MLB Line Shopping Opportunities for 2026-08-02
Top 20 MLB player props by line dispersion on 2026-08-02. Where books disagree, line shopping pays.
Where the books disagree most today
The table below ranks MLB player props on 2026-08-02 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 | 3.5 - 19.5 | 9.3 | -497 to 650 |
| Colorado Rockies | spreads | 10 | -9.5 - 5.0 | -2.7 | -10000 to 272 |
| Kansas City Royals | spreads | 10 | -5.0 - 9.5 | 2.7 | -389 to 650 |
| Jose Soriano | player outs | 5 | 2.5 - 16.5 | 14.4 | -200 to 135 |
| Zack Wheeler | player strikeouts alt | 4 | 3.0 - 12.0 | 7.5 | -10000 to 1020 |
| Gavin Williams | player strikeouts alt | 4 | 3.0 - 12.0 | 7.3 | -6600 to 1500 |
| Framber Valdez | player hits allowed | 8 | 0.5 - 9.5 | 5.4 | -180 to 1040 |
| Detroit Tigers | spreads | 10 | -6.5 - 2.0 | -3.5 | -824 to 299 |
| Athletics | spreads | 10 | -2.0 - 6.5 | 3.5 | -436 to 491 |
| Jacob Misiorowski | player strikeouts alt | 3 | 4.0 - 12.0 | 8.1 | -10000 to 340 |
| Yoshinobu Yamamoto | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 11.0 | 7.0 | -6600 to 1080 |
| Gerrit Cole | player strikeouts alt | 4 | 3.0 - 11.0 | 7.0 | -5000 to 1680 |
| Chase Burns | player strikeouts alt | 4 | 3.0 - 11.0 | 7.1 | -5000 to 1340 |
| Taj Bradley | player strikeouts alt | 4 | 3.0 - 11.0 | 7.1 | -4000 to 1360 |
| Ceddanne Rafaela | player total bases | 11 | 0.5 - 8.5 | 2.9 | -201 to 420 |
| George Kirby | player strikeouts alt | 4 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 6.4 | -4000 to 1420 |
| Payton Tolle | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 6.2 | -3500 to 1680 |
| Emmet Sheehan | player strikeouts alt | 4 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 6.5 | -3500 to 1360 |
| Michael King | player strikeouts alt | 4 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 6.4 | -3500 to 1360 |
| Jose Soriano | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 6.4 | -3500 to 1140 |
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=2026-08-02" \ -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=2026-08-02" \ -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"
For information only. Sports betting carries risk. Past dispersion doesn't guarantee future +EV.
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