Market movers today
The prices that have moved most since the market opened, sport by sport, for matches starting in the next 24 hours. Each move is measured at the sharp reference bookmaker, the one whose prices the rest of the market tends to follow.
Movers by sport
Up to 15 minutes delayed
| Sport | Moving | Matches | Biggest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Football | 43 | 24 | 40.4% |
| Tennis | 18 | 14 | 50.5% |
| Basketball | 16 | 13 | 35.0% |
| Hockey | 6 | 6 | 37.7% |
| Volleyball | 3 | 2 | 19.5% |
| Esports | 2 | 1 | 24.2% |
Counted over the 200 biggest moves since opening at the sharp reference bookmaker, for matches not yet started. Moving is the number of selections whose price has shortened.
The biggest move in each leading sport
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Every move, with filters by sport, market and size, is in the dropping odds tracker.
Steamers and drifters
A market moves in two directions. A steamer is a selection whose price shortens: 2.40 at the open, 2.05 now. Money came in, or news made the outcome more likely, and the bookmaker cut the price. A drifter is the reverse, a price that lengthens because the market rates it less likely.
On a two-way market at the same line, when one side shortens the other often lengthens, though not always: a bookmaker can also change its margin and move both. The feed behind this page lists shortening prices only, because the shortening side is where the money went and the side that tells you what the market has learned.
Reading a move
Where it happened. A move at a sharp bookmaker, which takes big bets from winning players, is information. The same move at a soft bookmaker is often a copy, a promotion or a liability trim.
How big, for that market. 5% on a Premier League match is a real event; 5% on a lower-league fixture can be very little money. Read the size against how liquid the market is.
How fast. A move inside minutes that spreads from book to book is a steam move. The same distance over a day is the market drifting toward the close.
Who has not moved yet. The bet is never the mover itself at the price it moved to. It is a slower bookmaker still offering something close to the old price, above the fair line. Each match page compares the bookmakers side by side, every one of them with a free account, and the value bets list does that comparison for you.
NFL line movement and other leagues
For one competition, every league page has a dropping odds tab with that league's moves since opening. Popular ones: NFL, NBA, NHL, Premier League and Champions League. How lines move and why is covered in line movement explained.
See moves as they happen
This page is a delayed summary. The OddsHub Terminal streams each move from the sharp bookmakers the second it happens, with the fair price and the limit beside it, and grades the closing line value of every bet you track. It has a free plan.
Frequently asked questions
- What are market movers in betting?
- Market movers are the selections whose odds have changed the most since the market opened. A price that shortens is a steamer: money or news has made the outcome look more likely. A price that lengthens is a drifter. Movers are where the market has learned something, which is why bettors watch them.
- How are today’s market movers chosen here?
- From the biggest price drops since opening at the sharp reference bookmaker, for matches that start in the next 24 hours. The table counts the moving selections and matches in each sport; the rows show the biggest single move in each of the busiest sports. The page is up to 15 minutes delayed.
- Should I bet on a market mover?
- Not at the price it moved to. Once a sharp bookmaker has moved, its new price is close to fair, so the value is at slower bookmakers still offering something near the old price. Check the match’s odds comparison for a bookmaker that has not caught up, and compare it with the fair price.
- What is the difference between market movers and dropping odds?
- They are two views of the same data. Market movers is today’s summary: the biggest moves by sport at a glance. The dropping odds tracker is the working tool, with every drop, filters by sport, market and time window, and the size of each move.
- Can I see NFL line movement?
- Yes. NFL moneylines, spreads and totals are tracked like every other league: the NFL dropping odds tab lists the moves, and each game’s odds show how the price travelled from the opening line. American football appears in the table above on days with games.
- How often do market movers update?
- The movers on this page refresh every 15 minutes while it is open, run up to 15 minutes behind live, and drop each match once it starts. The OddsHub Terminal streams the same moves the second they happen, with the fair price and the bookmaker’s limit beside each one.