Daily Line Movement Report

The biggest odds moves of August 23, 2026

The largest consensus move of the day belonged to Arsenal, moving from -150 to -200 in Arsenal @ Aston Villa (EPL): a 6.8 point swing in implied probability confirmed by 35 of 36 tracked books. Atlanta Braves flipped from underdog to favorite against the market open in Atlanta Braves @ Milwaukee Brewers.

Data: pre-game odds snapshots captured August 23, 2026 (12:00am to 11:59pm PT) across 30+ sportsbooks. Published August 24, 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
Arsenal @ Aston Villa (EPL)Arsenal-150 → -200+6.8 pts35 of 36
FC Twente Enschede @ SC Cambuur (Eredivisie)FC Twente Enschede-227 → -303+5.8 pts16 of 17
Lecce @ Venezia (Serie A)Venezia-101 → -124+5.1 pts29 of 29
Felipe Lima @ Morgan Charriere (MMA)Felipe Lima-119 → -172+4.5 pts3 of 5
Indiana Fever @ Chicago Sky (WNBA)Chicago Sky+135 → +115+4.3 pts11 of 11
Elche CF @ Real Racing Club de Santander (La Liga)Real Racing Club de Santander+140 → +122+4.1 pts13 of 21
Chicago Cubs @ Seattle Mariners (MLB)Chicago Cubs-110 → -129+3.7 pts29 of 29
Atlanta Braves @ Milwaukee Brewers (MLB)Atlanta Braves+110 → -105+3.6 pts26 of 29

Implied probability points, median across up to 36 books per market.

Spreads and totals that moved

Game Market Open → Close (median) Books
Seattle Storm @ Dallas Wings (WNBA)Total172 → 175.511
Atlanta Dream @ Los Angeles Sparks (WNBA)Total183 → 181.511
Indiana Fever @ Chicago Sky (WNBA)Spread (Chicago Sky)3.5 → 211
Indiana Fever @ Chicago Sky (WNBA)Total186 → 187.511
Indiana Fever @ Chicago Sky (WNBA)Spread (Indiana Fever)-3.5 → -211
Washington Mystics @ Portland Fire (WNBA)Total165.5 → 166.511
Golden State Valkyries @ Minnesota Lynx (WNBA)Total160.5 → 159.511
Las Vegas Aces @ Toronto Tempo (WNBA)Spread (Las Vegas Aces)-14.5 → -13.511

Which books repriced first

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

Arsenal @ Aston Villa: Tipico De led

Tipico De was the first book observed crossing half of its eventual move on Arsenal, at 9:44am et. Next were Betway, Bovada, LeoVegas. The last of the 35 qualifying books to cross was Ladbrokes at 2:23pm et, 4.6 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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