Daily Line Movement Report

The biggest odds moves of August 5, 2026

The largest consensus move of the day belonged to Houston Astros, moving from -176 to -233 in Toronto Blue Jays @ Houston Astros (MLB): a 5.9 point swing in implied probability confirmed by 29 of 29 tracked books.

Data: pre-game odds snapshots captured August 5, 2026 (12:00am to 11:59pm PT) across 30+ sportsbooks. Published August 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
Toronto Blue Jays @ Houston Astros (MLB)Houston Astros-176 → -233+5.9 pts29 of 29
Athletics @ Cincinnati Reds (MLB)Cincinnati Reds-139 → -172+5.0 pts28 of 29
Chicago White Sox @ Boston Red Sox (MLB)Boston Red Sox-124 → -147+4.2 pts27 of 28
North Melbourne Kangaroos @ Western Bulldogs (AFL)North Melbourne Kangaroos+220 → +185+4.0 pts11 of 13
Los Angeles Angels @ Baltimore Orioles (MLB)Baltimore Orioles-165 → -192+3.4 pts21 of 28
Phoenix Mercury @ Atlanta Dream (WNBA)Atlanta Dream-205 → -250+3.4 pts10 of 11
Washington Nationals @ Philadelphia Phillies (MLB)Philadelphia Phillies-175 → -200+3.4 pts24 of 27
San Diego Padres @ Arizona Diamondbacks (MLB)San Diego Padres-124 → -140+3.4 pts22 of 28

Implied probability points, median across up to 29 books per market.

Spreads and totals that moved

Game Market Open → Close (median) Books
Las Vegas Aces @ Indiana Fever (WNBA)Spread (Indiana Fever)-1.5 → 111
Las Vegas Aces @ Indiana Fever (WNBA)Spread (Las Vegas Aces)1.5 → -111
Los Angeles Sparks @ Chicago Sky (WNBA)Total190 → 187.511
Seattle Storm @ New York Liberty (WNBA)Total184.5 → 182.510
Dallas Wings @ Washington Mystics (WNBA)Spread (Washington Mystics)3.5 → 211
Dallas Wings @ Washington Mystics (WNBA)Spread (Dallas Wings)-3.5 → -211
Phoenix Mercury @ Atlanta Dream (WNBA)Spread (Phoenix Mercury)5.5 → 6.7510
Toronto Tempo @ Portland Fire (WNBA)Total186.25 → 187.510

Which books repriced first

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

Toronto Blue Jays @ Houston Astros: Tipico De led

Tipico De was the first book observed crossing half of its eventual move on Houston Astros, at 8:47am et. Next were BetRivers, DraftKings, BetUS. The last of the 29 qualifying books to cross was 888sport at 11:58am et, 3.2 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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