WASHINGTON — Watching sports is an evolving pastime, especially online. One analyst is warning that buying individual games could be costly.

“If you order everything individually, you have to be careful,” says USA Today Tech Editor Mike Snider. “It may cost you more than if you’d just stayed with that original pay TV bundle.”

Sports leagues are experimenting to see what consumers will pay for. Major League Baseball TV subscriptions are offering games online. It works so well that the National Hockey League is adopting the technology.

Next season, the National Basketball Association League Pass will offer single out-of-market games for $6.99 each.

Snider predicts the next few years will be intriguing, as customers, content providers and networks gauge reactions and make adjustments to determine what new live sports options will look like.

WTOP’s Kristi King contributed to this report.