NBA Line Shopping Opportunities for 2026-05-18
Top 20 NBA player props by line dispersion on 2026-05-18. Where books disagree, line shopping pays.
Where the books disagree most today
The table below ranks NBA player props on 2026-05-18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | player points | 14 | 0.0 - 44.5 | 23.7 | -3500 to 2464 |
| Cade Cunningham | player points | 13 | 0.0 - 41.5 | 24.8 | -6000 to 1090 |
| Cade Cunningham | player points alt | 7 | 15.0 - 50.0 | 28.6 | -6000 to 3500 |
| Donovan Mitchell | player points alt | 7 | 15.0 - 50.0 | 28.6 | -3500 to 3500 |
| James Harden | player points | 14 | 0.0 - 34.5 | 17.3 | -3500 to 1438 |
| James Harden | player points alt | 7 | 8.0 - 40.0 | 22.0 | -3900 to 3500 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | player points | 4 | 0.0 - 30.5 | 28.4 | -1600 to -108 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | spreads | 10 | -25.5 - 5.0 | 3.8 | -132 to 103 |
| Detroit Pistons | spreads | 10 | -5.0 - 25.5 | -3.8 | -120 to 100 |
| Evan Mobley | player points alt | 7 | 5.0 - 35.0 | 18.2 | -10000 to 3500 |
| Evan Mobley | player points | 14 | 0.0 - 29.5 | 14.6 | -800 to 3000 |
| Tobias Harris | player points | 13 | 0.0 - 29.5 | 15.4 | -1600 to 1752 |
| Tobias Harris | player points alt | 7 | 8.0 - 35.0 | 19.8 | -3400 to 3500 |
| Jarrett Allen | player points | 14 | 0.0 - 26.5 | 11.5 | -250 to 2173 |
| Jarrett Allen | player points alt | 7 | 5.0 - 30.0 | 15.5 | -3500 to 3500 |
| Jalen Duren | player points alt | 7 | 5.0 - 30.0 | 15.3 | -3000 to 3500 |
| Daniss Jenkins | player points alt | 7 | 5.0 - 30.0 | 15.8 | -2500 to 3500 |
| Duncan Robinson | player points alt | 7 | 5.0 - 30.0 | 12.7 | -600 to 3500 |
| Sam Merrill | player points alt | 7 | 5.0 - 30.0 | 12.2 | -275 to 3500 |
| Jalen Duren | player points | 12 | 0.0 - 24.5 | 11.3 | -400 to 1983 |
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=2026-05-18" \ -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=2026-05-18" \ -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"
For information only. Sports betting carries risk. Past dispersion doesn't guarantee future +EV.
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