Right now BeatVig prices 12 player props at both. Pinnacle is the cheaper side on 0 of them and Novig on 12. That is fewer than 30 comparable props, which is too small a sample to state as a percentage, so the counts are published on their own. This is the board as it stands at 01 Nov 22:35 ET, not an average over any period — BeatVig measures live prices and keeps no price history.
How they differ
Pinnacle is a sportsbook: it posts its own line and keeps its margin inside the two prices. Novig is an exchange: traders set the price between themselves and the fee sits outside it. Which of them is cheaper is not a constant and is not something this page asserts: every prop Pinnacle and Novig both price right now is converted to the implied probability of the same outcome and counted below, so the answer moves with the two boards rather than with the date this page was written.
Where Pinnacle is cheaper
Counted above: every prop Pinnacle prices lower than Novig. Listed below: the ones that also beat a de-vigged fair price, which is the stricter test and the only one worth acting on.
Pinnacle is not currently beating fair value on any player props both venues list.
How each one charges
- Pinnacle
- Pinnacle is a low-margin sportsbook that prices sharp and tolerates winning accounts, which is why its number is the reference many bettors de-vig against.
- Pinnacle still embeds its margin in the line, but the margin is thinner than a mainstream US book's.
- Pinnacle is not licensed in most US states.
- Novig
- Novig is a peer-to-peer exchange wearing a sportsbook interface: your price comes from another user rather than from a trading desk that sets a margin.
- Novig takes a small per-contract fee from the taker and pays makers a rebate rather than baking vig into the line. It is low-fee rather than fee-free, and when Novig steps in as counterparty in a thin market a spread comes back into the price.
- Novig covers the mainstream major-league slate with real depth and thins out quickly past it.
Pinnacle vs Novig FAQ
Is Pinnacle cheaper than Novig?
Across the 12 player props priced at both venues right now, Pinnacle is the cheaper side on 0 and Novig is cheaper on 12; the rest are priced identically at both. Neither venue is cheaper on everything, and this is a live count of the current boards rather than an average over time.
How do you compare a Pinnacle price to a Novig price?
Every quote from both venues is converted to the implied probability of the same outcome, so a contract price and an American price become the same unit. The cheaper venue is the one implying the lower probability for the side you want.
What does Pinnacle charge?
Pinnacle still embeds its margin in the line, but the margin is thinner than a mainstream US book's.
What does Novig charge?
Novig takes a small per-contract fee from the taker and pays makers a rebate rather than baking vig into the line. It is low-fee rather than fee-free, and when Novig steps in as counterparty in a thin market a spread comes back into the price.
How often does this comparison update?
It is computed from the live board every time the page loads, so it reflects the prices both venues are showing at that moment rather than a snapshot taken on an earlier day.