NBA Line Shopping Opportunities for 2026-05-17
Top 20 NBA player props by line dispersion on 2026-05-17. Where books disagree, line shopping pays.
Where the books disagree most today
The table below ranks NBA player props on 2026-05-17 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 NBA prop closing lines pulled from 20 active sources.
| Player | Market | Sources | Line range | Avg | Over price range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cunningham | player points alt | 5 | 15.0 - 40.0 | 30.0 | -2700 to 1100 |
| Tobias Harris | player points alt | 5 | 10.0 - 35.0 | 23.0 | -1280 to 2500 |
| Donovan Mitchell | player points | 7 | 5.5 - 26.5 | 18.9 | -136 to -105 |
| Donovan Mitchell | player points alt | 5 | 20.0 - 40.0 | 29.0 | -450 to 1000 |
| Cade Cunningham | player points | 7 | 6.5 - 26.5 | 22.4 | -135 to 108 |
| Jarrett Allen | player points alt | 5 | 5.0 - 20.0 | 13.6 | -3000 to 800 |
| Max Strus | player points alt | 5 | 10.0 - 25.0 | 16.4 | -104 to 2800 |
| Jalen Duren | player points alt | 5 | 10.0 - 25.0 | 15.0 | -260 to 1900 |
| Evan Mobley | player points alt | 5 | 10.0 - 25.0 | 17.0 | -950 to 900 |
| James Harden | player points alt | 5 | 20.0 - 35.0 | 26.0 | 108 to 1700 |
| Tobias Harris | player points | 7 | 3.5 - 17.5 | 12.7 | -150 to 121 |
| Duncan Robinson | player points alt | 5 | 5.0 - 18.0 | 8.6 | -375 to 1380 |
| Evan Mobley | player points | 7 | 3.5 - 16.5 | 11.2 | -137 to -101 |
| Paul Reed | player rebounds alt | 5 | 5.0 - 17.0 | 11.0 | -170 to 3500 |
| Paul Reed | player points alt | 5 | 8.0 - 20.0 | 14.2 | 110 to 3000 |
| Daniss Jenkins | player points alt | 5 | 8.0 - 20.0 | 14.6 | -356 to 700 |
| Jalen Duren | player rebounds alt | 5 | 4.0 - 15.0 | 8.6 | -2500 to 1360 |
| Jarrett Allen | player rebounds alt | 5 | 4.0 - 14.0 | 7.8 | -3000 to 1200 |
| Cade Cunningham | player assists alt | 5 | 5.0 - 15.0 | 9.2 | -2200 to 1300 |
| Ausar Thompson | player rebounds alt | 5 | 5.0 - 15.0 | 9.2 | -500 to 2200 |
Get +EV opportunities programmatically
# Pre-computed +EV bets (Pro tier) curl "https://parlay-api.com/v1/sports/basketball_nba/ev?min_edge=0.02&date=2026-05-17" \ -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" # Pre-computed cross-book arbitrage (Pro tier) curl "https://parlay-api.com/v1/sports/basketball_nba/arbitrage?min_profit=0.005&date=2026-05-17" \ -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"
For information only. Sports betting carries risk. Past dispersion doesn't guarantee future +EV.
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