Setup Instructions
This page describes how to implement the Covers.com Odds Express service on your site.
Covers publishes odds for in-season sports every five minutes. The odds are published as a javascript file and can be referenced remotely. All you need to do is paste a snippet of code into your webpage, in the location you want the odds to appear. Simply (1) open a new or existing HTML page; (2) create a container (a table, iframe, etc.) of the width you need; then (3) paste the code shown in the following table into the container (the Odds Express table will expand to fit the width of your container). Save the page, upload it to your server, and look at it in your browser to see the odds in place. That's all there is to it! It starts working immediately. Each time a user accesses your page, the most up-to-date odds automatically appear, with no maintenance or updating required on your end.
| Sport / Code to Paste |
NFL:
<script language="JavaScript" src="http://expressodds.covers.com/remoteOddsJS/data/odds/js/remote_nfl_odds.js"></script>
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NCAAF:
<script language="JavaScript" src="http://expressodds.covers.com/remoteOddsJS/data/odds/js/remote_ncf_odds.js"></script> |
NBA:
<script language="JavaScript" src="http://expressodds.covers.com/remoteOddsJS/data/odds/js/remote_nba_odds.js"></script> |
NCAAB:
<script language="JavaScript" src="http://expressodds.covers.com/remoteOddsJS/data/odds/js/remote_ncb_odds.js"></script> |
MLB:
<script language="JavaScript" src="http://expressodds.covers.com/remoteOddsJS/data/odds/js/remote_mlb_odds.js"></script> |
NHL:
<script language="JavaScript" src="http://expressodds.covers.com/remoteOddsJS/data/odds/js/remote_nhl_odds.js"></script> |
| Other Available Information |
Odds Primer:
<script language="JavaScript" src="http://expressodds.covers.com/remoteOddsJS/data/odds/js/remote_odds_primer.js"></script> |
Placing the code on your site is quite simple, although it helps to be somewhat familiar with HTML. We strongly advise you not to use a WYSIWYG editor (such as FrontPage, Netscape Composer, etc.) to paste the code, but a normal text editor (such as Notepad). WYSIWYG editors often change the code in subtle ways, causing errors to occur.
Here's an example of some HTML code, showing our snippet placed inside a table:
<table width="450" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td>
<script language="JAVASCRIPT"
src="http://expressodds.covers.com/remoteOddsJS/data/odds/js/remote_nfl_odds.js"></script>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
|
The width of the container (in this case an HTML table) should be at least 450px, but can be as wide as desired.
And don't forget that our technical assistance team is available around the clock. Please contact us if you have problems or questions.
Covers Data Desk
1-866-662-6837 (toll-free)
E-mail Data Desk