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Where do you get your data from? I've found sports data (especially odds/lines) to be overly expensive when trying to build hobby apps.

• beaconstudios 5y ago
  Betting data is expensive because people are building trading/arb bots with that data.
• jaywalk 5y ago
  ESPN has a surprisingly comprehensive JSON API that isn't locked down. If you're only using it for a hobby app, you won't run into any issues. It's been around for quite a while.
  • zouhair 5y ago
    Shutdown for almost 8 years[0]. [0]: http://www.espn.com/apis/devcenter/blog/read/publicretirement.html http://www.espn.com/apis/devcenter/blog/read/publicretiremen...
  • mad_vill 5y ago
    I thought they shutdown their public api.
    • jaywalk 5y ago
      Officially, yes. But here's the NFL scores API, for example: http://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/football/nfl/scoreboard http://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/football/nfl/sc... It's a "private" API for their website, but like I said it's been around for a while and using it in a hobby app isn't going to be an issue. Using it commercially is just begging for trouble, though.
• mark-ruwt 5y ago
  As someone who maxed out multiple credit cards trying to pay for sports data, I know this pain all too well. If you're working on a hobby app, we give sports data away for free. https://areyouwatchingthis.com/services/sports-data-api https://areyouwatchingthis.com/services/sports-data-api