ESPN BET vs MyBookie: where their odds disagree
Over the last 30 days, ESPN BET and MyBookie quoted the same line at prices that summed to less than 100% on 63 game-markets — a cross-book arbitrage — with an average net edge of 3.96% and a peak of 14.95%. On plain vig, ESPN BET is the cheaper book of the two. Last disagreement: Sep 17, 2026.
Vig: ESPN BET vs MyBookie
| ESPN BET | MyBookie | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall overround | 4.55% | 5.96% |
| Moneyline | 4.12% | 5.14% |
| Spreads | 4.87% | 6.07% |
| Totals | 4.66% | 6.31% |
| NFL | 4.54% | 5.12% |
| MLB | 4.45% | 4.66% |
| NBA | 4.51% | — |
| NHL | 4.69% | — |
| MLS | — | 7.92% |
Disagreements by sport
How big the edges were
Share of detections by net edge bucket. Most cross-book edges are small; the tail is where the money and the execution risk both live.
Recent examples
Best detection per game-market, most recent first. These windows have closed.
| Game | Market | Legs | Net edge | Detected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Mariners @ Los Angeles Angels · MLB | total 10.5 | Over @ MyBookie + Under @ ESPN BET | 0.49% | Sep 16, 10:30 PM ET |
| Atlanta Braves @ Chicago Cubs · MLB | total 6.5 | Over @ MyBookie + Under @ ESPN BET | 4.46% | Sep 16, 8:44 PM ET |
| Philadelphia Phillies @ Washington Nationals · MLB | total 5.5 | Over @ ESPN BET + Under @ MyBookie | 3.01% | Sep 16, 8:44 PM ET |
| Los Angeles Dodgers @ Cincinnati Reds · MLB | moneyline | Cincinnati Reds @ MyBookie + Los Angeles Dodgers @ ESPN BET | 2.04% | Sep 16, 6:58 PM ET |
| Detroit Tigers @ Toronto Blue Jays · MLB | spread 1.5 | Detroit Tigers @ ESPN BET + Toronto Blue Jays @ MyBookie | 7.59% | Sep 16, 4:40 PM ET |
| Atlanta Braves @ Chicago Cubs · MLB | total 6.5 | Over @ ESPN BET + Under @ MyBookie | 1.11% | Sep 15, 9:02 PM ET |
| Milwaukee Brewers @ Pittsburgh Pirates · MLB | total 5.5 | Over @ ESPN BET + Under @ MyBookie | 0.49% | Sep 15, 8:01 PM ET |
| Baltimore Orioles @ New York Mets · MLB | total 8.5 | Over @ MyBookie + Under @ ESPN BET | 0.86% | Sep 15, 7:30 PM ET |
| Atlanta Braves @ Chicago Cubs · MLB | moneyline | Atlanta Braves @ ESPN BET + Chicago Cubs @ MyBookie | 9.38% | Sep 14, 8:15 PM ET |
| Los Angeles Dodgers @ Cincinnati Reds · MLB | spread 3.5 | Cincinnati Reds @ MyBookie + Los Angeles Dodgers @ ESPN BET | 2.53% | Sep 14, 8:00 PM ET |
| New York Mets @ New York Yankees · MLB | spread 2.5 | New York Mets @ MyBookie + New York Yankees @ ESPN BET | 0.86% | Sep 13, 3:17 PM ET |
| Los Angeles Dodgers @ Miami Marlins · MLB | spread 1.5 | Los Angeles Dodgers @ ESPN BET + Miami Marlins @ MyBookie | 0.63% | Sep 12, 4:39 PM ET |
| Texas Rangers @ Arizona Diamondbacks · MLB | moneyline | Arizona Diamondbacks @ MyBookie + Texas Rangers @ ESPN BET | 14.95% | Sep 11, 11:19 PM ET |
| Chicago White Sox @ St. Louis Cardinals · MLB | spread 1.5 | Chicago White Sox @ ESPN BET + St. Louis Cardinals @ MyBookie | 14.78% | Sep 11, 11:04 PM ET |
| San Francisco 49ers @ Los Angeles Rams · NFL | moneyline | Los Angeles Rams @ MyBookie + San Francisco 49ers @ ESPN BET | 7.55% | Sep 10, 9:19 PM ET |
Frequently asked questions
How often do ESPN BET and MyBookie disagree?
In the last 30 days our scanner recorded 63 game-markets where ESPN BET and MyBookie quoted the same line at prices whose implied probabilities summed to less than 100% — a cross-book arbitrage — across 67 scans. The average net edge was 3.96% and the largest 14.95%.
Which has lower vig, ESPN BET or MyBookie?
ESPN BET — ESPN BET measures 4.55% overall and MyBookie measures 5.96% over 30 days of live lines. The per-market and per-sport breakdown is in the table above.
Does this mean I can make money betting both?
Not automatically. These are measurements of past disagreements at the moment they were detected. Lines move within minutes, displayed prices may not be available at your stake, both books must be accessible in your state, and neither book has to honor a stale price. ArbMonster shows the math; the execution and the risk are yours.
Which sports do ESPN BET and MyBookie disagree on most?
MLB (62 game-markets, avg 3.94%); NFL (1 game-markets, avg 4.54%).
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