Basketball Odds API
Access basketball betting odds from 25 bookmakers through the SockOdds API. Get basketball odds for every game including head to head, lines, totals, player props and more — sportID=BASKETBALL.
Basketball Odds API Features
Our basketball odds API is fully filterable, so you pull exactly the data you want — games, player props, teams or specific markets. Curate the feed to your needs with the same parameters SportsGameOdds developers already know.
125 distinct markets are priced across 1 league right now:
- Head to head / moneylines (2-way and 3-way markets)
- Lines, spreads and handicaps
- Totals (over/under)
- Alternative lines
- Player props and game props
- Period-specific markets (quarters and halves)
Basketball leagues
| League | leagueID | Events | Markets | Bookmakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NBA | NBA | 1 | 125 | 7 |
Basketball Player Props
Access 26 basketball player proposition markets — points, rebounds, assists, threes, steals, blocks and the PRA combinations — pre-match across every game the Australian books price. See the player prop odds API for the full market list by sport and how to filter props in a single request.
Basketball API Odds with Results
SockOdds delivers basketball odds and event data in one configuration:
- Upcoming games with status flags
- Home and away teams with ids
- Players with production ids where the source carries them
- Basketball odds including lines, totals, head to head, player props and more
- Results and grading flags where the source has them
Quick start: your first Basketball odds API call
https://api.sockodds.com/v2/events?apiKey=YOUR_API_KEY&oddsAvailable=true&sportID=BASKETBALL&limit=10Or one league at a time, which is faster:
https://api.sockodds.com/v2/events?apiKey=YOUR_API_KEY&oddsAvailable=true&leagueID=NBA&limit=10Stats priced in basketball
| statID | Name | Markets | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|
points | Points / score | 129 | all, team, player |
points+rebounds | Points + rebounds | 34 | player |
points+rebounds+assists | Points + rebounds + assists | 34 | player |
rebounds | Rebounds | 32 | player |
threePointersMade | Three-pointers made | 32 | player |
steals | Steals | 28 | player |
points+assists | Points + assists | 28 | player |
rebounds+assists | Rebounds + assists | 28 | player |
assists | Assists | 26 | player |
doubleDouble | Double-double | 22 | player |
firstBasket | First basket | 20 | player |
blocks | Blocks | 16 | player |
tripleDouble | Triple-double | 6 | player |
firstTo15 | First to 15 | 2 | team |
firstTo20 | First to 20 | 2 | team |
firstTo25 | First to 25 | 2 | team |
Basketball Odds API Technical Specifications
API Architecture
- REST API — Simple HTTP endpoints with JSON responses, identical to the SportsGameOdds v2 paths
- Polling, not push — the feed refreshes every ~2 minutes;
/v2/stream/eventsis reserved and answers 501 rather than pretending - Rate limits — per-key, per-minute meters that bind under concurrency; plans sized to your usage
- Authentication — secure API key access via the
x-api-keyheader orapiKeyquery parameter
Data Update Speed
- Odds updates — every ~2 minutes across every bookmaker lane
- Event status —
statusflags andinfo.staletell you exactly how current a price is
Developer Resources
- Interactive documentation — live examples, copy-paste snippets and an AI (vibe coding) context
- SDKs & libraries — the SportsGameOdds SDKs for TypeScript, Python, Ruby, Go and Java work unchanged with the base URL pointed here
- Postman collection — pre-built requests ready to run
- Support — email support on every plan, priority on paid plans
Basketball market coverage by category
| Market category | Example markets | Markets | Availability | Typical bookmakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full game lines | Points / score O/U, Points / score line, Points / score 1X2, Points / score | 13 oddIDs | Pre-match | BetFocus, MintBet, Dabble, Picklebet, BetDeluxe, BetRight |
| Period markets | Points / score O/U, Points / score 1X2, Points / score line, Points / score | 74 oddIDs | Pre-match | BetDeluxe, Neds, TABtouch, Unibet, TAB, Sportsbet |
| Team & game specials | Points / score, First to 15, First to 20, First to 25 | 12 oddIDs | Pre-match | BetFocus, MintBet, BetDeluxe, PointsBet, Sportsbet, TAB |
| Player props | Points / score O/U, Assists O/U, Blocks O/U, Steals O/U, Rebounds O/U, Double-double yes/no, Triple-double yes/no | 24 oddIDs | Pre-match | Sportsbet, Ladbrokes, Neds, BetDeluxe, BetFocus, MintBet |
| Scorer props | First basket yes/no | 2 oddIDs | Pre-match | BetDeluxe |
Use Cases for Basketball API Data
- Arbitrage & +EV tools — compare basketball odds across every Australian bookmaker to uncover arbitrage opportunities and positive expected value angles.
- Odds comparison platforms — display basketball odds from every book side by side for comprehensive line shopping.
- Pricing models & trading — use basketball market data as inputs for proprietary pricing algorithms and betting strategies.
- Sports analytics & research — examine basketball line movements and betting-market patterns, and build predictive models on retained events.
- Betting automation — build systems that monitor basketball lines across bookmakers and trigger actions when your target odds appear.
- Sportsbook & fantasy apps — power your basketball product with reliable odds, status and bet-slip deeplinks.
Basketball Odds API Documentation
Our interactive documentation covers everything you need to integrate Basketball odds into your project:
- Full endpoint reference with parameters and response schemas
- Live request and response examples
- Code snippets in Python, JavaScript, Ruby, Go and Java
- Authentication setup and API key management
- Rate limiting and the
noticefield - Error handling and troubleshooting
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