MLB Line Shopping Opportunities for 2026-08-09
Top 20 MLB player props by line dispersion on 2026-08-09. Where books disagree, line shopping pays.
Where the books disagree most today
The table below ranks MLB player props on 2026-08-09 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 | 1.5 - 11.5 | 7.0 | -434 to 370 |
| Josh Naylor | player total bases | 10 | 0.5 - 10.5 | 3.5 | -185 to 325 |
| Jake McCarthy | player hits runs rbis | 3 | 1.5 - 9.5 | 6.3 | -157 to 240 |
| Jake McCarthy | player total bases | 3 | 1.5 - 9.5 | 5.5 | -105 to 285 |
| Yoshinobu Yamamoto | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 6.4 | -3500 to 1480 |
| Griffin Jax | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 6.4 | -3000 to 1480 |
| George Kirby | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 5.9 | -2000 to 1400 |
| Brandon Pfaadt | player strikeouts alt | 5 | 3.0 - 10.0 | 5.5 | -400 to 2500 |
| Jac Caglianone | player total bases | 4 | 1.5 - 8.5 | 4.5 | 115 to 235 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | spreads | 10 | -3.5 - 3.0 | -0.4 | -8000 to 1060 |
| Seattle Mariners | spreads | 10 | -3.0 - 3.5 | 0.4 | -5000 to 1600 |
| Lars Nootbaar | player total bases alt | 4 | 2.0 - 8.0 | 4.1 | 190 to 3500 |
| Hunter Feduccia | player total bases alt | 4 | 2.0 - 8.0 | 4.0 | 190 to 3500 |
| Richie Palacios | player total bases alt | 4 | 2.0 - 8.0 | 4.0 | 230 to 3500 |
| Colt Emerson | player total bases alt | 4 | 2.0 - 8.0 | 4.0 | 260 to 3500 |
| Liam Hicks | player total bases alt | 4 | 2.0 - 8.0 | 4.1 | 150 to 3300 |
| Nolan Arenado | player total bases alt | 4 | 2.0 - 8.0 | 4.1 | 200 to 3300 |
| Brendan Donovan | player total bases alt | 4 | 2.0 - 8.0 | 4.0 | 185 to 3000 |
| Tim Tawa | player total bases alt | 4 | 2.0 - 8.0 | 4.0 | 206 to 3000 |
| Geraldo Perdomo | player total bases alt | 4 | 2.0 - 8.0 | 4.1 | 155 to 2800 |
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=2026-08-09" \ -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=2026-08-09" \ -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"
For information only. Sports betting carries risk. Past dispersion doesn't guarantee future +EV.
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