Is there a free NFL odds API?
What free tiers actually cover for NFL odds and props, with the credit math for a season of polling.
Yes, as free tiers rather than unlimited firehoses. ParlayAPI's free tier includes 1,000 credits per month with no credit card, and one single-region NFL moneyline board pull costs one credit, so free covers development and light daily polling all season. the-odds-api's free tier offers 500 credits per month (the-odds-api.com, read 2026-08-28).
More detail
The credit math for an NFL project: a one-region h2h board is one credit, adding spreads and totals makes it three, and a props call is a flat three credits. Polling the full pregame board twice a day plus a daily props check runs about 270 credits a month, comfortably inside the free allowance.
The free key is not a sandbox: it reads the same live collector data as paid tiers across odds, props, scores, and a 48 hour historical window. College football works the same way under the americanfootball_ncaaf sport key.
For NFL stats rather than odds, the nflverse open data project is genuinely free with no metering at all; the standard pattern is nflverse for play-by-play and rosters plus an odds API free tier for prices.
Endpoint
GET /v1/sports/americanfootball_nfl/odds
curl 'https://parlay-api.com/v1/sports/americanfootball_nfl/odds?regions=us&markets=h2h,spreads,totals' -H 'X-API-Key: YOUR_FREE_KEY'
Why developers use it
- 1,000 free credits per month, no credit card
- One credit per single-region single-market NFL board pull
- Same live data as paid tiers, including props
FAQ
Does the free tier include NFL player props?
Yes. GET /v1/sports/americanfootball_nfl/props works on free keys as a flat three-credit call, with market, player, and book filters.
Is college football included?
Yes. Use americanfootball_ncaaf with the same endpoints and parameters. The sport list at /v1/sports is free to query.
Can I get historical NFL odds for free?
The free tier carries a 48 hour historical window. The deep archive, with game-line coverage continuous back to 2005, is a paid-tier feature; current tiers are listed at /pricing.
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