Livetennisapi MCP vs Sports Game Odds

A side-by-side look at the Livetennisapi MCP and Sports Game Odds MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.

Livetennisapi MCP logoLivetennisapi MCPSports · Local subprocess (stdio)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-mcp50GoodAuth: api key requiredSports Game Odds logoSports Game OddsSports · Local subprocess (stdio)Sports Game Odds MCP — wraps the Sports Game Odds API (sportsgameodds.com)59GoodAuth: not declared

Verdict: choose Livetennisapi MCP for sports work as a local process; choose Sports Game Odds for sports as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.

Which MCP server should you choose?

Livetennisapi MCP logoChoose Livetennisapi MCP when

  • You need dedicated capabilities in the Sports domain.
  • You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
  • Its auth model fits you: API key required.
  • You have the keys it needs: LIVETENNISAPI_KEY.
  • You want tools like get_live_matches, get_upcoming_matches, get_match.
Explore Livetennisapi MCP

Sports Game Odds logoChoose Sports Game Odds when

  • You need dedicated capabilities in the Sports domain.
  • You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
  • You want tools like sgo_events, sgo_event_odds.
Explore Sports Game Odds

Feature & specification comparison

Rows where the two servers differ are marked.

SpecLivetennisapi MCP logoLivetennisapi MCPSports Game Odds logoSports Game Odds
CategorySportsSports
Quality signal50/100 · Good59/100 · Good
Install commandConfirmedConfirmed
TransportLocal subprocess (stdio)Local subprocess (stdio)
AuthAPI key requiredNot declared
PricingFreemiumNot declared
Required env varsLIVETENNISAPI_KEYNone listed
Verified ownerCommunity listingCommunity listing
GitHub stars1521
Directory activity 5 views 0 installs 0 upvotes 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes
Tools242

Tools & capabilities

Livetennisapi MCP tools 24

  • get_live_matchesList 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_matchesList 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_matchFull 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_scoreCurrent 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_playersSearch 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_playerOne player's profile: ranking, country, handedness, date of birth and cached stats. Works on the FREE plan (no card needed).
  • get_fixturesUpcoming 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_tournamentsSearch 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_tournamentOne 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_resultsRecently 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_matchesSearch 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_matchOne 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 on the listing page

Sports Game Odds tools 2

  • sgo_eventsList upcoming <league> games with odds. Returns scheduled events for a league (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, EPL, etc.) with team names, start time, status, and eventIDs to fetch full odds. Example: sgo_events({ leagueID: "NFL", _apiKey: "your-key" })
  • sgo_event_oddsGet all odds & player props for a specific game. Returns moneyline, spread, and total markets plus player props for a single event, with prices across sportsbooks. Look up the eventID first via sgo_events. Example: sgo_event_odds({ eventID: "abc123", _apiKey: "your-key" })

Ready-to-paste client configs

Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.

Livetennisapi MCP

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "livetennisapi-livetennisapi-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "livetennisapi-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LIVETENNISAPI_KEY": "YOUR_LIVETENNISAPI_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Sports Game Odds

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sports-game-odds": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-sports-game-odds"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Frequently asked questions

Livetennisapi MCP is categorized under Sports and uses a local stdio subprocess. Sports Game Odds belongs to Sports and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Livetennisapi MCP for sports work and Sports Game Odds for sports.

Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.

Livetennisapi MCP is listed as freemium — a free tier with paid plans. Auth: api key required. Sports Game Odds has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.

Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add livetennisapi-livetennisapi-mcp and sports-game-odds as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.

On AllMCPs, Livetennisapi MCP has a quality signal of 50/100 (Good) with 5 views, 0 installs and 152 GitHub stars. Sports Game Odds has 59/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars.