MLB Line Shopping Opportunities for 2026-07-28
Top 20 MLB player props by line dispersion on 2026-07-28. Where books disagree, line shopping pays.
Where the books disagree most today
The table below ranks MLB player props on 2026-07-28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Sale | player strikeouts alt | 4 | 3.0 - 12.0 | 7.3 | -6600 to 1720 |
| Payton Tolle | player strikeouts | 10 | 0.5 - 9.5 | 5.2 | -313 to 1329 |
| Houston Astros | spreads | 10 | -3.0 - 5.5 | 1.6 | -5000 to 380 |
| Los Angeles Angels | spreads | 10 | -5.5 - 3.0 | -1.6 | -550 to 1200 |
| Total | totals | 10 | 3.5 - 12.0 | 8.1 | -298 to 1100 |
| Tatsuya Imai | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 11.0 | 6.7 | -4500 to 1800 |
| Gerrit Cole | player strikeouts alt | 4 | 3.0 - 11.0 | 7.0 | -4000 to 1700 |
| Taj Bradley | player strikeouts alt | 4 | 3.0 - 11.0 | 7.0 | -4000 to 1420 |
| Chase Burns | player strikeouts alt | 4 | 3.0 - 11.0 | 7.0 | -2800 to 1580 |
| San Francisco Giants | spreads | 10 | -4.5 - 3.0 | -1.2 | -5000 to 431 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | spreads | 10 | -3.0 - 4.5 | 1.2 | -595 to 1100 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | spreads | 10 | -2.0 - 5.5 | 1.9 | -884 to 490 |
| Chicago Cubs | spreads | 10 | -5.5 - 2.0 | -1.9 | -798 to 554 |
| Payton Tolle | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 6.4 | -3500 to 1480 |
| Christian Scott | player strikeouts alt | 4 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 6.3 | -2000 to 1720 |
| Jack Perkins | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 5.9 | -2000 to 1700 |
| Tyler Mahle | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 5.9 | -2000 to 1700 |
| Dean Kremer | player strikeouts alt | 4 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 6.0 | -2000 to 1700 |
| Sandy Alcantara | player strikeouts alt | 4 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 6.3 | -1800 to 1800 |
| Troy Melton | player strikeouts alt | 4 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 6.3 | -1800 to 1800 |
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=2026-07-28" \ -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=2026-07-28" \ -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"
For information only. Sports betting carries risk. Past dispersion doesn't guarantee future +EV.
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