What To Know About Sports On Prime Video: Watch Live Games On Amazon

An Amazon Prime subscription can get you a lot of things: free shipping, exclusive deals, discounts on groceries, and, of course, the Prime Video streaming service.

Did you know that in addition to Amazon Originals, hit movies, and new releases available to buy/rent, a number of live sporting events are available to Prime Video subscribers at no additional cost?

While some games (like New York Yankees and Seattle Storm) are location-specific, anyone in the country can watch select WNBA games, ONE fight nights, and the centerpiece of Prime’s sports coverage: Thursday Night Football.

That’s right, the only way to check out TNF is with an Amazon Prime or Prime Video subscription.

So, what’s the 411 on Sports on Prime Video? Keep reading for everything you need to know, including what sports are available, add-on channels, and how to watch them.

What Sports are on Prime Video?

The sports available to watch live on Prime Video include:

• Baseball
• Football
• Basketball
• Mixed Martial Arts
• Golf
• Soccer

Some of these are included with a Prime Video subscription, while others require an additional channel subscription. Which brings us to the next question…

Is Sports on Prime Video Free with My Prime Subscription?

Some, but not all, live sporting are automatically included with a standard Prime subscription.

With your standard Prime subscription, you’ll be able to watch every week of Thursday Night Football, any WNBA games carried by the streamer, select Yankees games (if you live in the New York Metropolitan area), Seattle Storm games (if you live in Washington state), and ONE Fight Nights.

Other sports and leagues, including college football, MLB, NBA, Big 3 basketball, PGA golf tours, NWSL, even more NFL, UEFA Champions League, and national team soccer, are available to stream on Prime Video with various Prime Video Channels add-ons.

How to Watch Live Sports on Prime Video:

To see all of the upcoming live sports available to you on Prime Video, check out the Sports on Prime Video landing page. There, you can also see what live games are available on various add-on channels.

When your game is starting, simply open up Prime Video on any of the 650 devices that support the Prime Video app to start watching.

Sports Channels Available on Prime Video:

MLB.tv

Watch live out-of-market MLB games with MLB.tv. To watch every out-of-market team’s game, it costs $25/month, but a single team pass is a one-time payment of $60 for the rest of the season.

NBA League Pass

NBA League Pass, which includes NBA TV, provides you with every out-of-market game that’s not being televised nationally on ABC, ESPN, or TNT. Like MLB.tv, NBA League Pass has two options: all team pass ($15/month) and single team pass ($14/month).

NBA TV ($7/month)

NBA TV doesn’t carry every game; it’s more of a 24-hour channel dedicated entirely to the NBA. However, it also has 100 exclusive games every season. You can also watch WNBA matches on NBA TV.

Paramount+ ($12/month)

With Paramount+, stream live Big 3 basketball, PGA Tour events, National Women’s Soccer League matches, and both NFL and College Football games that air on CBS. This year, that includes one of the NFL’s thanksgiving games, a Christmas day game, and a New Year’s Eve college football bowl game.

Max ($16/month)

Add Max onto your Prime Video subscription to watch USA Soccer matches. The service streams live friendlies and gamedays for both the US Men’s National Team and the US Women’s National Team. You can also catch new episodes of Hard Knocks on Max leading up to the start of the NFL season.

ViX Premium ($7/month)

Stream Concacaf and UEFA Champions League soccer in Spanish by adding ViX Premium onto your Prime Video subscription.

What Other Sports Content is Available on Prime Video?

In addition to live sports, Prime Video also has a number of exclusive sports talk shows, including The Cari Champion Show, Game Breakers, Bonjour!, The Power Hour, and From the Desk of Master T.

There are also exclusive documentaries and docuseries, including All or Nothing, which had seasons following Tottenham Hotspur, the Arizona Cardinals, Manchester City FC, the Toronto Maple Leafs, Michigan Wolverines football, and Juventus, among others.

Amazon Prime Subscription and Pricing:

To take advantage of sports on Prime Video, you’ll need to be an Amazon Prime subscriber. Amazon Prime costs $15/month or $139/year and comes with perks like free one-or-two-day shipping, exclusive access to deals, and Prime Video.

If you just want Prime Video, you can subscribe to that for $9/month — it won’t include any other Prime perks. No matter what plan you go with, a 30-day free trial is included.

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