A moneyline bet in the CFL is straightforward: pick the team that will win the game outright, with no point spread involved. Because the CFL features only nine teams and a relatively short 18-game regular season, the talent gap between top and bottom clubs can be significant, leading to heavily lopsided moneyline prices. Games featuring dominant squads like a 14-win team hosting a struggling crossover contender can see favorites priced beyond -300, where the juice required to back the chalk erodes long-term profitability quickly.
Moneyline value in the CFL tends to emerge in divisional matchups where familiarity breeds closer contests, or in early-season weeks before rosters stabilize and public perception catches up to actual team quality. The three-down game, wider field, and motion rules create more variance than the NFL, which means underdogs convert at a slightly higher rate than casual bettors expect. Regarding vig, CFL moneylines typically carry higher margins than spread or total markets because of lower betting volume and liquidity. Books face less sharp action on CFL lines, giving them less incentive to tighten margins, which makes comparing odds across sportsbooks especially important for extracting the best available price.
Analysis updated September 6, 2026. Odds data above refreshes hourly.
↑ 7-day trend: CFL moneyline average vig has worsened by 0.25 percentage points over the past week (from 5.18% to 5.43%). Odds margins are widening, meaning bettors are getting less value per wager.
Cross-Sport moneyline Vig Comparison
CFL moneyline averages 5.43% vig across 9 sportsbooks. Here's how that compares to other active sports:
Vig Rankings
| # | Sportsbook | Vig | Grade | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DraftKings | 4.39% | B | 3 |
| 2 | Fanatics | 4.42% | B | 3 |
| 3 | FanDuel | 4.48% | B | 3 |
| 4 | Bovada | 4.50% | B | 3 |
| 5 | theScore Bet (ESPN Bet) | 4.57% | B | 3 |
| 6 | Hard Rock Bet | 4.77% | B | 3 |
| 7 | BetMGM | 4.80% | B | 3 |
| 8 | MyBookie.ag | 5.00% | C+ | 3 |
| 9 | ReBet | 11.93% | F | 3 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which sportsbook has the lowest CFL moneyline vig?
DraftKings currently has the lowest vig at 4.39%, earning a grade of B.
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 every hour, on the hour (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 average vig: A+ (under 2%) is exchange-level pricing, A (2–3%) very competitive, B+ (3–4%) above average, B (4–5%) the industry standard, C+ (5–6%) slightly below average, C (6–7%) below average, D (7–8%) high vig, D− (8–10%) very high, F (10%+) predatory.
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, BetAnything). 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 every hour, on the hour (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 exchange-level pricing. A (2–3%) is very competitive. B+ (3–4%) is above average. B (4–5%) is the industry standard — a -110/-110 line is 4.76%. C+ (5–6%) is slightly below average. C (6–7%) is below average. D (7–8%) is high vig. D− (8–10%) is very high vig. F (10%+) is predatory pricing. See the full Vig Index Methodology for formulas, worked examples, and known limitations.
- 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.