MLB Line Shopping Opportunities for 2026-05-18
Top 20 MLB player props by line dispersion on 2026-05-18. Where books disagree, line shopping pays.
Where the books disagree most today
The table below ranks MLB player props on 2026-05-18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Bohm | player hits | 6 | 0.0 - 1.5 | 0.7 | -20000 to 1500 |
| Bryce Harper | player hits | 6 | 0.0 - 1.5 | 0.7 | -20000 to 1200 |
| Jac Caglianone | player total bases | 4 | 0.0 - 1.5 | 0.6 | -20000 to 138 |
| Marcelo Mayer | player hits | 6 | 0.0 - 1.5 | 0.4 | -280 to 1300 |
| Daylen Lile | player hits | 6 | 0.0 - 1.5 | 0.7 | -265 to 1200 |
| Luis Rengifo | player hits | 6 | 0.0 - 1.5 | 0.5 | -255 to 1200 |
| Sal Stewart | player hits | 5 | 0.0 - 1.5 | 0.7 | -255 to 1100 |
| Andrew Vaughn | player hits | 6 | 0.0 - 1.5 | 0.9 | -310 to 1000 |
| Maikel Garcia | player hits | 6 | 0.0 - 1.5 | 1.2 | -330 to 950 |
| Alex Bregman | player hits | 6 | 0.0 - 1.5 | 0.9 | -315 to 950 |
| Michael Harris II | player hits | 4 | 0.0 - 1.5 | 0.9 | -310 to 950 |
| Yandy Diaz | player hits | 4 | 0.0 - 1.5 | 0.6 | -302 to 950 |
| Kevin McGonigle | player hits | 5 | 0.0 - 1.5 | 1.2 | -340 to 900 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | player hits | 6 | 0.0 - 1.5 | 0.8 | -280 to 900 |
| Ceddanne Rafaela | player hits | 6 | 0.0 - 1.5 | 1.0 | -320 to 850 |
| Jarren Duran | player hits | 6 | 0.0 - 1.5 | 1.0 | -298 to 850 |
| Mickey Gasper | player hits | 5 | 0.0 - 1.5 | 0.7 | -286 to 850 |
| Aaron Judge | player hits | 5 | 0.0 - 1.5 | 1.1 | -283 to 850 |
| Jackson Chourio | player hits | 6 | 0.0 - 1.5 | 1.1 | -278 to 750 |
| Yordan Alvarez | player hits | 6 | 0.0 - 1.5 | 1.3 | -275 to 750 |
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=2026-05-18" \ -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=2026-05-18" \ -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"
For information only. Sports betting carries risk. Past dispersion doesn't guarantee future +EV.
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