NBA Line Shopping Opportunities for 2026-05-12
Top 20 NBA player props by line dispersion on 2026-05-12. Where books disagree, line shopping pays.
Where the books disagree most today
The table below ranks NBA player props on 2026-05-12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chet Holmgren | player points | 14 | 0.0 - 49.5 | 14.3 | -2500 to 1200 |
| LeBron James | player points | 14 | 0.0 - 48.5 | 17.9 | -7000 to 3025 |
| Donovan Mitchell | player points | 12 | 0.0 - 44.5 | 21.6 | -5000 to 1787 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | player points | 13 | 0.0 - 44.5 | 23.1 | -2000 to 2400 |
| LeBron James | player points alt | 7 | 10.0 - 50.0 | 26.2 | -7000 to 3500 |
| Austin Reaves | player points | 14 | 0.0 - 39.5 | 17.4 | -7000 to 2464 |
| Cade Cunningham | player points | 12 | 0.0 - 39.5 | 21.0 | -6000 to 1280 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | player points alt | 7 | 15.0 - 50.0 | 31.3 | -6600 to 2800 |
| Cade Cunningham | player points alt | 7 | 15.0 - 50.0 | 29.4 | -6000 to 2800 |
| Donovan Mitchell | player points alt | 7 | 15.0 - 50.0 | 30.2 | -4500 to 3000 |
| Anthony Edwards | player points | 4 | 4.5 - 39.5 | 28.4 | -127 to 103 |
| James Harden | player points | 13 | 0.0 - 34.5 | 15.0 | -4000 to 1983 |
| Ajay Mitchell | player points alt | 7 | 8.0 - 40.0 | 20.6 | -3100 to 4000 |
| Victor Wembanyama | player points | 4 | 3.5 - 34.5 | 23.2 | -135 to 100 |
| Rui Hachimura | player points alt | 7 | 5.0 - 35.0 | 17.9 | -9000 to 3500 |
| Evan Mobley | player points alt | 7 | 5.0 - 35.0 | 20.2 | -6600 to 3500 |
| Austin Reaves | player points alt | 7 | 10.0 - 40.0 | 23.1 | -7000 to 2500 |
| Tobias Harris | player points alt | 7 | 10.0 - 40.0 | 19.6 | -3500 to 3500 |
| James Harden | player points alt | 7 | 10.0 - 40.0 | 21.9 | -3500 to 3000 |
| Duncan Robinson | player points alt | 7 | 5.0 - 35.0 | 15.0 | -2200 to 3500 |
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=2026-05-12" \ -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=2026-05-12" \ -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"
For information only. Sports betting carries risk. Past dispersion doesn't guarantee future +EV.
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