This week s MLS odds make Columbus huge favorites over Toronto FC at -250 odds, easily the most lopsided game of the slate. SKC at -150 at home to San Jose and Orlando at -134 at home to St. Louis are also heavily favored. The most likely draw looks to be on Sunday between Minnesota and Seattle at +230. Meanwhile, in his first MLS game, Messi and Miami are +180 underdogs on the road to the New York Red Bulls. Odds as of August 25 at Bet365.
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MLS Predictions Today Matchday 28
We have MLS picks for five of Saturday s 13 games, plus another from the one MLS Week 28 game on Sunday between Minnesota and Seattle.
Columbus Crew vs Toronto FC Prediction
Way back in March these teams drew 1-1. But Columbus had won each of the previous three games by 2-1 scorelines. That makes both teams to score bets 4-0 in their past four and 7-2 in their past nine head-to-heads.
Toronto was involved in a both teams to score game this past weekend and actually scored two goals—the first time they had scored multiple goals in 11 games. It didn t matter. It was another loss, their ninth straight across all competitions. This time, it was a 3-2 home loss to their rivals CF Montreal. Whether s it s MLS, Leagues Cup or the Canadian Championship, TFC are winless in 12 and have just one win in 18. Away from home in all competitions, they are 0-4-12 in their past 16.
Now they travel to Ohio to face the Columbus Crew who are fifth in the conference and fresh off a 3-0 win over Supporters Shield leaders FC Cincinnati. Columbus are 9-3-1 at home at Lower.com Field, the second-best home record in the league. The Crew have also scored in all but one game in MLS this season, whether they ve been home or away.
The Crew have scored three or more goals in each of their past three games, multiple goals in five straight and multiple goals in 11 of 13 across all comps.
Anything other than a convincing Columbus win would be a big upset in the MLS picks here,
MLS Predictions: Columbus -1.5 (+108); risk 1 unit at Bet365
New York Red Bulls vs Inter Miami Prediction
This one doesn’t need much explanation. The Red Bulls may have beaten Miami 1-0 earlier this season, but that was the old Miami that was (is) the worst team in the league.
New Miami, won the Leagues Cup, and is into the US Ope Cup Final after beating Supporters Shield winners Cincinnati in penalties after drawing 3-3 in the semifinals Wednesday.
New Miami has won eight straight, though three did go to extra-time or penalties. Still they’ve scored in every game, scored multiple goals in 7/8 games, won every game and Messi has scored in seven of those eight games. He had two assists on Wednesday.
Miami is a hard team to bet against right now. But if you want to make a case for the Red Bulls or at least for goals in this game instead of a Miami win in your MLS picks, you could look to the fact that New York has won 4/5. They went out in the Leagues Cup in the round of 16 in penalties to the Philadelphia Union. No shame there.
Red Bulls games have all also all been close going 15-9 to the Under this season and 4-1 recently to the Under, while keeping clean sheets in three of those five.
New York has scored in 10/11 across all comps and Miami, even with Messi has conceded in all of their road matches (8 goals in regulation in four games). They’ve also conceded in all but one road game this year in all comps, and that one clean sheet was versus USL side Birmingham. They also just went through two intense games, a Leagues Cup Final and US Open Cup Semifinal that both went the distance. So Miami certainly could have some fatigue and playing the high-pressing Red Bulls could cause some mistakes.
MLS Predictions: Both Teams to Score (-150); 1 unit at Caesars Sportsbook
