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Livetennisapi MCP vs Odds Api.net MCP Server
In-depth architectural comparison of the Livetennisapi MCP and Odds Api.net MCP Server MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.
At a Glance & Executive Verdict
Livetennisapi MCP
Sports · Local stdio
Quality: 68/100 (Great) | Auth: API Key required
Odds Api.net MCP Server
Sports · Local stdio
Quality: 44/100 (Fair) | Auth: API Key required
Verdict Summary: Choose Livetennisapi MCP if you need specialized Sports tools running via a local process. Choose Odds Api.net MCP Server if your workspace requires Sports integration with local subprocess execution. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.
Which MCP Server Should You Choose?
Choose Livetennisapi MCP when:
You need dedicated capabilities in the Sports domain.
You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Freemium).
You have access to required keys: LIVETENNISAPI_KEY.
Real-time tennis for ATP, WTA, Challenger and ITF — live scores, players, fixtures, model win-probability, and match-winner market prices. 12 read-only tools; a plan wall returns a plain-English explanation instead of a bare 403. Free tier, no card. npx -y livetennisapi-mcp
MCP tools for sports and racing odds, bookmaker comparison, line movement, results, and betting research using the Odds API.
Category & Scope
Tools & Capabilities Breakdown
Livetennisapi MCP Tools (24)
get_live_matches
List tennis matches currently in progress, with live scores. Covers ATP, WTA, Challenger, ITF and juniors. Use this for "what tennis is on right now". Works on the FREE plan (no card needed).
get_upcoming_matches
List tennis matches scheduled to start soon, with players, tournament and start time. Use this for "who plays next" or to find a match id before it starts. Works on the FREE plan (no card needed).
get_match
Full detail for one match by id: players, score, surface, round and status. Includes market prices on PRO and model analysis on ULTRA. Works on the FREE plan (no card needed).
get_match_score
Current score for one match — the fastest, lowest-latency read. Use this when you only need the score and already know the match id. Works on the FREE plan (no card needed).
search_players
Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations
Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).
Livetennisapi MCP is categorized under Sports and uses a local stdio subprocess. In contrast, Odds Api.net MCP Server belongs to Sports using local stdio subprocess. Select Livetennisapi MCP when you need capabilities focused on sports and Odds Api.net MCP Server when you require tools for sports.
Search tennis players by name. Returns id, country, ranking and tour. Use the returned id with get_player. Works on the FREE plan (no card needed).
get_player
One player's profile: ranking, country, handedness, date of birth and cached stats. Works on the FREE plan (no card needed).
get_fixtures
Upcoming scheduled tennis fixtures, earliest first — the forward schedule, filterable by tour, player and date. Use this for "what is on this week". Works on the FREE plan (no card needed).
search_tournaments
Search the tournament catalogue — the stable id space that match objects carry as tournament_id. Returns surface, indoor, host city/country and category where curated. Works on the FREE plan (no card needed).
get_tournament
One tournament by its stable id — the tournament_id carried on match objects. Name, tour, surface, indoor, plus host city/country and category where curated. Works on the FREE plan (no card needed).
get_recent_results
Recently completed tennis matches with final scores and winners. Filterable by tour, player, nationality and play date. Requires the BASIC plan or any History plan.
search_archive_matches
Search the results archive — completed-match RESULTS from 1968 through 2022: ATP and WTA, main draws, qualifying and the ITF/futures tiers. Winner/loser-shaped records with final score, seeds and ranks AT THE TIME of the match. Use this for historical questions ("Borg's Wimbledon finals"); the archive ends 2022-12-31 where our own results (get_recent_results) begin. Requires the BASIC plan or any History plan.
get_archive_match
One result from the results archive (1968–2022), with per-match serve statistics where the era recorded them — stats are null for most rows before 1991, honestly, never synthesised. Requires the BASIC plan or any History plan.
+12 more tools listed on main page
Odds Api.net MCP Server Tools (0)
No explicit tool names declared in metadata yet. Check project README on main listing page.