MLB Line Shopping Opportunities for 2026-08-01
Top 20 MLB player props by line dispersion on 2026-08-01. Where books disagree, line shopping pays.
Where the books disagree most today
The table below ranks MLB player props on 2026-08-01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | spreads | 10 | -12.5 - 2.5 | -5.5 | -5300 to 325 |
| Athletics | spreads | 10 | -2.5 - 12.5 | 5.5 | -483 to 1200 |
| Athletics | player run line | 3 | -1.5 - 12.5 | 5.7 | -273 to 920 |
| Houston Astros | spreads | 10 | -9.5 - 3.0 | -4.1 | -4500 to 286 |
| Texas Rangers | spreads | 10 | -3.0 - 9.5 | 4.0 | -389 to 1100 |
| Casey Mize | player outs | 5 | 3.5 - 15.5 | 13.5 | -130 to 108 |
| Total | totals | 10 | 3.5 - 15.0 | 8.9 | -595 to 1100 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | spreads | 10 | -7.5 - 1.5 | -3.7 | -10000 to 360 |
| San Diego Padres | spreads | 10 | -7.5 - 1.5 | -4.2 | -5000 to 288 |
| Los Angeles Angels | spreads | 10 | -1.5 - 7.5 | 3.7 | -770 to 1320 |
| San Francisco Giants | spreads | 10 | -1.5 - 7.5 | 4.2 | -420 to 1200 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | spreads | 10 | -3.0 - 5.5 | 1.9 | -1454 to 395 |
| Boston Red Sox | spreads | 10 | -5.5 - 3.0 | -1.9 | -835 to 736 |
| Hunter Brown | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 11.0 | 6.7 | -4500 to 1660 |
| Nathan Eovaldi | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 11.0 | 6.7 | -4000 to 1540 |
| Michael Wacha | player strikeouts | 11 | 0.5 - 8.5 | 4.5 | -264 to 1220 |
| Shane Drohan | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 6.4 | -4500 to 1300 |
| Bryce Miller | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 6.4 | -3500 to 1560 |
| Ranger Suarez | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 6.1 | -1700 to 1800 |
| Zebby Matthews | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 5.9 | -1700 to 1700 |
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=2026-08-01" \ -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=2026-08-01" \ -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"
For information only. Sports betting carries risk. Past dispersion doesn't guarantee future +EV.
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