Daily Line Movement Report

The biggest odds moves of July 20, 2026

The largest consensus move of the day belonged to Melbourne Storm, moving from +134 to -113 in Melbourne Storm @ South Sydney Rabbitohs (NRL): a 10.0 point swing in implied probability confirmed by 12 of 12 tracked books. Melbourne Storm flipped from underdog to favorite against the market open in Melbourne Storm @ South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Data: pre-game odds snapshots captured July 20, 2026 (12:00am to 11:59pm PT) across 30+ sportsbooks. Published July 21, 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
Melbourne Storm @ South Sydney Rabbitohs (NRL)Melbourne Storm+134 → -113+10.0 pts12 of 12
New York Liberty @ Dallas Wings (WNBA)New York Liberty-170 → -202+4.2 pts11 of 11
Brisbane Broncos @ North Queensland Cowboys (NRL)Brisbane Broncos-139 → -143+3.5 pts4 of 7
Tampa Bay Rays @ Toronto Blue Jays (MLB)Toronto Blue Jays-154 → -179+3.4 pts26 of 28
Chicago Sky @ New York Liberty (WNBA)Chicago Sky+475 → +375+3.3 pts4 of 5
Mike Davis @ Nurullo Aliev (MMA)Nurullo Aliev-180 → -198+3.0 pts7 of 9
Baltimore Orioles @ Boston Red Sox (MLB)Boston Red Sox-145 → -164+3.0 pts25 of 28
St. Louis Cardinals @ Los Angeles Angels (MLB)St. Louis Cardinals-1 → -112+2.8 pts19 of 28

Implied probability points, median across up to 28 books per market.

Spreads and totals that moved

Game Market Open → Close (median) Books
San Francisco Giants @ Kansas City Royals (MLB)Spread (San Francisco Giants)-1.5 → 1.517
San Francisco Giants @ Kansas City Royals (MLB)Spread (Kansas City Royals)1.5 → -1.517
St. Louis Cardinals @ Los Angeles Angels (MLB)Spread (Los Angeles Angels)-1.5 → 120
St. Louis Cardinals @ Los Angeles Angels (MLB)Spread (St. Louis Cardinals)1.5 → -120
Minnesota Lynx @ Seattle Storm (WNBA)Total174 → 176.58
Las Vegas Aces @ Washington Mystics (WNBA)Total160 → 162.59
Chicago Sky @ New York Liberty (WNBA)Total180.5 → 1797
Chicago Sky @ New York Liberty (WNBA)Spread (Chicago Sky)11.5 → 108

Which books repriced first

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

Melbourne Storm @ South Sydney Rabbitohs: TAB led

TAB was the first book observed crossing half of its eventual move on Melbourne Storm, at 9:33pm et. Next were Sportsbet, Betright, Dabble Au. The last of the 12 qualifying books to cross was Unibet at 2:17am et, 4.7 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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