Overall Comparison
betPARX
Average vig · D
↑ 0.06% up since yesterday
theScore Bet ✔ Lower Vig
Average vig · D
↑ 0.38% up since yesterday
betPARX wins on 14 of 22 sports. The biggest gap is in NCAA Baseball, where betPARX charges 3.37% less vig.
betPARX and theScore Bet represent two distinct paths into the U.S. sports betting market. betPARX is an extension of Parx Casino, the largest casino in Pennsylvania, leveraging decades of brick-and-mortar gaming experience to build its digital sportsbook. Its approach is rooted in the traditional casino model — loyalty programs tied to physical properties, regional brand recognition, and a customer base that often overlaps with casino patrons. theScore Bet, by contrast, emerged from one of North America's most popular sports media apps before being acquired by Penn Entertainment in 2021. Its DNA is content-first, built around the idea that bettors who consume sports news and scores within the same ecosystem will naturally place wagers there. That media-to-betting pipeline gives theScore a different feel entirely, skewing toward a younger, mobile-native audience.
Bettors who value a seamless integration of sports content, real-time news, and betting in a single app will find theScore Bet's interface particularly appealing — it's one of the cleanest and most intuitive designs in the market. betPARX, on the other hand, may appeal to bettors in its core Mid-Atlantic footprint who want to earn cross-platform rewards redeemable at physical casino locations. For anyone grinding casino and sportsbook promotions together, betPARX's loyalty structure can add meaningful value that purely digital books don't replicate.
Beyond vig — which bettors can compare in real time on this page — several practical factors matter. theScore Bet generally offers a smoother mobile experience with faster load times and more intuitive bet slip management. betPARX has historically been more conservative with betting limits, particularly on sharper markets, while theScore's limits can vary depending on sport and bet type. Payout speeds are comparable, though both trail the fastest operators in the industry. Reliability during peak betting windows, such as NFL Sundays, is worth monitoring for both books, as neither carries the infrastructure depth of the largest national operators.
Vig Comparison by Sport
Frequently Asked Questions
Is betPARX or theScore Bet better for odds?
theScore Bet currently offers lower vig overall. betPARX averages 7.25% vig (D) while theScore Bet averages 7.06% vig (D).
How does betPARX compare to theScore Bet by sport?
We compare both books across 71 sports. The comparison covers vig percentages, grades, and which book offers better odds per sport.
betPARX and theScore Bet are close — does the difference matter?
The overall spread is just 0.19%. For casual bettors, this is negligible. For high-volume bettors placing $500+ per week, even 0.1% adds up to meaningful savings over a season. Check the sport-by-sport breakdown for larger gaps.
What is vig (vigorish) in sports betting?
Vig — short for vigorish, also called juice or overround — is the margin a sportsbook builds into its odds. It's the difference between the true probability of an outcome and what the odds imply. Lower vig means you keep more of your winnings on every bet. For example, a standard -110/-110 line has about 4.76% vig.
How often is this data updated?
We pull fresh odds from The Odds API three times per day — at 6:00 AM, 2:00 PM, and 10:00 PM UTC. Each snapshot captures the latest lines from every sportsbook that has posted odds. The timestamp at the top of the page shows the most recent refresh.
How is the vig grade calculated?
Each sportsbook is graded on a letter scale based on average vig: A+ (under 2%) is exceptional, A (2–3%) is excellent, B+ (3–4%) is above average, B (4–5%) is the industry standard, C (5–6%) is below average, and D (above 6%) indicates high-juice markets.
Why does lower vig matter for bettors?
Lower vig directly impacts your long-term returns. A bettor placing $1,000 per week at a book with 4% vig loses roughly $40/week to the house edge. At 2% vig, that drops to $20/week — a $1,040 difference over a year. For serious bettors, shopping for lower vig is one of the most reliable ways to improve profitability.
What sportsbooks do you track?
We track both regulated US sportsbooks (DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, Caesars) and offshore books (Bovada, BetOnline, MyBookie, BetUS, LowVig.ag, BetAnySports). Data comes from The Odds API, which aggregates real-time lines from licensed sources.
How We Calculate These Numbers
- Data Source
- All odds on this page come from The Odds API, which aggregates real-time lines from licensed US and offshore sportsbooks. We track moneyline, spread, and totals markets across every sport with active betting lines.
- Update Frequency
- We pull a fresh snapshot of every tracked market three times per day — at 6:00 AM, 2:00 PM, and 10:00 PM UTC. Each snapshot captures the latest lines from every sportsbook that has posted odds for a given event. The timestamp at the top of each page tells you exactly when the data was last refreshed.
- Vig Calculation
- Vig (short for vigorish, also called juice or overround) measures the margin a sportsbook builds into its odds. We calculate it by converting the odds on each side of a market to implied probabilities, summing those probabilities, and subtracting 100%. For example, a market priced at -110/-110 implies 52.38% on each side — a total of 104.76%, meaning a vig of 4.76%. Lower vig means better value for bettors because you keep more of your winnings.
- Per-Market Breakdown
- We compute vig separately for each market type: moneyline (h2h), point spreads, and totals (over/under). The "average vig" shown for each sportsbook is the mean across all market types weighted by the number of events sampled in each market.
- Grading Scale
- Every sportsbook receives a letter grade based on its average vig: A+ (under 2%) is exceptional and rare — these are typically sharp-friendly books. A (2–3%) is excellent. B+ (3–4%) is above average. B (4–5%) is the industry standard for most recreational sportsbooks. C (5–6%) is below average. D (above 6%) indicates high-juice markets where bettors face a steep cost per wager.
- Trend Tracking
- We store daily snapshots for 30 days, allowing us to show 24-hour and 7-day vig trends. A downward trend (improving) means sportsbooks are tightening their lines — often in response to increased competition or higher betting volume as a season heats up.