diff --git a/src/Marathon.Application/Abstractions/ISnapshotRepository.cs b/src/Marathon.Application/Abstractions/ISnapshotRepository.cs
index 895ba5d..7bc8440 100644
--- a/src/Marathon.Application/Abstractions/ISnapshotRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Marathon.Application/Abstractions/ISnapshotRepository.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,17 @@ public interface ISnapshotRepository
         DateTimeOffset to,
         CancellationToken ct = default);
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Batched companion to <see cref="ListByEventAsync"/>: loads snapshots
+    /// for many events in a single query and groups by <see cref="EventId"/>.
+    /// Events with no snapshots in range get an empty list in the result.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<IReadOnlyDictionary<EventId, IReadOnlyList<OddsSnapshot>>> ListByEventsAsync(
+        IReadOnlyCollection<EventId> eventIds,
+        DateTimeOffset from,
+        DateTimeOffset to,
+        CancellationToken ct = default);
+
     Task AddAsync(OddsSnapshot entity, CancellationToken ct = default);
 
     Task SaveChangesAsync(CancellationToken ct = default);
diff --git a/src/Marathon.Application/UseCases/DetectAnomaliesUseCase.cs b/src/Marathon.Application/UseCases/DetectAnomaliesUseCase.cs
index 0fa93e3..4e4692d 100644
--- a/src/Marathon.Application/UseCases/DetectAnomaliesUseCase.cs
+++ b/src/Marathon.Application/UseCases/DetectAnomaliesUseCase.cs
@@ -75,13 +75,22 @@ public sealed class DetectAnomaliesUseCase
         // (O(N_events) round-trips). Reviewer W1, Phase 7.
         var existingAnomalies = await _anomalyRepo.ListAsync(ct);
 
+        // Single batched query for all events' snapshots — replaces the prior
+        // per-event ListByEventAsync round-trip (O(N) SQLite hits + N Include(Bets)
+        // payloads). Returns an empty list for events with no snapshots in range.
+        var eventIds = events.Select(e => e.Id).ToList();
+        var snapshotsByEvent = await _snapshotRepo.ListByEventsAsync(eventIds, from, now, ct);
+
         foreach (var ev in events)
         {
             ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 
             try
             {
-                newAnomalyCount += await ProcessEventAsync(detector, ev, from, now, existingAnomalies, ct);
+                var snapshots = snapshotsByEvent.TryGetValue(ev.Id, out var found)
+                    ? found
+                    : Array.Empty<OddsSnapshot>();
+                newAnomalyCount += await ProcessEventAsync(detector, ev, snapshots, existingAnomalies, ct);
             }
             catch (OperationCanceledException)
             {
@@ -107,13 +116,11 @@ public sealed class DetectAnomaliesUseCase
     private async Task<int> ProcessEventAsync(
         AnomalyDetector detector,
         Event ev,
-        DateTimeOffset from,
-        DateTimeOffset to,
+        IReadOnlyList<OddsSnapshot> snapshots,
         IReadOnlyList<Anomaly> existingAnomalies,
         CancellationToken ct)
     {
-        var snapshots = await _snapshotRepo.ListByEventAsync(ev.Id, from, to, ct);
-        var detected  = detector.Detect(ev.Id, snapshots);
+        var detected = detector.Detect(ev.Id, snapshots);
 
         if (detected.Count == 0)
             return 0;
diff --git a/src/Marathon.Infrastructure/Persistence/Repositories/SnapshotRepository.cs b/src/Marathon.Infrastructure/Persistence/Repositories/SnapshotRepository.cs
index f3d2f1c..8654737 100644
--- a/src/Marathon.Infrastructure/Persistence/Repositories/SnapshotRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Marathon.Infrastructure/Persistence/Repositories/SnapshotRepository.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,43 @@ internal sealed class SnapshotRepository : ISnapshotRepository
         return entities.Select(Mapping.ToDomain).ToList().AsReadOnly();
     }
 
+    public async Task<IReadOnlyDictionary<EventId, IReadOnlyList<OddsSnapshot>>> ListByEventsAsync(
+        IReadOnlyCollection<EventId> eventIds,
+        DateTimeOffset from,
+        DateTimeOffset to,
+        CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(eventIds);
+
+        var result = new Dictionary<EventId, IReadOnlyList<OddsSnapshot>>(eventIds.Count);
+        if (eventIds.Count == 0)
+            return result;
+
+        var ids = eventIds.Select(e => e.Value).Distinct().ToArray();
+        var fromStr = from.ToString("O");
+        var toStr = to.ToString("O");
+
+        var entities = await _db.Snapshots.AsNoTracking()
+            .Include(s => s.Bets)
+            .Where(s => ids.Contains(s.EventCode)
+                     && s.CapturedAt.CompareTo(fromStr) >= 0
+                     && s.CapturedAt.CompareTo(toStr) <= 0)
+            .ToListAsync(ct);
+
+        var grouped = entities
+            .GroupBy(e => e.EventCode)
+            .ToDictionary(g => g.Key, g => g.Select(Mapping.ToDomain).ToList());
+
+        foreach (var id in eventIds)
+        {
+            result[id] = grouped.TryGetValue(id.Value, out var list)
+                ? list.AsReadOnly()
+                : Array.Empty<OddsSnapshot>();
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
     public async Task AddAsync(OddsSnapshot entity, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
         var efEntity = Mapping.ToEntity(entity);
diff --git a/tests/Marathon.Application.Tests/UseCases/DetectAnomaliesUseCaseTests.cs b/tests/Marathon.Application.Tests/UseCases/DetectAnomaliesUseCaseTests.cs
index 6312058..90ad976 100644
--- a/tests/Marathon.Application.Tests/UseCases/DetectAnomaliesUseCaseTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Marathon.Application.Tests/UseCases/DetectAnomaliesUseCaseTests.cs
@@ -79,9 +79,10 @@ public sealed class DetectAnomaliesUseCaseTests
             .Returns(new[] { ev }.ToList().AsReadOnly());
 
         _snapshotRepo
-            .ListByEventAsync(eventId, Arg.Any<DateTimeOffset>(), Arg.Any<DateTimeOffset>(),
+            .ListByEventsAsync(Arg.Any<IReadOnlyCollection<EventId>>(),
+                Arg.Any<DateTimeOffset>(), Arg.Any<DateTimeOffset>(),
                 Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
-            .Returns(BuildFlipTimeline(eventId));
+            .Returns(SnapshotsByEvent(eventId, BuildFlipTimeline(eventId)));
 
         // No existing anomalies → dedup will not filter anything.
         _anomalyRepo.ListAsync(Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
@@ -111,9 +112,10 @@ public sealed class DetectAnomaliesUseCaseTests
             .Returns(new[] { ev }.ToList().AsReadOnly());
 
         _snapshotRepo
-            .ListByEventAsync(eventId, Arg.Any<DateTimeOffset>(), Arg.Any<DateTimeOffset>(),
+            .ListByEventsAsync(Arg.Any<IReadOnlyCollection<EventId>>(),
+                Arg.Any<DateTimeOffset>(), Arg.Any<DateTimeOffset>(),
                 Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
-            .Returns(BuildFlipTimeline(eventId));
+            .Returns(SnapshotsByEvent(eventId, BuildFlipTimeline(eventId)));
 
         // Existing anomaly with same EventId, Kind=SuspensionFlip, and DetectedAt ≈ now (within dedup window).
         var existingAnomaly = new Anomaly(
@@ -142,7 +144,9 @@ public sealed class DetectAnomaliesUseCaseTests
     [Fact]
     public async Task Should_ContinueAfterPerEventFailure_And_ReturnPartialCount()
     {
-        // Arrange: two events — first throws on snapshot load, second has a detectable flip.
+        // Arrange: two events — persistence on event 1 throws, event 2 has a detectable flip.
+        // (The batched ListByEventsAsync no longer fails per-event; the per-event try/catch
+        //  protects against persistence failures while iterating detected anomalies.)
         var ev1Id = new EventId("33333333");
         var ev2Id = new EventId("44444444");
         var ev1   = TestFixtures.MakeEvent(ev1Id.Value);
@@ -151,21 +155,23 @@ public sealed class DetectAnomaliesUseCaseTests
         _eventRepo.ListAsync(Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
             .Returns(new[] { ev1, ev2 }.ToList().AsReadOnly());
 
-        // Event 1 — snapshot load throws.
+        // Both events have detectable flip timelines.
         _snapshotRepo
-            .ListByEventAsync(ev1Id, Arg.Any<DateTimeOffset>(), Arg.Any<DateTimeOffset>(),
+            .ListByEventsAsync(Arg.Any<IReadOnlyCollection<EventId>>(),
+                Arg.Any<DateTimeOffset>(), Arg.Any<DateTimeOffset>(),
                 Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
-            .ThrowsAsync(new InvalidOperationException("DB error for event 1"));
-
-        // Event 2 — clean flip timeline.
-        _snapshotRepo
-            .ListByEventAsync(ev2Id, Arg.Any<DateTimeOffset>(), Arg.Any<DateTimeOffset>(),
-                Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
-            .Returns(BuildFlipTimeline(ev2Id));
+            .Returns(SnapshotsByEvent(
+                (ev1Id, BuildFlipTimeline(ev1Id)),
+                (ev2Id, BuildFlipTimeline(ev2Id))));
 
         _anomalyRepo.ListAsync(Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
             .Returns(Array.Empty<Anomaly>().ToList().AsReadOnly());
 
+        // Event 1's anomaly persistence throws; event 2's succeeds.
+        _anomalyRepo
+            .AddAsync(Arg.Is<Anomaly>(a => a.EventId == ev1Id), Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
+            .ThrowsAsync(new InvalidOperationException("DB error for event 1 anomaly"));
+
         var sut = CreateSut();
 
         // Act — must not throw despite event 1 failing.
@@ -193,14 +199,12 @@ public sealed class DetectAnomaliesUseCaseTests
             .Returns(new[] { ev1, ev2 }.ToList().AsReadOnly());
 
         _snapshotRepo
-            .ListByEventAsync(ev1Id, Arg.Any<DateTimeOffset>(), Arg.Any<DateTimeOffset>(),
+            .ListByEventsAsync(Arg.Any<IReadOnlyCollection<EventId>>(),
+                Arg.Any<DateTimeOffset>(), Arg.Any<DateTimeOffset>(),
                 Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
-            .Returns(BuildFlipTimeline(ev1Id));
-
-        _snapshotRepo
-            .ListByEventAsync(ev2Id, Arg.Any<DateTimeOffset>(), Arg.Any<DateTimeOffset>(),
-                Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
-            .Returns(BuildFlipTimeline(ev2Id));
+            .Returns(SnapshotsByEvent(
+                (ev1Id, BuildFlipTimeline(ev1Id)),
+                (ev2Id, BuildFlipTimeline(ev2Id))));
 
         _anomalyRepo.ListAsync(Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
             .Returns(Array.Empty<Anomaly>().ToList().AsReadOnly());
@@ -214,4 +218,14 @@ public sealed class DetectAnomaliesUseCaseTests
         count.Should().Be(2, "two events, one flip each → 2 new anomalies");
         await _anomalyRepo.Received(2).AddAsync(Arg.Any<Anomaly>(), Arg.Any<CancellationToken>());
     }
+
+    // ── Helper: build the dictionary returned by ISnapshotRepository.ListByEventsAsync ─
+
+    private static IReadOnlyDictionary<EventId, IReadOnlyList<OddsSnapshot>> SnapshotsByEvent(
+        EventId id, IReadOnlyList<OddsSnapshot> snapshots) =>
+        new Dictionary<EventId, IReadOnlyList<OddsSnapshot>> { [id] = snapshots };
+
+    private static IReadOnlyDictionary<EventId, IReadOnlyList<OddsSnapshot>> SnapshotsByEvent(
+        params (EventId Id, IReadOnlyList<OddsSnapshot> Snapshots)[] entries) =>
+        entries.ToDictionary(e => e.Id, e => e.Snapshots);
 }