Sports Game Odds vs TheRundown Data MCP
A side-by-side look at the Sports Game Odds and TheRundown Data MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Sports Game Odds for sports work as a local process; choose TheRundown Data MCP for sports over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
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.
Choose TheRundown Data MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Sports domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
THERUNDOWN_API_KEY.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Sports | Sports |
| Quality signal | 59/100 · Good | 40/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | THERUNDOWN_API_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 2 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Sports Game Odds | View TheRundown Data MCP |
Tools & capabilities
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" })
TheRundown Data MCP tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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.
Sports Game Odds
{
"mcpServers": {
"sports-game-odds": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-sports-game-odds"
]
}
}
}
TheRundown Data MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"therundown-data-mcp": {
"url": "https://mcp.therundown.io/oauth/mcp"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Sports Game Odds is categorized under Sports and uses a local stdio subprocess. TheRundown Data MCP belongs to Sports and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick Sports Game Odds for sports work and TheRundown Data MCP 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.
Sports Game Odds has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. TheRundown Data MCP 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 sports-game-odds and therundown-data-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Sports Game Odds has a quality signal of 59/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars. TheRundown Data MCP has 40/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.