Pick Discovery

Overview

The Pick Discovery API allows you to retrieve available picks for various sports and leagues. These picks are not recommendations, but rather picks that are available to be made. Think of this as the choices you have to make when you go to a sportsbook. Odds are provided for the pick based on available sportsbook data.

Pick Types Supported

Pick Type	Description
Moneyline	A moneyline pick is a pick on a team to win a game outright.
Spread	A spread pick is a pick on a team to win a game by a certain margin.

End Points

The following end points are available:

GET/api/v1/{sport}/picks/discovery

Retrieve picks for a specific sport

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
sport	string	Yes	Sport code (nfl, nba, mlb)
date	string	No	Filter picks by date (YYYY-MM-DD)
team	string	No	Filter picks by team

Data Dictionary

Property	Type	Description
id	string	Unique identifier for the pick (guid)
league	string	Sports league (nfl, nba, mlb)
type	string	Type of pick (moneyline, spread, total)
odds	object	Odds for the pick from various sportsbooks
odds.consensus.current	string	Consensus odds for the pick
odds.consensus.is_fair_odds	boolean	Whether the consensus odds are fair odds
ev	object	Expected value for the pick
ev.value	number	Expected value for the pick

Responses

200Successful response

{
  "picks": [
    {
      "id": "guid",
      "type": "moneyline",
      "league": "nba",
      "pick": {
        "team": "Wolves",
        "opponent": "Pistons",
        "facts": [
          "The Wolves have won 7 of their last 10 home games",
          "The Pistons are 2-8 in their last 10 road games",
          "Head to head, Wolves have won 4 of the last 5 meetings"
        ],
        "probability": {
          "implied_probability": 0.5192,
          "es_model_v1": 0.552
        },
        "ev": {
          "value": 0.05
        },
        "odds": {
          "consensus": {
            "current": "-108",
            "is_fair_odds": true
          },
          "fanduel": {
            "current": "-105",
            "is_fair_odds": true
          },
          "bovada": {
            "current": "-115",
            "is_fair_odds": false
          },
          "draftkings": {
            "current": "-107",
            "is_fair_odds": true
          }
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

GET/api/v1/{sport}/picks/discovery/{id}

Retrieve a specific pick by ID

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
sport	string	Yes	Sport code (nfl, nba, mlb)
id	string	Yes	Unique pick identifier

Responses

200Successful response

{
  "id": "guid",
  "type": "moneyline",
  "league": "nba",
  "pick": {
    "team": "Wolves",
    "opponent": "Pistons",
    "facts": [
      "The Wolves have won 7 of their last 10 home games",
      "The Pistons are 2-8 in their last 10 road games",
      "Head to head, Wolves have won 4 of the last 5 meetings"
    ],
    "probability": {
      "implied_probability": 0.5192,
      "es_model_v1": 0.552
    },
    "ev": {
      "value": 0.05
    },
    "odds": {
      "consensus": {
        "current": "-108",
        "is_fair_odds": true
      },
      "fanduel": {
        "current": "-105",
        "is_fair_odds": true
      },
      "bovada": {
        "current": "-115",
        "is_fair_odds": false
      },
      "draftkings": {
        "current": "-107",
        "is_fair_odds": true
      }
    }
  }
}