Time to start
Events far from start are refreshed more lightly. The cadence increases in the final hour and is highest around start time.
Refresh model
Odds update frequency
Odds update more often as an event gets closer to start time. League priority also changes the target cadence, so major leagues are checked more aggressively than lower-volume coverage.
League priority
Priority bands let major leagues receive tighter update targets while lower-volume leagues use a steadier background cadence.
Real-world variance
Actual timing can vary with event availability, upstream health, source response time, and temporary system load.
Approximate updates per hour
Frequency increases near start time.
This chart is a planning guide, not a latency guarantee.
Very high
High
Medium
Low
League examples
Priority bands in practice.
Examples are representative and may change as coverage and schedules change.
Very high
1 min near startAbout 2 min around one hour out. Current median observed cadence: varies.
- NBA
- NFL
High
2 min near startAbout 10 min around one hour out. Current median observed cadence: varies.
- AFL
- NRL
- MLB
- NHL
Medium
3 min near startAbout 10 min around one hour out. Current median observed cadence: varies.
- Premier League
- UEFA Champions League
- Serie A
- Bundesliga
- Tennis
Low
4 min near startAbout 10 min around one hour out. Current median observed cadence: varies.
- Lower-volume leagues
- Niche markets
How to use this
Use the page to plan product polling, cache TTLs, and user expectations. For realtime products, combine snapshots with the streaming surfaces in the docs.
Important notes
- This page is an approximate planning guide, not an availability or latency guarantee.
- Actual delivery can vary with event availability, source health, queue load, and upstream response times.