MLB Line Shopping Opportunities for 2026-05-17
Top 20 MLB player props by line dispersion on 2026-05-17. Where books disagree, line shopping pays.
Where the books disagree most today
The table below ranks MLB player props on 2026-05-17 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 | 10 | 4.5 - 17.5 | 9.0 | -145 to 640 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | spreads | 10 | -12.5 - -1.5 | -1.7 | -1000 to 195 |
| Los Angeles Angels | spreads | 10 | 1.5 - 12.5 | 1.7 | -250 to 600 |
| Casey Schmitt | player total bases | 13 | 0.0 - 10.5 | 1.7 | -20000 to 3500 |
| Luis Severino | player hits allowed | 9 | 0.5 - 9.5 | 5.5 | -162 to 124 |
| Munetaka Murakami | player total bases | 6 | 0.0 - 8.5 | 1.7 | 120 to 340 |
| Casey Schmitt | player hits runs rbis | 10 | 1.5 - 9.5 | 1.7 | -175 to 3000 |
| Munetaka Murakami | player hits runs rbis | 4 | 1.5 - 8.5 | 2.6 | -20000 to 250 |
| Jose Soriano | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 6.8 | -4000 to 1360 |
| San Francisco Giants | spreads | 10 | -5.5 - 1.5 | 1.1 | -5000 to 140 |
| Justin Wrobleski | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 6.3 | -1400 to 1800 |
| Luis Severino | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 6.9 | -1400 to 1600 |
| Athletics | spreads | 10 | -1.5 - 5.5 | -1.0 | -180 to 1100 |
| Angel Martinez | player total bases | 4 | 0.0 - 6.5 | 1.4 | 115 to 2500 |
| Jackson Chourio | player total bases | 6 | 0.0 - 6.5 | 1.9 | -115 to 475 |
| Andrew Benintendi | player total bases | 3 | 0.0 - 6.5 | 0.9 | -210 to 325 |
| Jesus Rodriguez | player total bases alt | 3 | 2.0 - 8.0 | 3.6 | 152 to 3300 |
| Sebastian Rivero | player total bases alt | 3 | 2.0 - 8.0 | 3.5 | 180 to 3300 |
| Trevor McDonald | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 9.0 | 5.5 | -1250 to 1700 |
| Luis Arraez | player total bases alt | 4 | 2.0 - 8.0 | 3.6 | -125 to 2800 |
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=2026-05-17" \ -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=2026-05-17" \ -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"
For information only. Sports betting carries risk. Past dispersion doesn't guarantee future +EV.
Run this analysis yourself, free
Every number in this post came from the ParlayAPI live feed. Free tier: 1,000 requests/month, no credit card.
Get my free key →