No NBA props are priced at both Novig and DraftKings at this moment. Prices repopulate as each slate's boards open.
How they differ
Novig looks like a sportsbook and prices like an exchange. That is the entire point of it: instead of a trading desk taking the other side of your bet and keeping a margin, another user takes it and Novig takes a small fee. Against DraftKings that should show up as a straight price improvement on the same outcome rather than a difference of opinion about the outcome. The board below is how often it actually does.
Where Novig is cheaper
Novig is not currently the better price on any NBA props both venues list.
How each one charges
- 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.
- DraftKings
- The DraftKings sportsbook sets the line, prices both sides with its margin included, and takes the other side of your bet itself. DraftKings Predictions is a separate, CFTC-regulated product with its own pricing and its own state list.
- DraftKings' margin is inside the price. You pay it on every bet you place, whether that bet wins or loses.
- DraftKings offers the widest US player-prop menu of any venue on this site.
Novig vs DraftKings FAQ
Is Novig cheaper than DraftKings?
It depends on the prop, which is why this page measures it continuously rather than quoting a single number. Neither venue is cheaper on everything, and the answer changes as both boards move.
How do you compare a Novig price to a DraftKings 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 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.
What does DraftKings charge?
DraftKings' margin is inside the price. You pay it on every bet you place, whether that bet wins or loses.
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.