How it works

From the odds to your edge.

CMOS calculates the probability. LINE sets it beside the price and shows you how big the gap is, and whether to trust it.

  1. Pick your sports

    Follow one sport or all of them. Your home screen, alerts and favorites follow your picks.

  2. See the numbers

    Every game: LINE’s win probability, the projected score and the odds, side by side, with the edge called out.

  3. Make your call

    Start with today’s Top Bets, dig into any matchup, then bet your way, with better information.

Step 1 · Translate the price

Every price is a probability.

Odds tell you the payout. LINE converts them into the win rate you need to break even, so you can compare them with LINE’s own number.

Negative odds: odds ÷ (odds + 100). Positive odds: 100 ÷ (odds + 100). The implied probability includes the sportsbook’s cut.

American odds and the probability they imply
OddsImplied probabilityHow
−11052.4%110 ÷ (110 + 100)
+15040.0%100 ÷ (150 + 100)
−20066.7%200 ÷ (200 + 100)

Step 2 · Calculate

CMOS sets the probability.

CMOS, LINE’s proprietary prediction engine, rates every NFL offense and defense by points per play, adjusted for the opponent, home field and the starting quarterback. Official picks lock 30 minutes before kickoff, with a fingerprint that proves they weren’t changed.

College football and basketball forecasts run on licensed college data. They’re saved before every game and graded, and labeled research while they build a track record.

Step 3 · Compare

Two numbers, two jobs.

Edge is how far LINE’s probability is from the market’s. Expected value is what that gap is worth at the price on offer.

Edge · percentage points

+2.6pts

How far LINE’s probability sits above the one the odds imply.

55.0% − 52.4% = +2.6 pts

Expected value · percent

+5.0%per $1

What each dollar returns on average if LINE’s probability is right, at the actual payout: −110 pays $0.909 profit per $1.

0.550 × 0.909 − 0.450 = +5.0%

Example: HAR +3.5 at −110 with a LINE probability of 55.0% (fictional game). A positive expected value still loses often in the short run; it pays off only over many bets, and only if the probability is right.

Step 4 · Rank

The biggest edges rise to the top.

Every game day, CMOS scores every market in the sports you follow. The biggest edges go to the top of the app as Today’s Top Bets.

An edge is a probability, not a promise: Top Bets still lose sometimes, so bet what you can afford.

Today in the LINE app

Top Bets, every game day

Every day there are games, CMOS scores every market in your sports and LINE puts the biggest edges at the top of the app. Your Top Bets are waiting when you open it.

  • Ranked by edgeWhere LINE’s probability beats the odds by the most.
  • Across your sportsNFL, college football, college basketball and every sport as it launches.
  • The full pictureThe price, LINE’s probability, the edge and expected value on every pick.

See the method in the app.