Betting Splits

Get public betting splits (handle % and bet %) from DraftKings, Circa Sports and BetMGM.

GET /api/v1/splits

AuthenticationPermalink for this section

Requires API key. Requires Pro tier ($229/mo) or higher.

What are betting splits?Permalink for this section

Handle % is the percentage of total money wagered on each side. Bet % is the percentage of total tickets (bets placed) on each side.

The gap between bet % and handle % reveals sharp money. If 30% of tickets carry 60% of the money, sharp bettors are on that side.

Data SourcesPermalink for this section

Comparing DraftKings (recreational) vs Circa (sharp) splits reveals where professional money diverges from the public.

Query ParametersPermalink for this section

ResponsePermalink for this section

{
  "data": [
    {
      "event_id": "mlb_guardians_orioles_2026-04-16",
      "sport": "baseball",
      "league": "mlb",
      "sportsbook": "draftkings",
      "away_team": "Baltimore Orioles",
      "home_team": "Cleveland Guardians",
      "spread": {
        "away_odds": -1.5,
        "home_odds": 1.5,
        "handle_pct": { "away": 0.22, "home": 0.78 },
        "bets_pct":   { "away": 0.20, "home": 0.80 }
      },
      "total": {
        "line": 8,
        "handle_pct": { "over": 0.53, "under": 0.47 },
        "bets_pct":   { "over": 0.57, "under": 0.43 }
      },
      "moneyline": {
        "away_odds": 104,
        "home_odds": -126,
        "handle_pct": { "away": 0.28, "home": 0.72 },
        "bets_pct":   { "away": 0.33, "home": 0.67 }
      },
      "fetched_at": "2026-04-16T19:25:28.363825+00:00",
      "available_metrics": ["bets_pct", "handle_pct"]
    }
  ],
  "pagination": {
    "limit": 100,
    "offset": 0,
    "count": 1,
    "total": 41,
    "has_more": false,
    "next_offset": null
  },
  "updated_at": "2026-04-16T19:29:38.920698424Z"
}

Response FieldsPermalink for this section

GET /api/v1/odds?event_id=nba_thunder_timberwolves_2026-03-15
GET /api/v1/splits?event_id=nba_thunder_timberwolves_2026-03-15

Reading available_metricsPermalink for this section

A splits row may carry available_metrics, an array naming the split metrics that this row’s sportsbook publishes at all. It describes the book, not the row: a book that publishes money share still lists handle_pct on a row whose handle_pct members happen to be null.

Only two names can appear, always in this order, and each is exactly a key inside the spread, total and moneyline objects — so a name here points at a field you can look up:

• bets_pct — share of tickets (bets placed), 0.0-1.0
• handle_pct — share of money (handle), 0.0-1.0

The field is omitted entirely when SharpAPI has not declared what a book publishes. Absent means not stated — never publishes nothing.

Read the list together with the value. Taking handle_pct as the example:

ExamplesPermalink for this section

curl "https://api.sharpapi.io/api/v1/splits?league=nba" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

curl "https://api.sharpapi.io/api/v1/splits?sportsbook=draftkings&sport=basketball" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

curl "https://api.sharpapi.io/api/v1/splits?event_id=nba_thunder_timberwolves_2026-03-15" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Splits HistoryPermalink for this section

Track how splits shift over time for a specific event.

GET /api/v1/splits/history?event_id={event_id}

Query ParametersPermalink for this section

The retained window is 48 hours only. There is no longer-term archive or backfill beyond captured, retained samples. Follow meta.next_cursor while meta.has_more is true to read the complete window. meta.total, books, oldest, and newest describe the current page; meta.limit is the effective page size (default 100, maximum 200; larger values clamp to 200). Use the same end_time on every page for a fixed time range. Invalid timestamps or mismatched cursors return 400; temporary history-store failures return 503.

ResponsePermalink for this section

Entries are sorted oldest-first. This endpoint emits the success envelope (success/data/meta) — distinct from /splits which emits data/pagination/updated_at.

The history payload uses book (not sportsbook) and the spread carries away_line/home_line (not away_odds/home_odds). Both are known inconsistencies vs /splits. Each entry also carries available_metrics, with the same meaning as on /splits: the metrics that entry’s book publishes at all. It is omitted for a book SharpAPI has not declared.

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "available_metrics": ["bets_pct", "handle_pct"],
      "book": "circa",
      "ts": "2026-04-16T13:03:21.071966+00:00",
      "timestamp": 1776344602.36,
      "spread": {
        "away_line": -1.5,
        "home_line": 1.5,
        "handle_pct": { "away": 0.37, "home": 0.63 },
        "bets_pct":   { "away": 0.27, "home": 0.73 }
      },
      "total": {
        "line": 8,
        "handle_pct": { "over": 0.43, "under": 0.57 },
        "bets_pct":   { "over": 0.55, "under": 0.45 }
      },
      "moneyline": {
        "away_odds": 104,
        "home_odds": -126,
        "handle_pct": { "away": 0.35, "home": 0.65 },
        "bets_pct":   { "away": 0.35, "home": 0.65 }
      }
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "event_id": "mlb_guardians_orioles_2026-04-16",
    "total": 1,
    "books": ["circa"],
    "limit": 100,
    "has_more": false,
    "next_cursor": "",
    "oldest": "2026-04-16T13:03:22.360588312Z",
    "newest": "2026-04-16T13:03:22.360588312Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-04-16T19:28:50.525875452Z"
  }
}

Data is collected every ~5 minutes and retained for 48 hours via a Valkey sorted set (splits_history:{event_id}) scored by Unix timestamp.

curl "https://api.sharpapi.io/api/v1/splits/history?event_id=nba_thunder_timberwolves_2026-03-15" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

curl "https://api.sharpapi.io/api/v1/splits/history?event_id=nba_thunder_timberwolves_2026-03-15&sportsbook=draftkings" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Interpreting SplitsPermalink for this section