MLB Line Shopping Opportunities for 2026-05-16
Top 20 MLB player props by line dispersion on 2026-05-16. Where books disagree, line shopping pays.
Where the books disagree most today
The table below ranks MLB player props on 2026-05-16 by line dispersion (the gap between the lowest and highest line offered by any book). Wider gaps = more line-shopping value, more potential +EV. Computed from MLB prop closing lines pulled from 20 active sources.
| Player | Market | Sources | Line range | Avg | Over price range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | totals | 11 | 1.5 - 15.5 | 9.0 | -160 to 850 |
| Blake Snell | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 12.0 | 7.1 | -10000 to 1640 |
| Jack Leiter | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 11.0 | 6.8 | -3900 to 1780 |
| Kyle Schwarber | player total bases | 5 | 1.5 - 9.5 | 2.5 | -107 to 800 |
| Kyle Schwarber | player hits runs rbis | 3 | 1.5 - 9.5 | 3.8 | -136 to 600 |
| Merrill Kelly | player outs | 7 | 15.5 - 23.5 | 16.5 | -130 to 120 |
| Luis Arraez | player total bases | 12 | 0.0 - 7.5 | 1.5 | -225 to 425 |
| Daylen Lile | player total bases | 6 | 0.0 - 7.5 | 1.6 | -110 to 260 |
| Spencer Arrighetti | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 6.5 | -4500 to 1100 |
| Tyler Mahle | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 5.7 | -2000 to 1820 |
| Emerson Hancock | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 6.0 | -2000 to 1500 |
| Michael Wacha | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 5.8 | -1000 to 1900 |
| Merrill Kelly | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 6.3 | -950 to 1820 |
| Randy Vasquez | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 6.2 | -750 to 2000 |
| Dustin May | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 6.3 | -650 to 1700 |
| Brandon Lowe | player hits runs rbis | 3 | 0.5 - 7.5 | 2.8 | -162 to 210 |
| Miguel Vargas | player total bases | 6 | 0.0 - 6.5 | 1.6 | 110 to 625 |
| Jordan Walker | player total bases | 13 | 0.0 - 6.5 | 1.5 | -155 to 280 |
| Jakob Marsee | player total bases | 3 | 0.0 - 6.5 | 4.9 | 160 to 360 |
| Cedric Mullins | player total bases | 3 | 0.0 - 6.5 | 4.9 | 155 to 340 |
Get +EV opportunities programmatically
# Pre-computed +EV bets (Pro tier) curl "https://parlay-api.com/v1/sports/baseball_mlb/ev?min_edge=0.02&date=2026-05-16" \ -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" # Pre-computed cross-book arbitrage (Pro tier) curl "https://parlay-api.com/v1/sports/baseball_mlb/arbitrage?min_profit=0.005&date=2026-05-16" \ -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"
For information only. Sports betting carries risk. Past dispersion doesn't guarantee future +EV.
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