Daily Line Movement Report

The biggest odds moves of August 18, 2026

The largest consensus move of the day belonged to North Melbourne Kangaroos, moving from +100 to -143 in North Melbourne Kangaroos @ Sydney Swans (AFL): a 9.8 point swing in implied probability confirmed by 10 of 11 tracked books. North Melbourne Kangaroos flipped from underdog to favorite against the market open in North Melbourne Kangaroos @ Sydney Swans.

Data: pre-game odds snapshots captured August 18, 2026 (12:00am to 11:59pm PT) across 30+ sportsbooks. Published August 19, 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
North Melbourne Kangaroos @ Sydney Swans (AFL)North Melbourne Kangaroos+100 → -143+9.8 pts10 of 11
Trent Miller @ Douglas Rodrigues (MMA)Douglas Rodrigues-450 → -700+7.1 pts5 of 5
Feyenoord @ SC Cambuur (Eredivisie)Feyenoord-300 → -410+6.0 pts5 of 6
Roman Puga @ Taner Trembley (MMA)Taner Trembley+150 → +120+5.0 pts4 of 5
Alik Lorenz @ Mahamed Aly (MMA)Mahamed Aly-320 → -425+4.8 pts5 of 5
New York Liberty @ Chicago Sky (WNBA)New York Liberty-174 → -200+3.7 pts10 of 11
Atlanta Braves @ Minnesota Twins (MLB)Minnesota Twins+107 → -109+3.6 pts13 of 24
Seattle Mariners @ Milwaukee Brewers (MLB)Milwaukee Brewers-156 → -177+3.6 pts20 of 27

Implied probability points, median across up to 27 books per market.

Spreads and totals that moved

Game Market Open → Close (median) Books
Seattle Mariners @ Milwaukee Brewers (MLB)Spread (Milwaukee Brewers)-1.5 → 111
Indiana Fever @ Toronto Tempo (WNBA)Total192.5 → 19011
Minnesota Lynx @ Golden State Valkyries (WNBA)Total166.5 → 164.59
Toronto Tempo @ Washington Mystics (WNBA)Spread (Washington Mystics)-9 → -10.58
Los Angeles Sparks @ Connecticut Sun (WNBA)Total171 → 169.511
Toronto Tempo @ Washington Mystics (WNBA)Spread (Toronto Tempo)9 → 10.58
Atlanta Dream @ Las Vegas Aces (WNBA)Total177.5 → 17911
Seattle Mariners @ Milwaukee Brewers (MLB)Spread (Seattle Mariners)1.5 → 0.2512

Which books repriced first

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

North Melbourne Kangaroos @ Sydney Swans: Betr led

Betr was the first book observed crossing half of its eventual move on North Melbourne Kangaroos, at 8:16pm et. Next were Ladbrokes AU, Neds, Sportsbet. The last of the 10 qualifying books to cross was PlayUp at 12:11am et, 3.9 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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