NBA Line Shopping Opportunities for 2026-05-20
Top 20 NBA player props by line dispersion on 2026-05-20. Where books disagree, line shopping pays.
Where the books disagree most today
The table below ranks NBA player props on 2026-05-20 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 | 23.4 | -5000 to 18000 |
| Jalen Brunson | player points | 14 | 0.0 - 44.5 | 24.2 | -7000 to 2750 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | player points | 14 | 0.0 - 35.5 | 16.8 | -20000 to 2500 |
| Jalen Brunson | player points alt | 7 | 15.0 - 50.0 | 31.3 | -6000 to 5000 |
| Donovan Mitchell | player points alt | 7 | 15.0 - 50.0 | 30.7 | -3000 to 5000 |
| James Harden | player points | 14 | 0.0 - 34.5 | 16.8 | -24000 to 1941 |
| OG Anunoby | player points alt | 7 | 5.0 - 35.0 | 18.4 | -10000 to 3500 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | player points alt | 7 | 5.0 - 35.0 | 20.1 | -10000 to 3500 |
| Mikal Bridges | player points alt | 7 | 5.0 - 35.0 | 17.3 | -5000 to 3500 |
| James Harden | player points alt | 7 | 10.0 - 40.0 | 22.4 | -2500 to 3500 |
| OG Anunoby | player points | 14 | 0.0 - 29.5 | 13.4 | -20500 to 3100 |
| Evan Mobley | player points | 14 | 0.0 - 29.5 | 14.2 | -1250 to 4000 |
| Josh Hart | player points | 14 | 0.0 - 25.5 | 11.4 | -20000 to 2500 |
| Evan Mobley | player points alt | 7 | 5.0 - 30.0 | 18.0 | -10000 to 3000 |
| Jarrett Allen | player points alt | 7 | 5.0 - 30.0 | 17.0 | -4000 to 3500 |
| Jarrett Allen | player points | 14 | 0.0 - 24.5 | 11.3 | -20000 to 1861 |
| Mikal Bridges | player points | 14 | 0.0 - 24.5 | 11.5 | -369 to 13500 |
| Total | totals | 10 | 200.5 - 224.5 | 216.9 | -121 to 115 |
| Miles McBride | player pts rebs | 7 | 3.5 - 24.5 | 8.8 | -138 to 2074 |
| Miles McBride | player pts asts | 8 | 3.5 - 24.5 | 9.0 | -136 to 2074 |
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=2026-05-20" \ -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=2026-05-20" \ -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"
For information only. Sports betting carries risk. Past dispersion doesn't guarantee future +EV.
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