Right now BeatVig prices 56 NBA props at both. BetRivers is the cheaper side 53% of the time (30 of 56), and Novig is cheaper on 23. This is the board as it stands at 01 Nov 23:41 ET, not an average over any period — BeatVig measures live prices and keeps no price history.
How they differ
BetRivers 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 BetRivers 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 BetRivers is cheaper
Counted above: every prop BetRivers 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.
How each one charges
- BetRivers
- BetRivers is a traditional sportsbook: it sets the line itself and prices both sides with its margin included rather than taking a cut of a trade between two users.
- BetRivers charges no separate commission — the margin is inside the two prices and is paid win or lose. It prices closer to the mainstream US books than to a low-margin operation, so the amount embedded in a prop is in line with what DraftKings or FanDuel charge for the same market.
- BetRivers prices the mainstream player-prop markets — passing, rushing and receiving lines — on the primary games of each slate, and thins out past them faster than the widest boards here.
- 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.
In short
Right now BetRivers is the cheaper price on 53% of the 56 NBA props both venues price, measured live off the current boards. Right now the best price gap is Peyton Watson Threes: BetRivers pays +138 against Novig's +107.
BetRivers vs Novig FAQ
Is BetRivers cheaper than Novig?
Across the 56 NBA props priced at both venues right now, BetRivers is the cheaper side on 30 and Novig is cheaper on 23; 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 BetRivers 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 BetRivers charge?
BetRivers charges no separate commission — the margin is inside the two prices and is paid win or lose. It prices closer to the mainstream US books than to a low-margin operation, so the amount embedded in a prop is in line with what DraftKings or FanDuel charge for the same market.
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.