Don Best vs G&J Live Odds
Real-Time Odds: Live Betting Odds for - NFL, NBA, NCAAF, NCAAB, MLB, NHL, Soccer, NASCAR, Other Sports (Golf, Tennis, Boxing, UFC, MMA, etc)
Don Best
Don Best has the exclusive rights to display the BetCris and Grande Odds in real-time. They offer a variety of live betting odds from both online sportsbooks and Vegas sportsbooks. Most of their betting odds are in Real-Time, with a small amount of books being delayed. Their software, systems and technology date back to the early 90's and have not changed much since. With the exception of BetCRIS and Grande their odds changes record the 2nd fastest of all of the odds service providers.
G&J Live Odds
With the exception of BetCRIS and Grande (who is rumored to own Don Best Sports), G&J Update has direct access to sportsbook odds feeds. Because of its newer techonology in both hardware and software, G&J Update clocks the fastest odds changes from most of the sportsbooks.
Live Score Updates:
Don Best
Don Best uses between 1 and 2 live score providers as well as having a large sports department to provide quality control. Their scores are accurate most of the time, with a few exceptions here and there.
G&J Live Odds
G&J Live Odds utilizes multiple score providers as well as having a staff to control the quality and speed of scoring updates. G&J Live Odds is very fast going into, and coming out of, halftimes. When comparing the other services such as Don Best and SportsOptions there really isnt a noticable difference when it comes to scores because it is likely that they use the same live score providers.
Injury Alerts: Speed AND Accuracy
Don Best
Don Best sends out injury alerts for all major sporting events. Don Best realizes that injury updates are one of their weaknesses and has even gone as far as publicly appologizing for the speed of their injury information.
G&J Live Odds
G&J Live Odds has built a vast network of injury information resources to ensure that their Injury Information is not only fast, but accurate as well. G&J Update understands the importance of having accurate injury information. G&J Update tries to keep the pop-up distractions to a minimum, but will always alert you of important line-changing information
Public Betting Percentages: See where the money is going
Don Best
Currently Don Best does not offer public betting percentages.
G&J Live Odds
G&J Live Odds offers Public Betting Percentages which can be added in the Casino Settings menu. Betting Percentages show you the public picks for both the side and total of a game. These feeds are supplied directly from the sportsbooks
User Experience and Program Interface
Don Best
Don Best’s software is built with the very advanced user in mind. There are Menus, Buttons, Menus inside of buttons, etc. The average computer user may find the screen tough to navigate at times. Aside from the screen being a little dull and having some "flicker" issues, the overall responsiveness of the software is very good. Once you learn all the buttons and menus, the software will suit your needs.
G&J Live Odds
G&J Live Odds is very similar to the look and feel of Don Best. Because it was built using the newest technology, it may be a bit "brighter" and have quicker response times for normal tasks.
Final Thoughts
Don Best is a great program for the advanced sports bettor or bookmaker. It is packed full of features and has been ranked #1 among professionals for a long time. Don Best is also the most expensive Live Odds Service on the market at close to $600/month. When compared with G&J Live Odds, it is hard to justify the extra $400/mo.