Not all sportsbooks price equally well. Sharp books like Pinnacle move fast and post tight margins; softer books lag the market and regularly leave beatable prices on the board. This index measures that difference with our own data: the closing line value (CLV) our betting engine actually captured at each book, and the average margin (vig) each book builds into its odds. Higher CLV at a book means its prices sat above the sharp closing line more often — the classic signature of a soft book.
Data updated: 31 Aug 2026 · margins over the last 30 days of pre-kickoff odds
| # | Bookmaker | Avg CLVour taken odds vs Pinnacle close | Yield | Margin (match odds) | Margin (totals) | Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coolbet | +4.00% | -34.1% | 4.65% | 4.87% | 67 |
| 2 | LeoVegas (SE) | +3.30% | +7.9% | 6.53% | 7.01% | 65 |
| 3 | 1xBet | +2.92% | -35.0% | 2.91% | 3.12% | 266 |
| 4 | Everygame | +2.09% | +7.5% | 6.73% | 4.70% | 126 |
| 5 | Pinnaclesharp reference | +0.10% | -0.2% | 3.88% | 3.82% | 181 |
| 6 | Bovada | — | — | 3.98% | — | 1 |
| 7 | Draftkings | — | — | 4.29% | — | 3 |
| 8 | Betus | — | — | 4.31% | — | 5 |
| 9 | Unibet (NL) | — | — | 4.83% | 6.55% | 20 |
| 10 | Unibet (SE) | — | — | 4.96% | 6.52% | 24 |
| 11 | Marathonbet | — | — | 5.28% | — | 13 |
| 12 | Betrivers | — | — | 5.38% | — | — |
| 13 | Fanduel | — | — | 5.59% | — | 4 |
| 14 | Codere (IT) | — | — | 5.73% | 9.03% | 6 |
| 15 | NordicBet | — | — | 6.13% | 6.73% | 7 |
| 16 | Betsson | — | — | 6.13% | 6.66% | 24 |
| 17 | Tipico (DE) | — | — | 6.58% | 7.24% | 14 |
| 18 | 888sport | — | — | 7.19% | 5.75% | 8 |
| 19 | William Hill | — | — | 7.31% | 6.88% | 15 |
| 20 | Winamax (DE) | — | — | 7.55% | — | 27 |
| 21 | Betclic (FR) | — | — | 8.03% | — | 11 |
| 22 | PMU (FR) | — | — | 8.84% | 12.28% | — |
| 23 | Unibet (FR) | — | — | 9.43% | — | 6 |
| 24 | Suprabets | — | — | 9.79% | — | — |
| 25 | Winamax (FR) | — | — | 10.39% | — | — |
Method: "Avg CLV" compares the odds our value engine actually took at a book against Pinnacle's de-vigged closing line, on moneyline-type markets only (match winner / h2h) — the market family where CLV is a statistically reliable signal. It is shown once a book has at least 30 settled bets in our system. One honest caveat: this sample is conditioned on our own bet selection — we only bet where our engine sees value, so it measures how often a book leaves beatable prices, not its overall pricing quality. "Margin" is model-independent: the average overround built into a book's pre-kickoff odds over the last 30 days (minimum 500 stored price snapshots). Excluded feeds (stale exchanges, US-only books) are not listed. Yield is realized profit over stakes at that book — small samples swing hard, so read it alongside CLV, not instead of it.
Our engine compares every price at these books against Pinnacle's sharp line and flags the beatable ones — every settled pick lands in the public track record, wins and losses alike.
A sharp book (Pinnacle is the canonical example) welcomes winning players, posts low margins and moves its lines quickly on new information — its closing price is the best public estimate of the true probability. A soft book courts recreational players, bakes in higher margins, and is slower to move — which is exactly why beatable prices appear there.
Closing line value is the gap between the odds you took and the sharp market's final pre-kickoff price. Consistently beating the close is the strongest statistical evidence of long-term profitability. If our engine keeps capturing positive CLV at a book, that book systematically posts prices above the sharp close — it's soft. We only report CLV for moneyline-type markets, where it is a reliable signal.
Books shade different markets differently. Margins on main match odds are competitive because that's where price-comparison happens; totals and side markets often carry an extra point or two of vig. Comparing both columns shows where each book actually earns its money.
That's the practical use, yes: books near the top of the table have historically left the most beatable prices for our engine. Remember the flip side — soft books limit winning customers, so longevity matters, and nothing here is a guarantee about any individual bet.