NBA Line Shopping Opportunities for 2026-05-21
Top 20 NBA player props by line dispersion on 2026-05-21. Where books disagree, line shopping pays.
Where the books disagree most today
The table below ranks NBA player props on 2026-05-21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Wembanyama | player points | 12 | 0.0 - 41.5 | 20.8 | -13000 to 7000 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | player points | 12 | 0.0 - 39.5 | 23.8 | -1600 to 8500 |
| Stephon Castle | player points alt | 7 | 5.0 - 35.0 | 16.5 | -10000 to 2800 |
| Chet Holmgren | player points alt | 7 | 5.0 - 35.0 | 14.9 | -9000 to 3500 |
| Victor Wembanyama | player points alt | 7 | 15.0 - 45.0 | 29.0 | -2000 to 4000 |
| Stephon Castle | player points | 12 | 0.0 - 29.5 | 14.4 | -13500 to 1595 |
| Jalen Williams | player points | 12 | 0.0 - 29.5 | 14.3 | -1600 to 1750 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | player points alt | 7 | 18.0 - 45.0 | 30.6 | -1500 to 1500 |
| Chet Holmgren | player points | 12 | 0.0 - 25.5 | 12.9 | -11500 to 1300 |
| De'Aaron Fox | player points alt | 7 | 5.0 - 30.0 | 17.4 | -4000 to 1800 |
| Devin Vassell | player points alt | 7 | 5.0 - 30.0 | 17.2 | -2200 to 3000 |
| Dylan Harper | player points alt | 7 | 5.0 - 30.0 | 14.0 | -2200 to 2900 |
| Jalen Williams | player points alt | 7 | 10.0 - 35.0 | 19.9 | -1400 to 3500 |
| Devin Vassell | player points | 12 | 0.0 - 24.5 | 11.2 | -18500 to 1700 |
| Alex Caruso | player points | 12 | 0.0 - 24.5 | 9.1 | -7250 to 2200 |
| De'Aaron Fox | player points | 12 | 0.0 - 24.5 | 11.2 | -830 to 5500 |
| Dylan Harper | player points | 12 | 0.0 - 24.5 | 10.4 | -2000 to 1700 |
| Ajay Mitchell | player points alt | 7 | 5.0 - 25.0 | 13.1 | -1200 to 2700 |
| Julian Champagnie | player points alt | 7 | 5.0 - 25.0 | 15.5 | -675 to 3000 |
| Keldon Johnson | player points alt | 7 | 5.0 - 25.0 | 12.7 | -625 to 2800 |
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=2026-05-21" \ -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=2026-05-21" \ -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"
For information only. Sports betting carries risk. Past dispersion doesn't guarantee future +EV.
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