# NCAA Basketball Odds API

Get current and historical NCAA basketball odds from several bookmakers in a simple JSON API.

Not a developer? Current NCAA basketball odds can also be accessed in Excel or Google Sheets.

# NCAA Basketball Odds API

Once you have your API key, current NCAA basketball odds can be queried with the following parameters:

The sport key basketball_ncaab
The regions of desired bookmakers (us, us2, uk, eu or au)
Markets (h2h for moneyline, spreads or totals)
Odds format (decimal or American)
And your API key (get a free API key)

The API will return live and upcoming NCAA basketball games, including start times, home and away teams, and odds from bookmakers for the specified regions and markets.

Example Request

GET https://api.the-odds-api.com/v4/sports/basketball_ncaab/odds?regions=us&markets=h2h,spreads,totals&oddsFormat=american&apiKey=YOUR_API_KEY

Example Response

[{
    "id": "c2c1443efd1751ffa821931adb3ec450",
    "sport_key": "basketball_ncaab",
    "sport_title": "NCAAB",
    "commence_time": "2023-02-01T00:00:00Z",
    "home_team": "Duke Blue Devils",
    "away_team": "Wake Forest Demon Deacons",
    "bookmakers": [
      {
        "key": "draftkings",
        "title": "DraftKings",
        "last_update": "2023-01-31T23:55:09Z",
        "markets": [
          {
            "key": "h2h",
            "last_update": "2023-01-31T23:55:09Z",
            "outcomes": [
              {"name": "Duke Blue Devils", "price": -365},
              {"name": "Wake Forest Demon Deacons", "price": 300}
            ]
          },
          {
            "key": "spreads",
            "last_update": "2023-01-31T23:55:09Z",
            "outcomes": [
              {"name": "Duke Blue Devils", "price": -110, "point": -8.0},
              {"name": "Wake Forest Demon Deacons", "price": -110, "point": 8.0}
            ]
          },
          {
            "key": "totals",
            "last_update": "2023-01-31T23:55:09Z",
            "outcomes": [
              {"name": "Over", "price": -110, "point": 147.5},
              {"name": "Under", "price": -110, "point": 147.5}
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      ...

See the API documentation for more details.

# NCAA Basketball Bookmakers

The Odds API covers NCAA basketball odds from several bookmakers. See the full list of bookmakers

# NCAA Basketball Markets

The Odds API covers NCAA basketball odds for several betting markets, including

Moneyline
Spreads (handicap)
Over/Under (totals)
NCAA basketball player props (US bookmakers only)

See the full list of betting markets.

# Latency

More information on odds latencies can be found here.

# Historical NCAA Basketball Odds Data

Historical NCAA Basketball odds are available from late 2020 for featured markets (moneyline, spreads and totals). Learn more about historical odds data, or see the docs.

# Get Started

Get a free API key
Check out the API docs
Check out Python and NodeJS code samples (opens new window)

# More Basketball Odds

Odds are available for other basketball leagues including

NBA
WNBA
Euroleague

Odds are also available for a wide range of sports. See the full list of available sports.