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Line shopping against Pinnacle's price

Updated 9 November 2026 · PinnFeed · 2 min read

Answer: line shopping means taking the best price available for the bet you want. Pinnacle's price, and especially its no-vig fair price, is a useful yardstick: an offer above Pinnacle's fair price is a candidate worth checking, one below it is usually not. PinnFeed gives you the Pinnacle side (decimal, fair, fairProb, margin, maxStake); the prices from other books come from your own source, because PinnFeed carries Pinnacle only.

Compare offers to Pinnacle#

import os, requests

KEY = os.environ["PINNFEED_KEY"]  # ps_live_...
r = requests.get("https://pinnfeed.io/v1/odds",
    params={"sport": "tennis", "market": "moneyline", "main": "true", "q": "sinner"},
    headers={"x-api-key": KEY}, timeout=10)
ev = r.json()["events"][0]
m = ev["markets"][0]
pin = {o["name"]: o for o in m["outcomes"]}

offers = {"home": {"BookA": 1.62, "BookB": 1.66}, "away": {"BookA": 2.30, "BookB": 2.25}}  # your data
for side, books in offers.items():
    best_book, best = max(books.items(), key=lambda kv: kv[1])
    fair = pin[side]["fair"]
    print(side, "best", best_book, best, "| Pinnacle", pin[side]["decimal"], "fair", fair,
          "| edge vs fair", f"{best / fair - 1:+.2%}", "| maxStake", m["maxStake"])

Reading the output#

Best offer above fair: worth a look. The gap is an estimate based on Pinnacle's line, not a sure edge.
Best offer between Pinnacle's price and fair: you beat Pinnacle's price but not its no-vig line.
maxStake low (say under 100): Pinnacle's own limit is small, so its line carries less information.
Prices move: on Builder the WebSocket pushes Pinnacle changes so your comparison stays current.

Plans#

Free works for a delayed check (30 s, 2 sports). Hobby (€29/mo) is real-time REST for 3 sports; Builder (€99/mo) streams all 13. 3-day trial; a card is required and it is charged after day 3 unless you cancel. Related: EV with no-vig odds, multi-book vs Pinnacle-only APIs.

Educational content for adults (18+). Bet only where it is legal for you; no tips, no guaranteed profit.

Questions people ask#

Does PinnFeed show other bookmakers?#

No. It is a Pinnacle-only feed. Combine it with your own price source or a multi-book API.

Why compare to fair and not to Pinnacle's price?#

Pinnacle's price includes its margin. The fair price removes it, which is closer to a neutral reference.

Is beating Pinnacle's fair price enough?#

It is a signal, not proof. Track closing line value over many bets: bet tracker with CLV.