Case Study Sports Betting · 2026

Data Edge

Your edge. Every match.

Sports bettors have more data than ever — and less clarity than ever. Data Edge is a mobile platform that cuts through the noise: unified live scores, real-time odds comparison across bookmakers, AI-powered value signals, and expert tips — all in one dark, fast, focused app.

Role Lead Product Designer
Scope End-to-end UX & UI
Platform iOS & Android
Industry Sports Betting · Data
Year 2026
Data Edge — Main Feed
Data Edge — Match Details
Data Edge — Analysis & Tips
Designer Rafa B
Lead Product Designer, ux.ui.dan
Deliverables UX Research
Competitive Analysis
UI Design System
Prototyping & Handoff
Core Challenge Making data-heavy sports information scannable and actionable in seconds

Overview

One app. Every edge.

Data Edge brings together everything a serious sports bettor needs — live scores across Football, NBA, MLB, Tennis, and E-sports; real-time odds comparison from multiple bookmakers; AI-powered value signals; expert tips with verified track records; and curated sports news. One product, one place, one unfair advantage.

The design challenge was significant: sports betting data is inherently dense. Match stats, odds tables, bookmaker comparisons, live updates, expert analysis — all of it matters, all at once. Our job was to make that density readable at a glance, navigable with one thumb, and fast enough to actually be useful in the seconds before odds shift.

The Problem

"By the time I've checked three different sites for odds, the value is gone."

Bettors who actually do their research — who look for value, track expert tips, and monitor live data — are being failed by the tools available to them. Everything is scattered. By the time you've found the edge, it's already closed.

01

Fragmented data across platforms

Live scores on one site, odds on another, tips in a Telegram channel, news in a separate app. No bettor should have to context-switch five times to make one decision.

02

Odds that change before you can act

Value windows close in seconds. If your tools require navigating between tabs and refreshing manually, you lose before you start. Speed isn't a nice-to-have — it's the product.

03

No way to know if a tip is worth following

Anyone can claim a winning streak. Without context, reasoning, and a visible history, expert tips are just noise dressed as signal — and bettors have no way to tell the difference.

Core Experience

Every sport. One feed.

The main feed is a unified, real-time stream of live scores, upcoming matches, and odds — tabbed across Football, NBA, MLB, Tennis, and E-sports. Bookmaker odds surface right inline. Users never have to leave the screen to see if a line has moved.

Data Edge — Unified Sports Feed
Unified sports feed — all bookmakers inline
Data Edge — Live Scores
Live scores — Football, Tennis, Bundesliga with LIVE badges
Data Edge — E-Sports
E-sports — CS:GO, League of Legends, Dota 2. Live viewer counts.

Sport coverage

Football, NBA, MLB, Tennis, and E-sports — all in a single tabbed feed. One thumb, everything.

Live data

Live scores update in real time with LIVE badges. Odds from Jack, Johnny, and Mike shown side-by-side, inline.

E-sports included

A dedicated E-sports section with live viewer counts and upcoming tournaments — built for the next generation of bettors.

Odds Intelligence

See every bookmaker.
Spot the edge instantly.

The match detail screen is where Data Edge earns its name. A live odds comparison table shows every bookmaker's lines side-by-side. The best available odds are highlighted in yellow. A value signal percentage tells you immediately whether a line is worth acting on — before the window closes.

ManCity vs Liverpool — Odds
ManCity vs Liverpool — Value signal: +12.3%
Barcelona vs Real Madrid — Stats
Barcelona vs Real Madrid — Stats, Scorecast, Lineups
Arsenal vs Chelsea — Live
Arsenal vs Chelsea — LIVE, 59 min. Odds updating in real time

Best odds highlighted

The highest available odds across all bookmakers are marked in yellow — scannable in under a second without reading a single number twice.

Value signal %

An AI-calculated edge score tells you how much value exists in a line relative to its true probability — displayed prominently before you decide.

Live updating

Live matches show odds updating in real time as the game progresses. No manual refresh needed — the data comes to you.

Expert Analysis

Tips that show
their working.

Anyone can claim to have a winning streak. The Analysis & Tips screen was designed around a single idea: transparency earns trust. Each expert tip surfaces its reasoning, confidence level, and history — not to boast about numbers, but to give users the context they need to make their own informed call.

Data Edge — Analysis & Tips
Analysis & Tips — confidence level and reasoning visible upfront

Purpose

Reduce noise, not add to it

The goal wasn't to surface more tips — it was to surface fewer, better ones. Every design choice in this screen is about helping users filter signal from noise, not overwhelming them with options.

Transparency

Show the reasoning, not just the pick

Confidence levels, sport category, and tip status are always visible. Users can see not just what an expert recommends, but how certain they are and whether past tips have played out — so trust is earned, not assumed.

Control

Filter by sport, status, and outcome

Users can slice tips by sport, filter by pending or settled, and sort by confidence. The screen puts them in control of how they engage — whether they're casually browsing or deeply researching before a match.

Stay Informed

Stay in the game
between matches.

The news section aggregates stories from ESPN, BBC Sport, Sky Sports, and The Athletic — curated by sport and surfaced in a clean, fast-loading feed. Injury news, form guides, and pre-match analysis can shift the value of a line significantly. Data Edge keeps you ahead of it.

Data Edge — News Feed
News from ESPN, BBC Sport, Sky Sports, The Athletic — all in one place

What guided every decision

Three principles. One edge.

01

Data density without overwhelm

High-info screens that stay readable at a glance. Dark mode reduces eye strain during evening matches. Yellow highlights only what matters — the best odds, the highest confidence, the live edge.

02

Speed over everything

Bettors make decisions in seconds. Every interaction was optimised for one-handed use, fast scanning, and zero unnecessary taps. If an action takes three taps, that's two too many.

03

Earned trust through transparency

Showing odds from named sources, displaying edge calculations openly, and tracking expert tip history publicly builds a product people actually trust — and come back to every match day.