MLB Line Shopping Opportunities for 2026-08-08
Top 20 MLB player props by line dispersion on 2026-08-08. Where books disagree, line shopping pays.
Where the books disagree most today
The table below ranks MLB player props on 2026-08-08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | player run line | 3 | -1.5 - 12.5 | 6.4 | -223 to 1320 |
| Total | totals | 10 | 1.5 - 13.5 | 8.0 | -463 to 1280 |
| Chris Sale | player strikeouts alt | 4 | 3.0 - 14.0 | 8.0 | -10000 to 1800 |
| Gavin Williams | player strikeouts alt | 4 | 3.0 - 12.0 | 7.5 | -15000 to 1020 |
| Nathan Eovaldi | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 12.0 | 7.4 | -8000 to 1340 |
| Houston Astros | spreads | 10 | -5.0 - 3.0 | -1.7 | -10000 to 426 |
| Logan Gilbert | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 11.0 | 6.7 | -3500 to 1800 |
| San Francisco Giants | spreads | 10 | -4.5 - 3.5 | -0.7 | -2000 to 468 |
| San Diego Padres | spreads | 10 | -3.0 - 5.0 | 1.7 | -590 to 1100 |
| Detroit Tigers | spreads | 10 | -3.5 - 4.5 | 0.7 | -712 to 630 |
| Cam Smith | player total bases | 10 | 0.5 - 8.5 | 3.5 | -160 to 320 |
| Angel Martinez | player hits runs rbis | 5 | 1.5 - 9.5 | 3.4 | -125 to 255 |
| Josh Bell | player hits runs rbis | 7 | 1.5 - 9.5 | 4.5 | -120 to 250 |
| Chicago Cubs | spreads | 10 | -5.5 - 2.0 | -2.1 | -802 to 374 |
| Kansas City Royals | spreads | 10 | -2.0 - 5.5 | 2.1 | -504 to 481 |
| Jacob deGrom | player strikeouts alt | 3 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 7.0 | -8000 to 440 |
| Gerrit Cole | player strikeouts alt | 4 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 6.5 | -4500 to 1600 |
| Drew Rasmussen | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 6.4 | -4500 to 1160 |
| Sandy Alcantara | player strikeouts alt | 4 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 6.4 | -3500 to 1400 |
| Chase Burns | player strikeouts alt | 3 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 6.4 | -3500 to 1200 |
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=2026-08-08" \ -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=2026-08-08" \ -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"
For information only. Sports betting carries risk. Past dispersion doesn't guarantee future +EV.
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