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Swish Analytics is now facing counterclaims from three rivals, escalating a legal battle that began late last year.
RotoWire has accused Swish of unlawfully scraping and misusing its player injury data, arguing that this information is central to how player prop odds are set and represents decades of work in fantasy sports and analytics.
At the same time, OpticOdds and OddsJam have filed their own counterclaims, alleging that Swish is breaking antitrust rules by engaging in algorithmic price fixing.
These filings mark a sharp turn in the dispute that started in December 2024, when Swish sued OddsJam and OpticOdds in California, claiming they had misappropriated proprietary odds data from sportsbook partners like FanDuel and bet365.
Swish estimated damages of more than $100 million, saying its competitors were republishing its data to undercut its business.
RotoWire claims Swish ignored multiple requests to license data
RotoWire has taken Swish Analytics to court, accusing the company of scraping and misusing its proprietary player injury data without permission. The company says its projections and news are the result of years spent collecting, verifying, and producing data that the wider industry depends on.
The complaint explains that in 2025 RotoWire offered Swish a license to use its data properly. Swish declined, saying it handled the work “internally.” Despite that refusal, RotoWire claims Swish continued to pull data from its websites and subscription products, using it to power betting and fantasy tools.
In some cases, Swish even admitted publicly to using RotoWire’s information in its products. The company pointed to public comments from Swish’s founders, who admitted scraping websites to fuel their predictive models. Job postings at Swish even listed “web scraping” as a required skill.
“Swish Analytics has been unfairly profiting from our hard work, and we have sued to stop them. We take the integrity of our data and our platform seriously, and we intend to protect it,” the company stated.
The filing also accused Swish of causing broader harm to competition. It argues that if companies can freely scrape and resell time‑sensitive sports information, it reduces the incentive for RotoWire and others to keep investing in accurate, real‑time data.
OpticJam accuse Swish of illegal price fixing
OddsJam and OpticOdds have also turned the tables on Swish Analytics, accusing the San Francisco company of running an unlawful price‑fixing scheme in the sports betting market.
In their counterclaims, the two firms argue that Swish provides competing sportsbooks with a shared algorithm that sets betting lines, a practice they say violates California’s Cartwright Act. By relying on the same system, sportsbooks end up offering nearly identical odds, reducing price variation and leaving bettors with fewer choices.
The filing also repeats points from the RotoWire case where Swish admitted to scraping gambling and odds data from multiple sources, the very conduct it claimed was illegal when it sued OddsJam and OpticOdds in 2024.
According to the counterclaims, Swish’s approach undermines transparency, which is central to the services OddsJam and OpticOdds provide
The complaint further alleges that Swish sought to eliminate OddsJam and OpticOdds altogether, launching a campaign in 2024 to pressure clients and damage their businesses.
The companies argue that Swish targeted them because their transparency tools exposed the effects of Swish’s algorithmic pricing. They are now asking the court for damages, restitution, and an injunction to stop what they describe as anticompetitive conduct that harms both rivals and bettors.
Meanwhile, Swish Analytics continues to maintain that allegations against it are unfounded and remains committed to its case against both OddsJam and OpticOdds.
