How does PrizePicks set its lines?
PrizePicks does not publish how it sets lines, so nobody outside the company can give you the formula. What you can measure is how they behave: of 149,536 recorded moves, 50% went up and the rest went down.
| League | Lines recorded | Lines that moved | Moves | Median move |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NBA | 80,754 | 18% | 58,747 | 1.0 |
| NFL | 23,315 | 23% | 40,551 | 1.0 |
| College Football | 19,123 | 28% | 23,404 | 2.0 |
| UCL | 7,994 | 10% | 12,096 | 1.0 |
| Tennis | 5,004 | 9% | 6,167 | 1.0 |
| EPL | 5,509 | 5% | 2,287 | 1.0 |
| La Liga | 4,507 | 4% | 1,513 | 1.0 |
| NHL | 22,241 | 3% | 1,178 | 1.0 |
| Soccer | 21,522 | 2% | 760 | 1.0 |
| College Basketball | 4,403 | 7% | 693 | 1.0 |
| Serie A | 6,745 | 4% | 466 | 1.0 |
| CS2 | 3,079 | 10% | 388 | 1.0 |
Recorded since Oct 27. Updated hourly.
You can also compare a line with sportsbook prices for the same player and stat. The compare endpoint puts PrizePicks lines beside BetRivers odds and Kalshi prices for the NBA, NFL and NHL.
A line beside sportsbook prices
curl "https://prizepicksapi.com/api/v1/compare?league=NBA&limit=20" \
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