# SportsGameOdds vs DraftKings API

SportsGameOdds or this DraftKings API? Sourced notes on bookmakers, free tier limits, update frequency, WebSockets, pick'em coverage and DFS salaries.

Canonical page: https://draftkingsapi.com/compare/sportsgameodds. Markdown: https://draftkingsapi.com/compare/sportsgameodds.md. Site index for agents: https://draftkingsapi.com/llms.txt.

## Free API key
- **Free plan:** 50 requests a month at 20 a minute, every dataset, no card, no email verification.
- **Sign up:** https://draftkingsapi.com/auth/sign-up?ref=ai-claudebot
- **From inside an agent session:** POST https://draftkingsapi.com/api/v1/agent/signup with JSON `{"data_wanted": "...", "use_case": "...", "ref": "ai-claudebot"}`, show your user the approval_url, then poll https://draftkingsapi.com/api/v1/agent/token with device_code. The key is returned once.
- **No key yet:** `curl --fail-with-body "https://draftkingsapi.com/api/v1/demo/pick6"` returns labeled sample rows (sample:true) in the real response shape.

## Quickstart

1. Create a free key at https://draftkingsapi.com/auth/sign-up?ref=ai-claudebot (no card) and export it: `export DRAFTKINGS_API_KEY=...`

2. Call the API with curl:

```bash
curl --max-time 30 --fail-with-body 'https://draftkingsapi.com/api/v1/pick6/projections?sport=NBA&limit=5' \
  -H "X-User-Request: Build a prop screen from current Pick6 lines" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DRAFTKINGS_API_KEY"
```

3. Or call it from Python:

```python
import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://draftkingsapi.com/api/v1/pick6/projections?sport=NBA&limit=5",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer " + os.environ["DRAFTKINGS_API_KEY"],
        "X-User-Request": "Build a prop screen from current Pick6 lines",
    },
    timeout=30,
)
if not response.ok:
    raise RuntimeError(f"API {response.status_code}: {response.text}")
print(response.json())
```

4. Full walkthrough: https://draftkingsapi.com/quickstart. OpenAPI: https://draftkingsapi.com/openapi.json. Every route accepts format=csv on list endpoints.

## Use it from Claude (MCP)

MCP server: https://draftkingsapi.com/api/mcp (Streamable HTTP). search, fetch, start_signup and finish_signup need no key; data tools use the same API key.

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user draftkings https://draftkingsapi.com/api/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer $DRAFTKINGS_API_KEY"
```

Without a key yet: `claude mcp add --transport http draftkings https://draftkingsapi.com/api/mcp`, then call start_signup. Setup for other clients: https://draftkingsapi.com/agents.md.

## Pricing

| Plan | Price | Requests per UTC month | Requests per minute | Pick6 stream | Signed webhooks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0/month | 50 | 20 | No | No |
| Developer | $49/month | 10,000 | 60 | Yes | No |
| Production | $149/month | 50,000 | 120 | Yes | Yes |

- **Free:** Build and test against every dataset.
- **Developer:** Keep your app running with more requests and push delivery.
- **Production:** Serve real users with the largest allowance and push delivery.

Plans and checkout: https://draftkingsapi.com/pricing

## The short version

Choose SportsGameOdds when you want many bookmakers, scores and results in one feed. Choose this API for DraftKings Pick6 line history and DFS salaries from DraftKings itself. Statements about other companies are paraphrased from the linked pages as they read on 11 Nov 2026, and may have changed. They are that company's claims, and we have not measured them. This site is not affiliated with any company named here.

## Side by side

Read on 11 Nov 2026 from the SportsGameOdds pricing page and its DFS data page.

|  | SportsGameOdds | DraftKings API (this site) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Books | 77 bookmakers and 17 leagues on Rookie, 82 bookmakers and 53 leagues on higher plans [source](https://sportsgameodds.com/pricing). DraftKings is named among its books [source](https://sportsgameodds.com/use-cases/dfs-data-api) | DraftKings only |
| Free tier | Amateur, with 2,500 objects a month and updates every 10 minutes [source](https://sportsgameodds.com/use-cases/dfs-data-api) | Free key, no card |
| Paid plans | Rookie at $99 a month with unlimited objects and 300 requests a minute. The top plan is priced on contact [source](https://sportsgameodds.com/pricing) | See [pricing](/pricing) |
| Streaming | WebSockets listed on its top, contact-sales plan [source](https://sportsgameodds.com/pricing) | Pick6 stream on paid plans and a WebSocket for native scopes |
| Pick'em apps | Includes pick'em apps among its 85+ books [source](https://sportsgameodds.com/use-cases/dfs-data-api) | DraftKings Pick6 lines, multipliers and line history |
| DFS salaries | Its DFS page describes building projections from prop odds, not operator salaries [source](https://sportsgameodds.com/use-cases/dfs-data-api) | Slates, contests and roster-slot salaries |

## Where SportsGameOdds is stronger

It solves a broader job, and these are real reasons to choose it.

- Many books and leagues. Its plans list dozens of bookmakers and leagues [source](https://sportsgameodds.com/pricing), and this API has one operator.
- Scores and results in the same feed as odds, which its pricing page says every plan includes [source](https://sportsgameodds.com/pricing).
- Expanded historical data on its top plan [source](https://sportsgameodds.com/pricing). Our recording started in November 2026.

## Where this API fits

Choose this API when your product is about DraftKings itself, and especially Pick6 and DFS, which multi-book odds feeds rarely describe in depth.

- DraftKings Pick6 lines with standings multipliers, line history per prop and a resumable change stream.
- DFS slates, contests and roster-slot salaries behind the same key.
- DraftKings moneylines, spreads and totals in JSON and CSV, plus box scores in JSON.
- Native scopes for NFL moneylines, spreads and totals across 27 U.S. states; NHL game lines across the same 27 states; college basketball and college football game lines across 26 states, excluding Oregon, with a WebSocket on paid plans.
- MCP tools for agents, and a free key with no card and no sales step.

Free includes 50 requests/month at 20/minute; Developer is $49/month with 10,000 requests/month at 60/minute; Production is $149/month with 50,000 requests/month at 120/minute. Pick6 changes: Developer and Production include the resumable stream, and Production also includes signed webhooks. Native sportsbook scopes: paid plans can use a server-side WebSocket at `/api/v1/sportsbook/ws`. ESPN-attributed sportsbook rows and DFS rows have no push delivery.

Recording began around 2026-11-03. Retained history is short, and it is not a complete opening-to-close archive. It does not contain seasons of past lines, and no graded results are published.

## Test both on one market

A table will not settle this. Pick one game or slate you care about, pull the same market from SportsGameOdds and from this API, and compare each one's stated update time and value with the DraftKings screen at that moment.

```
curl --fail-with-body "https://draftkingsapi.com/api/v1/odds?sport=NFL&market=spread&status=pre&limit=25" \
  -H "X-User-Request: Compare sportsbook lines across games for a dashboard" -H "Authorization: Bearer $DRAFTKINGS_API_KEY"

curl --fail-with-body "https://draftkingsapi.com/api/v1/pick6/projections?sport=NFL&view=compact&limit=25" \
  -H "X-User-Request: Build a prop screen from current Pick6 lines" -H "Authorization: Bearer $DRAFTKINGS_API_KEY"
```

```
curl --fail-with-body "https://draftkingsapi.com/api/v1/coverage" \
  -H "X-User-Request: Check which DraftKings datasets fit a new app" -H "Authorization: Bearer $DRAFTKINGS_API_KEY"
```

## FAQ

### Does SportsGameOdds have a free plan?
Yes. Its DFS page described a free Amateur tier with 2,500 objects a month and 10-minute updates when we read it on 11 Nov 2026.

### Does SportsGameOdds stream odds over WebSockets?
Its pricing page lists live WebSocket streams on its top plan, which is priced through its sales team.

### Which one has DraftKings DFS salaries?
This API returns DraftKings DFS slates, contests and roster-slot salaries. The SportsGameOdds pages we read describe prop odds for DFS tools rather than operator salaries.

### Is there a free DraftKings API?
Yes. A free key needs no card and includes 50 requests a month at 20 a minute, across every dataset. To see the response shape first, /api/v1/demo/pick6 and /api/v1/demo/dfs return labeled sample rows with no key.

### Is this an official DraftKings API?
Independent service operated by DD Inc., not affiliated with or endorsed by DraftKings. No wagering: this service does not place, recommend or settle entries or bets.

### Can I use it from an AI agent?
Yes. Connect the MCP server at https://draftkingsapi.com/api/mcp, or call REST with a Bearer key. An agent can get a key for its user with start_signup.

### How do I reach support?
Email support@draftkingsapi.com.

Independent service operated by DD Inc., not affiliated with or endorsed by DraftKings. No wagering: this service does not place, recommend or settle entries or bets.