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How prices move before kick-off

Every published pick's price is snapshotted at each pipeline run. Across 859 tracked picks the line moved 7.2% on average between our first quote and the last one before the match — and which way it moved is information about whose money arrived late.

Recomputed Sep 20, 2026 · snapshots are pipeline-run frequency, so intraday spikes between runs are invisible · how we work

Movement by league

LeaguePicks tracked Avg moveShortenedDriftedBiggest drop
La Liga 57 36.1% 31.6% 61.4% -16.1%
Eredivisie 21 8.7% 28.6% 61.9% -8.3%
Austrian Bundesliga 21 8.2% 23.8% 71.4% -9.1%
Greek Super League 22 7.3% 40.9% 59.1% -9.4%
Liga Profesional 36 6.7% 41.7% 52.8% -23.4%
2. Bundesliga 11 6.7% 9.1% 90.9% -0.7%
Eliteserien 30 6.5% 43.3% 56.7% -27.8%
Belgian Pro League 20 6.2% 30.0% 65.0% -10.0%
Brasileirão 86 5.9% 27.9% 61.6% -11.9%
Liga MX 19 5.9% 26.3% 68.4% -14.2%
Allsvenskan 30 5.8% 16.7% 83.3% -7.8%
Champions League 8 5.7% 37.5% 62.5% -5.9%
Championship 29 5.6% 24.1% 75.9% -5.6%
Ligue 1 32 5.4% 25.0% 71.9% -8.1%
Serie A 35 5.3% 28.6% 62.9% -13.4%
Primeira Liga 29 5.0% 27.6% 65.5% -9.4%
J1 League 26 5.0% 23.1% 73.1% -6.3%
Süper Lig 21 4.9% 52.4% 47.6% -7.3%
Scottish Premiership 24 4.7% 25.0% 66.7% -11.8%
Danish Superliga 14 4.6% 35.7% 57.1% -5.7%
Ekstraklasa 28 4.6% 17.9% 78.6% -2.8%
La Liga 2 16 4.6% 50.0% 50.0% -11.0%
League One 20 4.4% 35.0% 65.0% -10.9%
Bundesliga 27 4.0% 48.1% 37.0% -19.1%
Premier League 45 3.9% 51.1% 46.7% -21.2%
MLS 152 3.4% 42.8% 52.6% -15.8%

Avg move = mean absolute price change between first and last snapshot. Shortened = share of picks whose price fell (money arrived on them); drifted = share whose price rose. Leagues qualify at 8+ tracked picks; hover the biggest drop for the fixture.

Why line movement matters

A price that shortens after you bet it means later money agreed with you; a price that drifts means the market moved against your position. Aggregated honestly, that is the fastest feedback loop in betting — far faster than results, which need hundreds of bets to say anything. It is the same logic as closing line value, measured here across every pick we publish rather than curated highlights.

Two limits worth stating plainly. Our snapshots run at pipeline frequency, twice a day, so intraday spikes between runs are invisible — the true movement is larger than what this table can see. And movement is not profit: a shortening price validates the direction of a pick, not its size. The CLV experiment is where we measure whether our picks systematically beat the close; this page shows the raw material that verdict is built from.

The practical use for a reader: leagues at the top of the table are where prices are least settled at our publish time — which is where early prices are most valuable and where line shopping pays most. The dropping odds page tracks the current movers live.

⚠️ Our AI model is still learning from match data. All predictions are experimental statistical estimates for information purposes only — not financial advice and not an invitation to bet. Outcomes are never guaranteed. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.