SportAPI vs Sports Game Odds
A side-by-side look at the SportAPI 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.
Verdict: choose SportAPI 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?
Choose SportAPI when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Sports domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
SPORTAPI_KEY, SPORTAPI_BASE_URL, SPORTAPI_LANGUAGE. - You want tools like
list_sports, get_menu, list_countries.
Choose 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.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Sports | Sports |
| Quality signal | 52/100 · Good | 59/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | SPORTAPI_KEYSPORTAPI_BASE_URLSPORTAPI_LANGUAGE | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 1 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 11 | 2 |
| Full listing | View SportAPI | View Sports Game Odds |
Tools & capabilities
SportAPI tools 11
list_sports[`sports`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/optional-methods/sports.html)get_menu[`menu`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/menu.html)list_countries[`countries`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/optional-methods/countries.html)list_tournaments[`tournaments`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/optional-methods/tournaments.html)list_live_matches[`events`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/events.html)list_prematch_matches[`events`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/events.html), [calendar](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/events-by-period.html)get_match[`event`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/event.html)search_matches[`search`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/search.html)top_matches[`topmatches`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/optional-methods/topmatches.html), [`toplist`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/optional-methods/toplist.html)top_championships[`topchampionships`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/optional-methods/topchampionships.html)account_status[`account`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/optional-methods/account.html)
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.
SportAPI
{
"mcpServers": {
"sportapi": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"sportapi-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SPORTAPI_KEY": "YOUR_SPORTAPI_KEY_HERE",
"SPORTAPI_BASE_URL": "YOUR_SPORTAPI_BASE_URL_HERE",
"SPORTAPI_LANGUAGE": "YOUR_SPORTAPI_LANGUAGE_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Sports Game Odds
{
"mcpServers": {
"sports-game-odds": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-sports-game-odds"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
SportAPI is categorized under Sports and uses a local stdio subprocess. Sports Game Odds belongs to Sports and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick SportAPI 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.
SportAPI has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. 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 sportapi and sports-game-odds as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, SportAPI has a quality signal of 52/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Sports Game Odds has 59/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars.