OddsHarvester

OddsHarvester is an application designed to scrape and process sports betting odds and match data from oddsportal.com website.

📖 Table of Contents

1. ✨ Features
2. 🛠️ Local Installation
3. ⚡ Usage
   • 🔧 CLI Commands
   • 🌐 Environment Variables
   • 🐳 Running Inside a Docker Container
   • ☁️ Cloud Deployment
4. 🤝 Contributing
5. ☕ Donations
6. 📜 License
7. 💬 Feedback
8. ❗ Disclaimer

✨ Features

• 📅 Scrape Upcoming Matches: Fetch odds and event details for upcoming sports matches.
• 📊 Scrape Historical Odds: Retrieve historical odds and match results for analytical purposes.
• 🔍 Advanced Parsing: Extract structured data, including match dates, team names, scores, and venue details.
• 💾 Flexible Storage: Store scraped data in JSON or CSV locally, or upload it directly to a remote S3 bucket.
• 🐳 Docker Compatibility: Designed to work seamlessly inside Docker containers with minimal setup.
• 🕵️ Proxy Support: Route web requests through SOCKS/HTTP proxies for enhanced anonymity, geolocation bypass, and anti-blocking measures.

📚 Current Support

OddsHarvester supports a growing number of sports and their associated betting markets. All configurations are managed via dedicated enum and mapping files in the codebase.

✅ Supported Sports & Markets

🏅 Sport	🛒 Supported Markets
⚽ Football	1x2, btts, double_chance, draw_no_bet, over/under, european_handicap, asian_handicap
🎾 Tennis	match_winner, total_sets_over/under, total_games_over/under, asian_handicap, exact_score
🏀 Basketball	1x2, moneyline, asian_handicap, over/under
🏉 Rugby League	1x2, home_away, double_chance, draw_no_bet, over/under, handicap
🏉 Rugby Union	1x2, home_away, double_chance, draw_no_bet, over/under, handicap
🏒 Ice Hockey	1x2, home_away, double_chance, draw_no_bet, btts, over/under
⚾ Baseball	moneyline, over/under
🏈 American Football	1x2, moneyline, over/under, asian_handicap

⚙️ Note: Each sport and its markets are declared in enums inside sport_market_constants.py.

🗺️ Leagues & Competitions

Leagues and tournaments are mapped per sport in: sport_league_constants.py

You'll find support for:

• 🏆 Top Football leagues (Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, etc.)
• 🎾 Major Tennis tournaments (ATP, WTA, Grand Slams, etc.)
• 🏀 Global Basketball leagues (NBA, EuroLeague, ACB, etc.)
• 🏉 Major Rugby League competitions (NRL, Super League, etc.)
• 🏉 Major Rugby Union competitions (Six Nations, Rugby Championship, Top 14, etc.)
• 🏒 Major Ice Hockey leagues (NHL, KHL, SHL, Liiga, etc.)
• ⚾ Major Baseball leagues (MLB, NPB, KBO, etc.)
• 🏈 American Football leagues (NFL, NCAA, etc.)

🛠️ Local Installation

1. Clone the repository: Navigate to your desired folder and clone the repository. Then, move into the project directory:

   git clone https://github.com/jordantete/OddsHarvester.git
   cd OddsHarvester

2. Quick Setup with uv:

   Use uv, a lightweight package manager, to simplify the setup process. First, install uv with pip, then run the setup:

   pip install uv
   uv sync

3. Manual Setup (Optional):

   If you prefer to set up manually, follow these steps:

   • Create a virtual environment: Use Python's venv module to create an isolated environment (or virtualenv) for the project. Activate it depending on your operating system:

     • python3 -m venv .venv

     • On Unix/MacOS: source .venv/bin/activate

     • On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate

   • Install dependencies with pip: Use pip with the --use-pep517 flag to install directly from the pyproject.toml file: pip install . --use-pep517.

   • Or install dependencies with poetry: If you prefer poetry for dependency management: poetry install

4. Verify Installation:

   Ensure all dependencies are installed and Playwright is set up by running the following command:

   oddsharvester --help

   Or using the module directly:

   python -m oddsharvester --help

By following these steps, you should have OddsHarvester set up and ready to use.

⚡ Usage

🔧 CLI Commands

OddsHarvester provides a Command-Line Interface (CLI) to scrape sports betting data from oddsportal.com. Use it to retrieve upcoming match odds, analyze historical data, or store results for further processing.

Quick Reference

# Scrape upcoming matches
oddsharvester upcoming -s football -d 20250301 -m 1x2

# Scrape historical data
oddsharvester historic -s football -l england-premier-league --season 2024-2025 -m 1x2

# Show help
oddsharvester --help
oddsharvester upcoming --help
oddsharvester historic --help

1. Scrape Upcoming Matches

Retrieve odds and event details for upcoming sports matches.

oddsharvester upcoming [OPTIONS]

Options:

Option	Short	Description	Required	Default
--sport	-s	Sport to scrape (e.g., football, tennis, basketball)	Yes	None
--date	-d	Date for matches in YYYYMMDD format	Yes (unless --league or --match-link)	None
--league	-l	Comma-separated leagues (e.g., england-premier-league)	No	None
--market	-m	Comma-separated betting markets (e.g., 1x2,btts)	No	None
--storage		Storage type: local or remote	No	local
--format	-f	Output format: json or csv	No	json
--output	-o	Output file path	No	scraped_data
--headless		Run browser in headless mode	No	False
--concurrency	-c	Number of concurrent scraping tasks	No	3
--request-delay		Delay in seconds between match requests (with jitter)	No	1.0
--proxy-url		Proxy URL (e.g., http://proxy:8080 or socks5://proxy:1080)	No	None
--proxy-user		Proxy username	No	None
--proxy-pass		Proxy password	No	None
--user-agent		Custom browser user agent	No	None
--locale		Browser locale (e.g., fr-BE)	No	None
--timezone		Browser timezone ID (e.g., Europe/Brussels)	No	None
--match-link		Specific match URL(s) to scrape (can be repeated)	No	None
--target-bookmaker		Filter for a specific bookmaker	No	None
--odds-history		Scrape historical odds movement	No	False
--odds-format		Odds display format	No	Decimal Odds
--preview-only		Only scrape visible submarkets (faster, limited data)	No	False
--bookies-filter		Bookmaker filter: all, classic, or crypto	No	all
--period		Match period to scrape (sport-specific)	No	Sport default

Important Notes:

• If both --league and --date are provided, the scraper will only consider the leagues, meaning all upcoming matches for those leagues will be scraped.
• If --match-link is provided, it overrides --sport, --date, and --league.
• All match links must belong to the same sport when using --match-link.
• For best results, ensure the proxy's region matches the --locale and --timezone settings.

Example Usage:

# Retrieve upcoming football matches for a specific date
oddsharvester upcoming -s football -m 1x2 -d 20250301 --headless

# Scrape English Premier League matches
oddsharvester upcoming -s football -l england-premier-league -m 1x2,btts --headless

# Scrape multiple leagues at once
oddsharvester upcoming -s football -l england-premier-league,spain-laliga -m 1x2 --headless

# Scrape with a proxy
oddsharvester upcoming -s football -d 20250301 -m 1x2 --proxy-url http://proxy:8080 --proxy-user myuser --proxy-pass mypass --headless

# Scrape in preview mode (faster, average odds only)
oddsharvester upcoming -s football -d 20250301 -m over_under --preview-only --headless

# Scrape specific matches using match links
oddsharvester upcoming -s football --match-link "https://www.oddsportal.com/football/..." --match-link "https://www.oddsportal.com/football/..." -m 1x2

2. Scrape Historical Odds

Retrieve historical odds and results for analytical purposes.

oddsharvester historic [OPTIONS]

Options:

Option	Short	Description	Required	Default
--sport	-s	Sport to scrape (e.g., football, tennis, basketball)	Yes	None
--season		Season: YYYY, YYYY-YYYY, or current	Yes	None
--league	-l	Comma-separated leagues (e.g., england-premier-league)	No	None
--market	-m	Comma-separated betting markets (e.g., 1x2,btts)	No	None
--max-pages		Maximum number of pages to scrape	No	None
--storage		Storage type: local or remote	No	local
--format	-f	Output format: json or csv	No	json
--output	-o	Output file path	No	scraped_data
--headless		Run browser in headless mode	No	False
--concurrency	-c	Number of concurrent scraping tasks	No	3
--request-delay		Delay in seconds between match requests (with jitter)	No	1.0
--proxy-url		Proxy URL (e.g., http://proxy:8080 or socks5://proxy:1080)	No	None
--proxy-user		Proxy username	No	None
--proxy-pass		Proxy password	No	None
--user-agent		Custom browser user agent	No	None
--locale		Browser locale (e.g., fr-BE)	No	None
--timezone		Browser timezone ID (e.g., Europe/Brussels)	No	None
--match-link		Specific match URL(s) to scrape (can be repeated)	No	None
--target-bookmaker		Filter for a specific bookmaker	No	None
--odds-history		Scrape historical odds movement	No	False
--odds-format		Odds display format	No	Decimal Odds
--preview-only		Only scrape visible submarkets (faster, limited data)	No	False
--bookies-filter		Bookmaker filter: all, classic, or crypto	No	all
--period		Match period to scrape (sport-specific)	No	Sport default

Example Usage:

# Retrieve historical odds for the Premier League 2022-2023 season
oddsharvester historic -s football -l england-premier-league --season 2022-2023 -m 1x2 --headless

# Retrieve historical odds for multiple leagues
oddsharvester historic -s football -l england-premier-league,spain-laliga --season 2022-2023 -m 1x2 --headless

# Retrieve historical odds for the current season
oddsharvester historic -s football -l england-premier-league --season current -m 1x2 --headless

# Retrieve historical MLB 2022 season data
oddsharvester historic -s baseball -l usa-mlb --season 2022 -m moneyline --headless

# Scrape only 3 pages of historical data
oddsharvester historic -s football -l england-premier-league --season 2022-2023 -m 1x2 --max-pages 3 --headless

# Save output to CSV format
oddsharvester historic -s football -l england-premier-league --season 2024-2025 -m 1x2 -f csv -o premier_league_odds --headless

Preview Mode

The --preview-only flag enables a faster scraping mode that extracts only average odds from visible submarkets without loading individual bookmaker details. This mode is useful for:

• Quick exploration of available submarkets and their average odds
• Testing data structure and format
• Light monitoring with reduced resource usage

Preview Mode vs Full Mode:

Aspect	Full Mode	Preview Mode
Speed	Slower (interactive)	Faster (passive)
Data	All submarkets + bookmakers	Visible submarkets + avg odds
Bookmakers	Individual bookmaker odds	Average odds only
Odds History	Available	Not available
Structure	By bookmaker	By submarket (avg odds)

🌐 Environment Variables

All CLI options can also be configured via environment variables. This is useful for Docker deployments or CI/CD pipelines.

Environment Variable	CLI Option	Description
OH_SPORT	--sport	Sport to scrape
OH_LEAGUES	--league	Comma-separated leagues
OH_MARKETS	--market	Comma-separated markets
OH_STORAGE	--storage	Storage type (local/remote)
OH_FORMAT	--format	Output format (json/csv)
OH_FILE_PATH	--output	Output file path
OH_HEADLESS	--headless	Run in headless mode
OH_CONCURRENCY	--concurrency	Number of concurrent tasks
OH_REQUEST_DELAY	--request-delay	Delay between match requests (sec)
OH_PROXY_URL	--proxy-url	Proxy server URL
OH_PROXY_USER	--proxy-user	Proxy username
OH_PROXY_PASS	--proxy-pass	Proxy password
OH_USER_AGENT	--user-agent	Custom browser user agent
OH_LOCALE	--locale	Browser locale
OH_TIMEZONE	--timezone	Browser timezone ID

Example:

export OH_SPORT=football
export OH_HEADLESS=true
export OH_PROXY_URL=http://proxy.example.com:8080

oddsharvester upcoming -d 20250301 -m 1x2

🐳 Running Inside a Docker Container

OddsHarvester is compatible with Docker, allowing you to run the application seamlessly in a containerized environment.

Steps to Run with Docker:

1. Ensure Docker is Installed Make sure Docker is installed and running on your system. Visit Docker's official website for installation instructions specific to your operating system.

2. Build the Docker Image Navigate to the project's root directory, where the Dockerfile is located. Build the Docker image using the appropriate Docker build command. Assign a name to the image, such as odds-harvester: docker build -t odds-harvester:local --target local-dev .

3. Run the Container Start a Docker container based on the built image. Map the necessary ports if required and specify any volumes to persist data. Pass any CLI arguments as part of the Docker run command:

   docker run --rm odds-harvester:local python3 -m oddsharvester upcoming -s football -d 20250301 -m 1x2 -o output.json --headless

   Or using environment variables:

   docker run --rm \
     -e OH_SPORT=football \
     -e OH_HEADLESS=true \
     odds-harvester:local python3 -m oddsharvester upcoming -d 20250301 -m 1x2

4. Interactive Mode for Debugging If you need to debug or run commands interactively: docker run --rm -it odds-harvester:latest /bin/bash

Tips:

• Volume Mapping: Use volume mapping to store logs or output data on the host machine.
• Container Reusability: Assign a unique container name to avoid conflicts when running multiple instances.

☁️ Cloud Deployment

OddsHarvester can also be deployed on a cloud provider using the Serverless Framework, with a Docker image to ensure compatibility with AWS Lambda (Dockerfile will need to be tweaked if you want to deploy on a different cloud provider).

Why Use a Docker Image?

1. AWS Lambda's Deployment Size Limit: AWS Lambda has a hard limit of 50MB for direct deployment packages, which includes code, dependencies, and assets. Playwright and its browser dependencies far exceed this limit.

2. Playwright's Incompatibility with Lambda Layers: Playwright cannot be installed as an AWS Lambda layer because:

   • Its browser dependencies require system libraries that are unavailable in Lambda's standard runtime environment.
   • Packaging these libraries within Lambda layers would exceed the layer size limit.

3. Solution: Using a Docker image solves these limitations by bundling the entire runtime environment, including Playwright, its browsers, and all required libraries, into a single package. This ensures a consistent and compatible execution environment.

Serverless Framework Setup:

1. Serverless Configuration: The application includes a serverless.yaml file located at the root of the project. This file defines the deployment configuration for a serverless environment. Users can customize the configuration as needed, including:

   • Provider: Specify the cloud provider (e.g., AWS).
   • Region: Set the desired deployment region (e.g., eu-west-3).
   • Resources: Update the S3 bucket details or permissions as required.

2. Docker Integration: The app uses a Docker image (playwright_python_arm64) to ensure compatibility with the serverless architecture. The Dockerfile is already included in the project and configured in serverless.yaml. You'll need to build the image locally (see section above) and push the Docker image to ECR.

3. Permissions: By default, the app is configured with IAM roles to:

   • Upload (PutObject), retrieve (GetObject), and delete (DeleteObject) files from an S3 bucket. Update the Resource field in serverless.yaml with the ARN of your S3 bucket.

4. Function Details:

   • Function Name: scanAndStoreOddsPortalDataV2
   • Memory Size: 2048 MB
   • Timeout: 360 seconds
   • Event Trigger: Runs automatically every 2 hours (rate(2 hours)) via EventBridge.

Customizing Your Configuration: To tailor the serverless deployment for your needs:

• Open the serverless.yaml file in the root directory.
• Update the relevant fields:
  • S3 bucket ARN in the IAM policy.
  • Scheduling rate for the EventBridge trigger.
  • Resource limits (e.g., memory size or timeout).

Deploying to your preferred Cloud provider:

1. Install the Serverless Framework:
   • Follow the installation guide at Serverless Framework.
2. Deploy the application:
   • Use the sls deploy command to deploy the app to your cloud provider.
3. Verify the deployment:
   • Confirm that the function is scheduled correctly and check logs or S3 outputs.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you have ideas, improvements, or bug fixes, feel free to submit an issue or a pull request. Please ensure that your contributions follow the project's coding standards and include clear descriptions for any changes.

☕ Donations

If you find this project useful and would like to support its development, consider buying me a coffee! Your support helps keep this project maintained and improved.

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for more details.

💬 Feedback

Have any questions or feedback? Feel free to reach out via the issues tab on GitHub. We'd love to hear from you!

❗ Disclaimer

This package is intended for educational purposes only and not for any commercial use in any way. The author is not affiliated with or endorsed by the oddsportal.com website. Use this application responsibly and ensure compliance with the terms of service of oddsportal.com and any applicable laws in your jurisdiction.