SportsDataIO Playbook: August Newsletter
It’s officially football season!
Welcome to the August edition of the SportsDataIO newsletter - NFL preseason is underway, college football is kicking off, and we are entering the best time of the sports calendar. As you wrap up your mock drafts and place your final football futures bets, we’ve got a handful of key enhancements that we are excited to share with you this month.
Stay tuned as we break down these updates, and be sure to read through the newsletter for all the details on how SportsDataIO is gearing up to support you this season!
Product Updates and Enhancements
New Sportsbooks + Aggregated Odds Enhancement
We’ve added a number of new sportsbooks with many more to come in the coming weeks including odds from picks providers and offshore sportsbooks.
- New Active Books: Pinnacle, Circa, ESPN Bet, Bovada, Bet365, Fanatics.
- Books Coming Soon: Bookmaker.eu, BetOnline, Westgate, Superbook, Hard Rock, 5Dimes, BetUS.
- Picks Providers: PrizePicks, Sleeper, Underdog
A list of the most important and recent product launches + enhancements at SportsDataIO. This list will be updated continuously throughout the year to ensure you are kept up-to-date with the latest and greatest at SportsDataIO.
2024/25 NHL Confirmed Coverage
As the 2024-2025 NHL season gears up, we're thrilled to announce our confirmed coverage that ensures you won't miss a moment of the action. With real-time stats, detailed game analysis, and comprehensive updates, SportsDataIO has you covered from the first faceoff to the final buzzer.
Read our full Confirmed Coverage here.
Customer Spotlight: Left Brain Sports
In this month's Customer Spotlight, we’re excited to feature Left Brain Sports, a market-leader in fantasy sports, and a team that’s as passionate about football as we are. As the new season kicks off, discover how they’re leveraging our data to elevate their portfolio of fantasy platforms and deliver unmatched insights to their audience.
Read more about our 3 year partnership with LBS here.
September Key Dates
Notable key dates ahead in September include:
- NFL Season Kickoff (September 5th)
- MLB Regular Season Ends (September 29th)
To see all key dates upcoming check out the full calendar here.
News Around The Industry
- SportsDataIO was nominated for SiGMA World’s East Europe Awards in the Best Real-Time Sports Data Provider category this past month!
- DraftKings made major news in August not once but twice - with acquisition of live betting technology leader SimpleBet and also retracing their steps on the “visible surcharge tax” on winning bets in a handful of states.
- As PrizePicks continue to innovate and differentiate itself in the Daily Fantasy Sports space, they recently announced the launch of Streak, a new peer to peer F2P experience launching ahead of NFL season.
As we wrap up the month of August, stay tuned for another exciting month ahead!
Sam Pearson
Sam Pearson is a Senior Account Executive for SportsDataIO and has been with the company since September of 2020. Sam currently resides in Phoenix, Arizona, but grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. You can always find him catching up on the latest and greatest in the sports world, actively following the Cubs, Bears, and Blackhawks.
