MLB Line Shopping Opportunities for 2026-05-20
Top 20 MLB player props by line dispersion on 2026-05-20. Where books disagree, line shopping pays.
Where the books disagree most today
The table below ranks MLB player props on 2026-05-20 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 - 20.5 | 8.7 | -270 to 1000 |
| Athletics | spreads | 10 | -7.5 - 1.5 | 1.1 | -1100 to 108 |
| Texas Rangers | spreads | 10 | -10.5 - -1.5 | -1.9 | -650 to 240 |
| Los Angeles Angels | spreads | 10 | -1.5 - 7.5 | -1.1 | -136 to 640 |
| Colorado Rockies | spreads | 10 | 1.5 - 10.5 | 1.9 | -325 to 425 |
| Reid Detmers | player strikeouts | 12 | 1.5 - 10.5 | 6.5 | -298 to 240 |
| Bo Bichette | player total bases | 8 | 0.0 - 8.5 | 3.1 | -135 to 375 |
| Freddie Freeman | player total bases | 13 | 0.0 - 8.5 | 1.5 | -180 to 250 |
| Emmet Sheehan | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 11.0 | 6.2 | -3200 to 1800 |
| Reid Detmers | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 11.0 | 7.4 | -3500 to 1200 |
| James Wood | player hits runs rbis | 4 | 1.5 - 9.5 | 5.1 | -160 to 200 |
| Ryne Nelson | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 5.7 | -1200 to 2000 |
| Jacob Lopez | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 6.5 | -1300 to 1800 |
| Mike Burrows | player strikeouts alt | 4 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 6.0 | -1200 to 1600 |
| Griffin Canning | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 5.2 | -700 to 2000 |
| Bryce Miller | player strikeouts | 12 | 0.5 - 7.5 | 4.5 | -326 to 207 |
| Ryne Nelson | player hits allowed | 8 | 1.5 - 8.5 | 5.5 | -142 to 224 |
| Brandon Nimmo | player hits runs rbis | 10 | 1.5 - 8.5 | 2.6 | -164 to 170 |
| James Wood | player total bases | 7 | 0.0 - 6.5 | 2.7 | -105 to 290 |
| Rafael Devers | player total bases | 13 | 0.0 - 6.5 | 1.6 | -160 to 200 |
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=2026-05-20" \ -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=2026-05-20" \ -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"
For information only. Sports betting carries risk. Past dispersion doesn't guarantee future +EV.
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