RotoWire Data Integration

RotoWire provides real-time sports intelligence that pairs directly with OpticOdds market data — injury reports, confirmed lineups, depth charts, player news, and DFS projections across all major North American and international leagues.

Use RotoWire alongside OpticOdds to understand why lines move, not just that they moved.

What RotoWire Covers

Supported Leagues: NBA, MLB, NFL, NHL, WNBA, CBB, CFB, EPL, MLS, UCL, Liga MX, Bundesliga, La Liga, Ligue 1, Serie A, PGA, NASCAR, UFC, and more.

Why Layer RotoWire on Top of OpticOdds

Odds move in response to real-world events. RotoWire data tells you what those events are before the line has fully adjusted.

Injury → Line Movement A star player ruled out 90 minutes before tip-off will shift a spread by 3–8 points. RotoWire's injury feed captures GTD → OUT transitions as they happen.

Lineup Confirmation → Totals Confirmed starting pitchers, resting starters, and backup goalies all affect totals pricing. Lineup data from RotoWire lets you act before the market fully reprices.

Transaction News → Futures A key trade or waiver claim affects team win totals and player props. RotoWire transactions feed surfaces these moves immediately.

Authentication

RotoWire uses a simple query-parameter API key — no OAuth, no headers required.

https://api.rotowire.com/{sport}/{endpoint}.php?key=YOUR_ROTOWIRE_KEY

Full documentation: RotoWire API Reference →

Core Workflows

1. Injury Monitoring + Line Tracking

Poll RotoWire injuries every 5–10 minutes on game day. When a high-priority update appears, cross-reference OpticOdds for line movement on that game.

import requests

RW_KEY = "YOUR_ROTOWIRE_KEY"
OO_KEY = "YOUR_OPTICODDS_KEY"

# Step 1 — fetch recent NBA injury updates (last 30 min)
injuries = requests.get(
    "https://api.rotowire.com/Basketball/get-nba-injuries.php",
    params={"key": RW_KEY, "hours": 0.5}
).json().get("Updates", [])

# Step 2 — filter for high-priority OUT/GTD statuses
impactful = [
    u for u in injuries
    if u["Player"]["InjuryStatus"] in ("OUT", "GTD") and int(u["Priority"]) <= 2
]

# Step 3 — for each impactful update, check current odds on that game
for update in impactful:
    team_code = update["Team"]["Code"]
    print(f"{update['Player']['LastName']} ({team_code}) — {update['Player']['InjuryStatus']}")
    # use team_code to filter OpticOdds fixtures and pull current spread/total

2. Lineup Confirmation → Same-Game Parlays

Confirmed starters affect SGP pricing significantly. Pull RotoWire lineups once they're posted and compare against OpticOdds player prop availability.

lineups = requests.get(
    "https://api.rotowire.com/Basketball/get-nba-lineups.php",
    params={"key": RW_KEY}
).json()

for game in lineups.get("Games", []):
    home = game.get("HomeTeam", {})
    away = game.get("AwayTeam", {})
    if game.get("Status") == "Confirmed":
        print(f"{away['Alias']} @ {home['Alias']} — lineup confirmed")
        # now safe to pull player props from OpticOdds for this game

3. Transactions Feed → Futures Monitoring

Watch for impactful roster moves that shift win totals or championship futures pricing.

transactions = requests.get(
    "https://api.rotowire.com/Basketball/get-nba-transactions.php",
    params={"key": RW_KEY, "hours": 24}
).json().get("Transactions", [])

for t in transactions:
    print(f"{t.get('Player')} — {t.get('Description')}")

Priority Levels

RotoWire assigns every update a priority from 1–5. Use the max_priority parameter to filter signal from noise.

?key=YOUR_KEY&max_priority=2

Polling Reference

Use the hours parameter for delta-pulls — only fetch what's changed since your last poll.

Resources

• RotoWire API Reference — full endpoint documentation with example responses
• Quick Start Guide — authentication, first API call, key parameters
• Data Dictionary — injury status codes, priority levels, position codes
• Polling Best Practices — delta-pull patterns, deduplication, backoff

Please contact your OpticOdds sales representative if you're interested in adding RotoWire data to your package.