Pinnacle Odds API

Why Choose Our Pinnacle Sportsbook API?

Our Pinnacle API is built for developers, sports analysts, arbitrage tools, pricing models, betting platforms and daily fantasy apps that need reliable, accurate, and structured Pinnacle odds data without the hassle of web scraping or unstable feeds.

Key API Benefits:

• No Scraping Required – Clean, structured JSON data via REST API
• Fast, Accurate Updates – Odds refresh within seconds for accurate lines
• Comprehensive Coverage – 28+ sports including NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, soccer, tennis, and MMA
• Multiple Market Types – Moneylines, spreads, totals, player props, alternative lines
• Pre-game & Live Data – Coverage of prematch and in-play betting markets
• Developer Friendly – RESTful architecture with optional WebSocket push feeds, coupled with comprehensive documentation

Pinnacle Odds API Overview

The SportsGameOdds Pinnacle Odds API provides accurate, fast data and odds for Pinnacle sportsbook across a wide range of sports, leagues, and betting markets.

Using a single, unified API, developers can retrieve pre-game and live Pinnacle odds, including:

• Moneylines (2-way and 3-way markets)
• Point spreads and handicaps
• Totals (over/under)
• Alternative lines
• Player props and game props
• Period-specific markets (quarters, halves, sets, rounds)

All data is delivered in structured JSON format via REST endpoints or optional WebSocket push feed for event-driven updates instead of polling.

Which Plan Includes Pinnacle

Pinnacle is included on the Pro plan and above, in the same group as Bet365, Circa, Fanatics and PrizePicks. Neither the free Amateur tier nor the Rookie plan carries it, so a request filtered to pinnacle on those plans comes back empty rather than erroring. Check byBookmaker on each odd rather than assuming the key is there.

Rookie and Pro both come with a 7-day free trial. A card is required at signup and you can cancel any time before the trial ends. Pricing has the book list for each tier.

Pinnacle API Features & Market Types

Main Markets

Get full game odds plus period-specific markets:

• Moneyline – 2-way and 3-way betting lines
• Spread / Handicap – Point spreads with juice/vig
• Totals – Over/under lines for points, goals, touchdowns, goals
• Period Markets – 1st half, 2nd half, quarters, periods, sets, rounds

Player Props & Alternate Lines

Access hundreds of player and game proposition markets:

• Player points, rebounds, assists (NBA)
• Passing yards, rushing yards, touchdowns (NFL)
• Goals, shots, assists (Soccer)
• Alternative spreads and totals
• Team props and game props
• Plus more

Pre-match & Live Data

• Pre-game Odds – Opening lines and current odds before event start
• Live In-Play Odds – Live odds during games
• Line Movement Tracking – Historical odds changes via timestamp with “lastUpdatedAt:” field in response

Results & Settlement Data

• Final scores and statistics
• Results linked to odds IDs for settlement verification, where scoring is supported – look for the scoringSupported field (odds.<oddID>.scoringSupported)
• Historical performance data

Example of API Response

{
  "eventID": "abc123",
  "leagueID": "NBA",
  "teams": {
    "away": { "names": { "long": "Boston Celtics" } },
    "home": { "names": { "long": "Milwaukee Bucks" } }
  },
  "odds": {
    "points-all-game-ou-over": {
      "statID": "points",
      "statEntityID": "all",
      "betTypeID": "ou",
      "sideID": "over",
      "scoringSupported": true,
      "byBookmaker": {
        "pinnacle": {
          "available": true,
          "overUnder": 224.5,
          "odds": -104,
          "lastUpdatedAt": "2026-01-14T18:42:03Z"
        },
        "draftkings": {
          "available": true,
          "overUnder": 224.5,
          "odds": -110,
          "lastUpdatedAt": "2026-01-14T18:41:58Z"
        },
        "fanduel": {
          "available": true,
          "overUnder": 225.0,
          "odds": -108,
          "lastUpdatedAt": "2026-01-14T18:42:07Z"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Use Cases for Pinnacle API Data

Arbitrage & +EV Tools

Compare Pinnacle sharp lines against other sportsbooks to identify arbitrage opportunities and positive expected value bets.

Odds Comparison Platforms

Display Pinnacle odds alongside other bookmakers for comprehensive odds shopping.

Pricing Models & Trading

Use Pinnacle’s sharp, low-margin lines as a benchmark for proprietary pricing algorithms.

Sports Analytics & Research

Analyze line movements, betting market efficiency, and predictive modeling.

Betting Automation

Build automated betting systems that monitor Pinnacle lines and execute strategies.

Sportsbook and Daily Fantasy Apps

Power your own sportsbook platform or betting app with reliable Pinnacle odds data.

Why Pinnacle Odds Specifically

Not all sportsbook odds carry the same signal. Pinnacle is widely regarded as the sharpest book in the market, which is why its lines are the ones analysts, traders, and betting tools benchmark against. If you're deciding which book's feed to build on, here's what sets Pinnacle apart:

Sharp, low-margin lines. Pinnacle operates on famously low margins, so its prices sit closer to true probability than most recreational books. That makes Pinnacle odds a reliable proxy for the "fair" line — the starting point for +EV detection, arbitrage, and any model that needs an unbiased reference price.

A high-limit book that welcomes winners. Unlike books that quickly limit or ban successful bettors, Pinnacle takes large action and adjusts its lines rather than restricting customers. The practical result is prices that reflect real, informed money, which is exactly what makes them worth tracking programmatically.

Pinnacle is not the only sharp book in the feed. The Circa Odds API returns lines from the Las Vegas operator that leads much of the American football market, and reading the two together is more informative than picking one.

The closing-line benchmark. Pinnacle's closing line is the industry standard for measuring bet quality. Serious bettors judge their edge by whether they beat Pinnacle's close, so having Pinnacle odds in your data — timestamped via lastUpdatedAt — lets you calculate closing-line value directly.

Fast, meaningful line movement. Because sharp money moves Pinnacle's numbers, its line movement carries information. Tracking how Pinnacle's line shifts ahead of an event often signals where the smart money is going, long before recreational books catch up.

In short: other books tell you what casual bettors are being offered; Pinnacle tells you what the market actually thinks. That's why a dedicated Pinnacle odds feed is the foundation for arbitrage tools, pricing models, and analytics platforms — and why we deliver it as clean, structured data instead of a scrape.

Pinnacle Odds API Documentation

Access our comprehensive, interactive API documentation featuring:

• All available endpoints with parameters
• Live request/response examples
• Code snippets in multiple languages
• Authentication guides
• Webhook setup instructions
• Error handling references

Get Started: Documentation