Bovada Sportsbook Odds Scraper

Export current Bovada sportsbook odds without a login or third-party API key.

Bovada Sportsbook Odds Scraper turns Bovada's nested event feeds into clean, flat rows—one priced outcome per dataset item. Select basketball, football, soccer, hockey, tennis, or a more specific Bovada league path and receive event, market, period, outcome, and price context ready for spreadsheets, databases, models, and monitoring jobs.

• 🏀 Extract live, pregame, and futures markets
• 🎯 Keep American, decimal, and fractional odds together
• 🧭 Preserve competition, event, display-group, market, and period context
• 🔗 Trace every record to its Bovada event and structured source URL
• ⚡ Use lightweight HTTP extraction with no browser overhead

What does the Bovada Sportsbook Odds Scraper do?

The Actor calls Bovada's public sportsbook data surface and normalizes its nested response.

Instead of making you unpack events, groups, markets, outcomes, and prices yourself, it emits a consistent analytics-ready row for each priced outcome.

You can:

• collect currently open Bovada markets;
• separate live events from pregame events;
• monitor one sport or several sports on a schedule;
• target a league, category, event, or public Bovada URL;
• cap output with one global maxItems limit;
• export results as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or RSS.

Who is this Bovada odds extractor for?

Odds-comparison product teams

Feed source-native Bovada prices into a line-shopping or price-comparison system.

Stable event, market, outcome, and price IDs help reconcile repeated snapshots.

Betting analysts and researchers

Study market availability, implied probability, pricing differences, futures, and live-market structure.

The Actor does not recommend wagers or promise profits; it provides source data for independent analysis.

Data engineers

Schedule repeated runs, retrieve rows through the Apify API, and load them into warehouses or dashboards.

Spreadsheet users

Download flat rows directly instead of writing code to flatten deeply nested sportsbook JSON.

Why use this Actor?

• ✅ Bovada-specific depth: retain display groups, period flags, statuses, and source-native IDs.
• ✅ No external API key: the useful data route is publicly accessible at run time.
• ✅ Flat output: every row has one outcome and one price.
• ✅ Three odds formats: American, decimal, and fractional values travel together.
• ✅ Live context: distinguish event live state, period live state, and main markets.
• ✅ Cost control: select sources and stop at a predictable row limit.
• ✅ Repeatability: use schedules, webhooks, API clients, or MCP.

What Bovada data can you extract?

Group	Example fields	Why it matters
Sport	sport, sportCode	Group records across leagues
Competition	competition, competitionId, competitionPath	Retain source hierarchy
Event	eventId, eventName, startTime, isLive	Identify and time the fixture or future
Competitors	homeCompetitor, awayCompetitor, competitorNames	Join outcomes to participants
Display group	displayGroupId, displayGroup	Preserve Bovada's market navigation context
Market	marketId, marketName, marketKey, marketStatus	Distinguish similarly named lines
Period	periodName, periodAbbreviation, isMainMarket	Separate full game, halves, periods, and live context
Outcome	outcomeId, outcomeName, outcomeStatus	Identify the priced selection
Price	americanOdds, decimalOdds, fractionalOdds	Use the preferred odds format
Probability	impliedProbability	Compare normalized prices
Provenance	eventUrl, sourceUrl, scrapedAt	Audit where and when a row was collected

Supported sports and league selectors

Use the path text seen in a Bovada URL.

Common broad selectors include:

• basketball
• football
• soccer
• baseball
• hockey
• tennis
• golf
• boxing
• mma
• esports

More specific selectors such as basketball/nba are also supported when that path exists on Bovada.

Availability changes with seasons and Bovada's current catalog.

How to scrape Bovada sportsbook odds

1. Open the Actor input page.
2. Enter one or more sport or league selectors.
3. Optionally paste specific Bovada URLs.
4. Choose all, live, or pregame events.
5. Leave Open markets only enabled for actionable prices.
6. Set a maximum number of priced outcomes.
7. Click Start.
8. Review the Bovada odds dataset view.
9. Export or integrate the resulting dataset.

For a cheap first run, use basketball with maxItems: 20.

Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
sports	string array	["basketball"]	Bovada sport or league paths
startUrls	request list	empty	Bovada sport, league, event, or structured API URLs
eventFilter	string	all	all, live, or pregame
openMarketsOnly	boolean	true	Exclude markets not marked open by Bovada
maxItems	integer	100	Global priced-outcome limit, maximum 50,000

When both sports and startUrls are present, the Actor combines and deduplicates their selectors.

Only bovada.lv and bovada.com URLs are accepted.

Input examples

Small basketball scrape

{
  "sports": ["basketball"],
  "eventFilter": "all",
  "openMarketsOnly": true,
  "maxItems": 20
}

Multi-sport pregame feed

{
  "sports": ["football", "soccer", "hockey"],
  "eventFilter": "pregame",
  "openMarketsOnly": true,
  "maxItems": 500
}

Bovada URL input

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.bovada.lv/basketball" }
  ],
  "eventFilter": "live",
  "maxItems": 100
}

Output example

{
  "sport": "Basketball",
  "sportCode": "BASK",
  "competition": "NBA Championship Winner",
  "competitionPath": "Basketball > NBA Futures > NBA Championship > NBA Championship Winner",
  "eventId": "26018499",
  "eventName": "Championship 2026-27",
  "startTime": "2027-06-26T04:00:00.000Z",
  "isLive": false,
  "displayGroup": "Futures",
  "marketId": "498749399",
  "marketName": "Champion 2026-27",
  "periodName": "Game",
  "isMainMarket": true,
  "outcomeName": "Oklahoma City Thunder",
  "americanOdds": "+260",
  "decimalOdds": 3.6,
  "fractionalOdds": "13/5",
  "impliedProbability": 0.277778,
  "eventUrl": "https://www.bovada.lv/basketball/...",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z"
}

Empty strings can appear where Bovada does not provide a concept—for example, futures often have no home or away competitor.

How much does it cost to scrape Bovada odds?

This Actor uses pay-per-event pricing.

A run has a small one-time start charge and a per-row charge for each priced outcome saved.

Current pricing starts at $0.005 per run plus a plan-based rate for each saved row:

Plan	Price per priced outcome
Free	$0.000034274
Bronze	$0.000029803
Silver	$0.000023247
Gold	$0.000017882
Platinum	$0.000011921
Diamond	$0.000010000

Your total is predictable:

$0.005 run start + priced outcome rows × your plan rate

For example, 1,000 rows cost about $0.0343 on Free or $0.0298 on Bronze, plus the start charge.

Use maxItems to control the maximum dataset charge. The Apify free plan can cover small tests within the account's included platform credits.

Tips for reliable odds collection

• 💡 Schedule frequent small snapshots rather than one unbounded run.
• 💡 Keep stable IDs when comparing prices across snapshots.
• 💡 Use openMarketsOnly: true for currently offered markets.
• 💡 Use pregame when live volatility is not part of the workflow.
• 💡 Use a sport/league path instead of a broad sport when you need a narrow feed.
• 💡 Treat scrapedAt as collection time and startTime as event time.
• 💡 Deduplicate downstream on eventId + marketId + outcomeId + priceId.

Monitoring and scheduling workflows

Sportsbook prices change over time, so repeated runs are often more valuable than a one-time export.

A practical monitoring workflow is:

1. create an Apify Schedule;
2. run every 5–30 minutes for selected sports;
3. save each dataset or forward rows through a webhook;
4. compare stable IDs and price values;
5. alert only when a relevant price changes.

Bovada may add, suspend, reopen, or remove markets between runs.

Integrations

Google Sheets

Use the Apify Google Sheets integration to append current rows for manual line review.

Webhooks

Trigger a data pipeline when a run succeeds, then fetch the default dataset.

Databases and warehouses

Load rows into PostgreSQL, BigQuery, Snowflake, or ClickHouse and index stable IDs plus scrapedAt.

Zapier and Make

Start a run on a timer and route selected prices to chat, email, or a dashboard.

Python and notebooks

Pull JSON rows into pandas for probability, movement, and market-coverage analysis.

Run through the Apify API with Node.js

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('automation-lab/bovada-sportsbook-odds-scraper').call({
  sports: ['basketball'],
  eventFilter: 'pregame',
  openMarketsOnly: true,
  maxItems: 100,
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Run through the Apify API with Python

import os
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient(os.environ['APIFY_TOKEN'])
run = client.actor('automation-lab/bovada-sportsbook-odds-scraper').call(run_input={
    'sports': ['soccer'],
    'eventFilter': 'all',
    'openMarketsOnly': True,
    'maxItems': 100,
})

for item in client.dataset(run['defaultDatasetId']).iterate_items():
    print(item)

Run through the Apify API with cURL

curl -X POST \
  "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/automation-lab~bovada-sportsbook-odds-scraper/runs?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "sports": ["hockey"],
    "eventFilter": "pregame",
    "openMarketsOnly": true,
    "maxItems": 100
  }'

Retrieve items from the defaultDatasetId returned with the finished run.

Use Bovada odds through MCP

Connect this Actor to Claude Code:

$claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=automation-lab/bovada-sportsbook-odds-scraper"

For Claude Desktop, Cursor, or VS Code, add:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=automation-lab/bovada-sportsbook-odds-scraper"
    }
  }
}

Example prompts:

• “Export 50 open pregame Bovada basketball outcome prices.”
• “Get live Bovada hockey odds and group them by event and market.”
• “Collect Bovada soccer markets with all three odds formats.”

Data quality and freshness

Rows reflect Bovada's public response at the time shown in scrapedAt.

The Actor keeps source values rather than inventing unavailable fields.

A market marked open can change immediately after collection.

impliedProbability is computed as 1 / decimalOdds and is not adjusted for bookmaker margin.

Stable IDs are source-controlled and can change if Bovada recreates an event or market.

Limitations

• The Actor covers Bovada only; it does not compare other sportsbooks.
• It does not calculate arbitrage, no-vig fair odds, or betting recommendations.
• Available sports and leagues depend on Bovada's current catalog.
• Geography, regulation, maintenance, or upstream rate limits may affect access.
• Futures do not always have home/away competitors.
• Some event URLs can become unavailable after a market closes.
• A live-only filter can legitimately produce no rows when no selected event is live.

Responsible and legal use

Sports betting and access to sportsbook services are regulated differently by location.

Use this Actor only where you are legally permitted to access and process the source data.

Review Bovada's terms and applicable laws before collecting data.

Do not use the output to facilitate underage gambling, evade geographic restrictions, or make misleading claims.

This Actor provides data extraction, not financial, legal, or betting advice.

Troubleshooting

Why did a live-only run return no rows?

No selected Bovada event may have been live at collection time.

Try eventFilter: "all" to verify current source availability.

Why was my URL rejected?

Only public bovada.lv and bovada.com paths are accepted.

Use a sport, league, event, or structured sportsbook URL—not a login, account, cashier, or unrelated URL.

Why are home and away empty?

Futures and ranked events often price competitors without a home/away fixture structure.

Use competitorNames and outcomeName for those markets.

Why did fewer than maxItems appear?

maxItems is a ceiling, not a guaranteed count.

Filters, seasonality, suspended markets, and the current Bovada catalog determine actual volume.

FAQ

Does this Bovada scraper need an account?

No. The implemented structured sportsbook route is anonymous and keyless.

Does it use a browser or residential proxy?

No. It uses lightweight direct HTTP requests, bounded retries, and conservative sequential processing.

Can I scrape a specific league?

Yes. Use a Bovada path selector such as basketball/nba when available, or paste the corresponding Bovada URL.

Can I extract closed markets?

Set openMarketsOnly to false. Closed/suspended records are returned only when Bovada includes priced outcomes for them.

Can I get historical odds?

The Actor captures current source responses. Create scheduled snapshots and store them to build your own history.

Are odds guaranteed to remain available?

No. Sportsbook prices can change or disappear at any moment.

Related sports data Actors

• Action Network Sports Odds Line Movement Scraper — compare sports lines and market movement from a different source.

Choose this Actor when you need deep Bovada-native market and outcome context.

Choose the Action Network Actor when you need that source's book comparison and line-movement data.

Support

If a valid Bovada sport or URL stops producing expected data, open an Actor issue with:

• the exact input;
• the run ID;
• the expected sport or event;
• whether the source was live or pregame;
• a short description of the missing market.

That evidence makes source changes faster to reproduce and fix.