Daily Line Movement Report

The biggest odds moves of July 5, 2026

The largest consensus move of the day belonged to Houston Astros, moving from +107 to -118 in Tampa Bay Rays @ Houston Astros (MLB): a 5.8 point swing in implied probability confirmed by 29 of 30 tracked books. Houston Astros flipped from underdog to favorite against the market open in Tampa Bay Rays @ Houston Astros.

Data: pre-game odds snapshots captured July 5, 2026 (12:00am to 11:59pm PT) across 30+ sportsbooks. Published July 6, 2026. Past editions.

Biggest consensus moneyline moves

Median move across all tracked books, opening price to closing price. A move only makes this table when at least 5 books moved and the median shift is 2.5+ points of implied probability.

Game Side that drew the money Open → Close (median) Move Books confirming
Tampa Bay Rays @ Houston Astros (MLB)Houston Astros+107 → -118+5.8 pts29 of 30
Golden State Valkyries @ Washington Mystics (WNBA)Golden State Valkyries-178 → -215+4.5 pts10 of 10
Dallas Wings @ Toronto Tempo (WNBA)Dallas Wings-196 → -235+4.5 pts10 of 10
Colorado Rockies @ Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB)Los Angeles Dodgers-183 → -215+3.9 pts25 of 26
Toronto Blue Jays @ Seattle Mariners (MLB)Toronto Blue Jays+110 → -109+3.8 pts28 of 29
New York Mets @ Atlanta Braves (MLB)New York Mets+100 → -115+3.1 pts24 of 28
Port Adelaide Power @ St Kilda Saints (AFL)St Kilda Saints-158 → -177+2.9 pts6 of 8
Philadelphia Phillies @ Kansas City Royals (MLB)Philadelphia Phillies-167 → -193+2.9 pts19 of 26

Implied probability points, median across up to 30 books per market.

Spreads and totals that moved

Game Market Open → Close (median) Books
New York Mets @ Atlanta Braves (MLB)Spread (New York Mets)1.5 → -122
Dallas Wings @ Toronto Tempo (WNBA)Total183 → 185.511
New York Mets @ Atlanta Braves (MLB)Spread (Atlanta Braves)-1.5 → 122
Tampa Bay Rays @ Houston Astros (MLB)Spread (Tampa Bay Rays)-1.5 → 123
Dallas Wings @ Toronto Tempo (WNBA)Spread (Dallas Wings)-4.5 → -6.511
Dallas Wings @ Toronto Tempo (WNBA)Spread (Toronto Tempo)4.5 → 6.511
Connecticut Sun @ Minnesota Lynx (WNBA)Total167.5 → 165.57
Golden State Valkyries @ Washington Mystics (WNBA)Spread (Golden State Valkyries)-4 → -5.58

Which books repriced first

For the headline move, the first books observed crossing half of their eventual move, at our capture cadence.

Tampa Bay Rays @ Houston Astros: BetRivers led

BetRivers was the first book observed crossing half of its eventual move on Houston Astros, at 9:46am et. Next were Unibet Se, Unibet Nl, Leovegas Se. The last of the 29 qualifying books to cross was William Hill at 11:08am et, 1.4 hours behind the leader. Timing is resolution-limited by capture cadence: "first" means first observed.

Methodology

Built from TheOddsAPI's own odds snapshot archive: pre-game h2h, spread, and totals prices captured across 30+ sportsbooks on a 30 second to 10 minute refresh cycle depending on sport and market. Opening and closing prices are each book's first and last pre-game capture of the day. Consensus move is the median per-book change in implied probability. Exchange odds, in-play prices, and placeholder quotes are excluded, as are tennis and cricket. Reprice timing is resolution-limited by the capture cadence: "first" means first observed. This report ranks market behavior only; graded edge performance lives in the edge case study archive.

Related reading: how to compare odds across books and why sharp lines lead the market. Want this data programmatically? Every number on this page comes from the same feed the API serves.

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