MLB Line Shopping Opportunities for 2026-08-05
Top 20 MLB player props by line dispersion on 2026-08-05. Where books disagree, line shopping pays.
Where the books disagree most today
The table below ranks MLB player props on 2026-08-05 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 | 10 | 2.5 - 20.0 | 8.8 | -634 to 680 |
| San Diego Padres | spreads | 10 | -9.5 - 3.0 | -4.1 | -1400 to 234 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | spreads | 10 | -3.0 - 9.5 | 4.1 | -350 to 660 |
| Detroit Tigers | spreads | 10 | -8.5 - 3.0 | -3.5 | -835 to 350 |
| Seattle Mariners | spreads | 10 | -3.0 - 8.5 | 3.5 | -500 to 420 |
| Tarik Skubal | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 13.0 | 7.6 | -10000 to 1720 |
| Eduardo Rodriguez | player hits allowed | 8 | 0.5 - 9.5 | 5.1 | -162 to 980 |
| Chicago Cubs | spreads | 10 | -4.5 - 4.0 | -1.0 | -10000 to 338 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | spreads | 10 | -5.5 - 3.0 | -1.1 | -4500 to 164 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | spreads | 10 | -4.0 - 4.5 | 1.0 | -500 to 1360 |
| Colorado Rockies | spreads | 10 | -3.0 - 5.5 | 1.1 | -211 to 1100 |
| MacKenzie Gore | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 11.0 | 7.1 | -5000 to 1340 |
| Houston Astros | spreads | 10 | -5.5 - 2.0 | -2.8 | -1200 to 310 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | spreads | 10 | -2.0 - 5.5 | 2.7 | -500 to 670 |
| Trey Yesavage | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 6.4 | -3000 to 1360 |
| Troy Melton | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 6.2 | -2500 to 1780 |
| Freddy Peralta | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 6.2 | -2000 to 1780 |
| Emerson Hancock | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 5.9 | -2000 to 1600 |
| Eduardo Rodriguez | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 5.6 | -590 to 2500 |
| Hayden Wesneski | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 5.6 | -530 to 2500 |
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=2026-08-05" \ -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=2026-08-05" \ -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"
For information only. Sports betting carries risk. Past dispersion doesn't guarantee future +EV.
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