n<td>High. Cost equals number of API calls, period<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Why this matters:<\/strong> If you\u2019re building an arb scanner that polls odds across many fixtures, credits and objects both punish breadth. You burn through your allowance proportional to how many events and markets you query. Per-request pricing doesn\u2019t. A single OddsPapi call to <code>\/odds<\/code> returns all 350+ bookmakers for a fixture at the cost of one request. The Odds API charges you more credits for querying more markets. SGO charges you more objects for querying more events. OddsPapi charges one request either way.<\/p>\n<p>For developers who want to estimate monthly costs before writing a single line of code, per-request is the only model that gives you a firm number upfront.<\/p>\n<h2>The \u201cContact Sales\u201d Problem<\/h2>\n<p>OpticOdds is the remaining provider that doesn\u2019t publish pricing at all. They require you to fill out a form asking for your company name, company size, and use case before anyone will tell you a number. That\u2019s not a developer workflow. That\u2019s an enterprise procurement workflow. If you\u2019re a quant, an arb scripter, or a solo developer running a betting model, you don\u2019t have a \u201ccompany\u201d to put in that field and you shouldn\u2019t need one.<\/p>\n<p>Opaque pricing isn\u2019t just annoying. It\u2019s a signal. When a product requires a sales call to reveal cost, it\u2019s optimised for large contracts, not for developers who want to test something over a weekend and decide if it\u2019s worth paying for. <a href=\"\/blog\/the-odds-api-alternative-comparison\/\">The Odds API alternative comparison<\/a> covers this in more depth if you want to see how the full market stacks up.<\/p>\n<h2>Free Tier Showdown: What $0 Actually Gets You<\/h2>\n<p>Free tiers are where you really learn what a product thinks of its developer community. Here\u2019s the honest comparison:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Provider<\/th>\n<th>Free Allowance<\/th>\n<th>Bookmakers on Free Tier<\/th>\n<th>Sharp Books<\/th>\n<th>Historical Data<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>The Odds API<\/td>\n<td>500 credits (not requests)<\/td>\n<td>~40 soft books<\/td>\n<td>\u274c<\/td>\n<td>10\u00d7 credit multiplier<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>OddsPapi<\/td>\n<td>250 requests<\/td>\n<td>All 350+ books<\/td>\n<td>\u2705 Pinnacle, Singbet<\/td>\n<td>\u2705 Included, no penalty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SportsGameOdds<\/td>\n<td>Free tier (objects-based)<\/td>\n<td>80+ books<\/td>\n<td>\u2705 Pinnacle<\/td>\n<td>Closing odds \u2705<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>OpticOdds<\/td>\n<td>No free tier<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p>OddsPapi\u2019s 250 free requests is a smaller headline number than 500, but the comparison isn\u2019t apples-to-apples. Each OddsPapi request returns odds from 77+ bookmakers for a given fixture. A single call gets you Pinnacle, Singbet, Bet365, 1xBet, and dozens more in one JSON response. The Odds API\u2019s 500 credits vanish quickly once you account for the credit multiplier, and you still won\u2019t see a sharp line.<\/p>\n<p>SportsGameOdds\u2019 free tier gives you access to 80+ bookmakers including Pinnacle. Solid for US-focused projects. But if you need Asian sharps (Singbet, SBOBet), crypto books (1xBet), or the full global picture, OddsPapi\u2019s free tier covers all 350+ books without restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re backtesting a model on historical data, OddsPapi\u2019s free tier also lets you pull historical odds without burning through 10\u00d7 the credits. That\u2019s the difference between being able to test a strategy on free tier versus being forced to upgrade before you\u2019ve validated anything.<\/p>\n<h2>Python Example: Pulling Odds from 350+ Bookmakers<\/h2>\n<p>Here\u2019s working code that demonstrates what you get back from a single OddsPapi request. Authentication is a query parameter (<code>apiKey<\/code>), not a header.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>import requests\nfrom datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone\n\nAPI_KEY = \"YOUR_API_KEY\"\nBASE_URL = \"https:\/\/api.oddspapi.io\/v4\"\n\n# Step 1: Discover available sports\nsports = requests.get(\n    f\"{BASE_URL}\/sports\",\n    params={\"apiKey\": API_KEY}\n).json()\nprint(f\"Sports available: {len(sports)}\")\n\n# Step 2: Get upcoming soccer fixtures (sportId 10)\nnow = datetime.now(timezone.utc)\nfixtures = requests.get(\n    f\"{BASE_URL}\/fixtures\",\n    params={\n        \"apiKey\": API_KEY,\n        \"sportId\": 10,\n        \"from\": now.strftime(\"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ\"),\n        \"to\": (now + timedelta(days=3)).strftime(\"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ\")\n    }\n).json()\nprint(f\"Fixtures found: {len(fixtures)}\")\n\n# Step 3: Get Full Time Result odds (marketId 101) for first fixture\nfixture_id = fixtures[0][\"fixtureId\"]\nodds = requests.get(\n    f\"{BASE_URL}\/odds\",\n    params={\n        \"apiKey\": API_KEY,\n        \"fixtureId\": fixture_id,\n        \"marketId\": 101\n    }\n).json()\n\nbookmakers = odds[\"bookmakerOdds\"]\nprint(f\"Bookmakers with odds: {len(bookmakers)}\")\n\n# Sharp books are on the free tier. No upgrade needed\nfor sharp in [\"pinnacle\", \"bet365\", \"1xbet\"]:\n    if sharp in bookmakers:\n        market = bookmakers[sharp][\"markets\"][\"101\"]\n        for outcome_id, outcome in market[\"outcomes\"].items():\n            price = outcome[\"players\"][\"0\"][\"price\"]\n            print(f\"  {sharp} | Outcome {outcome_id}: {price}\")\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Run this on the free tier and you\u2019ll see 70\u201380+ bookmakers in the response for a popular fixture. That includes Pinnacle, Singbet, Bet365, 1xBet. The books that actually move markets. Compare that to what The Odds API returns on their free tier: 40 books, none of them sharps.<\/p>\n<p>Note the JSON structure: odds are deeply nested under <code>bookmakerOdds[slug][\"markets\"][marketId][\"outcomes\"][outcomeId][\"players\"][\"0\"][\"price\"]<\/code>. The API handles complex market structures natively: Asian Handicaps, player props, and exchange data all follow the same path pattern rather than requiring separate endpoints or reformatting on your end.<\/p>\n<h2>Which Odds API Is Right for Your Project?<\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s no single right answer, but there is a clear decision matrix:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Use Case<\/th>\n<th>Best Option<\/th>\n<th>Why<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Hobby project, US sportsbooks only<\/td>\n<td>The Odds API<\/td>\n<td>Covers DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM. Simple credit system. Works for US-only use cases.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Enterprise media or sportsbook operator<\/td>\n<td>OpticOdds<\/td>\n<td>Built for contracts, SLAs, and dedicated support. Budget and procurement process required.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Arb bot, value betting scanner, or sharp data<\/td>\n<td>OddsPapi<\/td>\n<td>Pinnacle and Singbet on free tier. No credit multipliers. Historical data for backtesting included.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Python developer backtesting a model<\/td>\n<td>OddsPapi<\/td>\n<td>Historical data on free tier, transparent per-request pricing, sharps included by default.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Need real-time WebSocket push<\/td>\n<td>OddsPapi<\/td>\n<td>WebSocket on paid tiers with 350+ bookmakers. Best coverage of any provider with realtime support.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p>If you need sharps, free historical data, transparent pricing, and a REST API that works from the first request without a sales call, OddsPapi is the clear choice. It\u2019s the third option between \u201ctoy API with 40 soft books\u201d and \u201centerprise contract with a six-week procurement process.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\"><br \/>\n{<br \/>\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",<br \/>\n  \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",<br \/>\n  \"mainEntity\": [<br \/>\n    {<br \/>\n      \"@type\": \"Question\",<br \/>\n      \"name\": \"What is the cheapest odds API?\",<br \/>\n      \"acceptedAnswer\": {<br \/>\n        \"@type\": \"Answer\",<br \/>\n        \"text\": \"OddsPapi, The Odds API, and SportsGameOdds all offer free tiers. OddsPapi gives access to all 350+ bookmakers including sharps on the free tier. The Odds API offers 500 credits with ~40 soft bookmakers. SportsGameOdds has a free tier with 80+ books including Pinnacle. 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Per-request is the most predictable for budgeting.\"<br \/>\n      }<br \/>\n    }<br \/>\n  ]<br \/>\n}<br \/>\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h3>What is the cheapest odds API?<\/h3>\n<p>OddsPapi, The Odds API, and SportsGameOdds all offer free tiers with no credit card required. The key difference is what you get for $0: OddsPapi gives you all 350+ bookmakers including Pinnacle and Singbet; SportsGameOdds gives 80+ books including Pinnacle; The Odds API restricts you to ~40 soft books with no sharp data. For paid plans, The Odds API starts at $30\/mo, OddsPapi at $49\/mo, and SportsGameOdds at $99\/mo.<\/p>\n<h3>How many free requests does an odds API give you?<\/h3>\n<p>The Odds API gives 500 credits per month, and credits are not requests. Each call to <code>\/odds<\/code> costs <code>markets \u00d7 regions<\/code> credits, so your allowance disappears fast if you\u2019re querying multiple markets. OddsPapi gives 250 requests per month, each returning data from all 350+ bookmakers in a single response. SportsGameOdds uses objects-based billing on their free tier. The real comparison is data per dollar, not headline numbers.<\/p>\n<h3>Which odds API has the most bookmakers?<\/h3>\n<p>OddsPapi covers 350+ bookmakers including sharps (Pinnacle, Singbet, SBOBet), crypto books (1xBet, GG.BET), exchanges (Betfair), and regional books across Asia, Latin America, and Europe. SportsGameOdds covers 80+ including Pinnacle and major US\/European books. The Odds API covers approximately 40 mainstream bookmakers with no sharp or crypto book coverage.<\/p>\n<h3>Do odds APIs include historical data?<\/h3>\n<p>OddsPapi includes historical odds on all tiers including free. Same per-request cost, no multiplier. The Odds API charges 10\u00d7 the standard credit rate for historical calls. SportsGameOdds includes closing odds, useful for model validation. For full historical backtest data at no extra cost, OddsPapi is the only option that doesn\u2019t penalize historical access.<\/p>\n<h3>What billing model do odds APIs use?<\/h3>\n<p>Three models: <strong>Credits<\/strong> (The Odds API): variable cost per call based on markets and regions queried. <strong>Objects<\/strong> (SportsGameOdds): each event in a response counts as one object, but bookmakers within an event are free. <strong>Per-Request<\/strong> (OddsPapi): 1 request = 1 request regardless of how much data comes back. Per-request is the most predictable for budgeting.<\/p>\n<h2>Get Started Without Talking to Sales<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019ve read this far, you\u2019re a developer who wants data, not a demo call. Here\u2019s what to do:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sign up for the free tier at <a href=\"https:\/\/oddspapi.io\">OddsPapi.io<\/a>. 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