In the MLS odds for Week 26 the biggest favorites are Chicago (-154) over Toronto, St. Louis (-175) over Miami and Seattle (-143) over Dallas. One of the closest matches expected this weekend is the Minnesota vs LAFC match where the Loons (+150) and LAFC (+155) both have nearly identical odds. Odds from as of July 14.
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MLS Picks Today
Our MLS predictions this week touch on five games from the 14-game card.
There are several streaks going coming into Week 26. On the positive, Columbus (8), NYCFC (8), RSL (8) and the LA Galaxy (7) are all riding impressive undefeated streaks. On the negative side, Miami (10), Charlotte (7), Toronto (7) and Portland (5) haven t tasted victory in some time.
If you re trying to find an edge with teams that were off on Wednesday versus teams that played, the rested teams include: Orlando, Charlotte, DC, NYCFC, Toronto, Miami, Columbus, Dallas and the LA Galaxy. The quirk there though is that all nine of those teams play on the road this weekend. And outside of Orlando at 4-3-3 and DC at 4-2-6, all have porous records away from home.
FC Cincinnati vs Nashville SC Picks
It s 1st versus 3rd in the East when Cincinnati hosts Nashville on MLS Week 26. The teams are separated by ten points in the standings with FCC on 48 and Nashville with 38. FCC are the current favorites in the at +400.
Cincy went on the road and came away with all three points against the Red Bulls on Wednesday in a 2-1 win. They come back home to TQL Stadium now where they re still undefeated this season at 10-1-0 while outscoring opponents 21-7. Their ten-game winning streak was halted on July 1 when they drew 1-1 with New England.
Meanwhile, Nashville played home to Philadelphia on Wednesday and fell 2-0. It was their second-straight defeat and fourth in their past five games. Nashville has failed to score in all four of those defeats and none of those five have seen goals from both teams. With Golden Boot leader Hany Mukhtar going scoreless in five games, the Yotes offense has gone ice-cold.
Cincinnati has trended to an Over team at 13-9 and have done so in each of their past five.
Nashville is one of the highest Under teams though at 15-8 and have gone Under in each of their past five.
It was an Under when these teams last played, a 1-0 Cincinnati win in Nashville back at the start of the season in March. It was also an Under last season when the teams drew 1-1 in Cincinnati.
Cincinnati is in incredible form right now as in 2023 across all competitions they ve lost only two of 26 games and both of those came on he road. At home they have just one loss in their past 22 regular season home games and have scored in 27 straight home games as well. So it s hard to bet on them losing this game. They should also see Matt Miazga and Brandon Vazquez back available for selection after the US was eliminated from the Gold Cup. New DP striker Aaron Boupendza could also potenially see some time in MLS Week 26.
Meanwhile, Nashville will be without fullbacks Daniel Lovitz and Shaq Moore who both received red cards on Wednesday.
MLS Predictions: Cincinnati to win (-106); risk 1 unit at
