The San Jose Earthquakes (3 wins, 5 losses, 1 draw) visit Orlando City SC (4-1-3) at Exploria Stadium Tuesday. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET. Below, we preview the San Jose Earthquakes vs. Orlando City SC odds and lines, and make our best MLS bets, picks and predictions.
Orlando City SC is coming off an electric 3-2 victory over Toronto FC Saturday. The only problem was that Orlando gave up 2 first-half goals. It was both out-shot and out-possessed but was still the better team in the end and enters Tuesday second in the Eastern Conference.
As for San Jose, it’s coming off a 0-0 draw against Austin FC. The Earthquakes were also out-shot in their first game since the international break. They’re currently eighth in the West, so they could really use at least a draw in this trip to Florida.
San Jose Earthquakes at Orlando City SC: Odds, picks and predictions
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Tuesday at 8:10 a.m. ET.
- Money line: San Jose Earthquakes +400 (bet $100 to win $400) | Orlando City SC -165 (bet $165 to win $100) | Draw +290 (bet $100 to win $290)
- Over/Under: 2.5 (O: -165 | U: +125)
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Prediction
Orlando City SC 1, San Jose Earthquakes 0
Money line (ML)
PASS on the money line as neither club offers great value. While I think Orlando City will pull this out, I wouldn’t be confident enough to bet it at -165.
Three of Orlando City’s four wins have come against teams in the bottom three of the East.
They don’t have an impressive resume yet and are just 2-0-2 at home. While that’s solid and betting against them also isn’t smart, the best opportunity may be a Draw.
As for San Jose, they’ve lost 4 of their last 5. However, they’re coming off a tie against Austin. The Earthquakes haven’t shown much, so their to-win value isn’t great, and neither is that coupled with the draw.
If you’re wanting to bet the money line, ORLANDO (-165) is the way to go, but there’s a better bet on the table.
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Over/Under (O/U)
BET the UNDER 2.5 (+125) because both teams have seen their fair share of struggles offensively. Both also played Saturday, so some fatigue could be a factor.
As for Orlando, their top scorer is former Portugal star M Nani who has 4 goals on the season. Given that only two of Orlando’s previous five games went Over 2 goals and that it should be the aggressor, I’d bet there isn’t a ton of action Tuesday.
Eight goals were scored in San Jose’s last five games. One goal was scored in its last 2 games. San Jose just doesn’t get the job done offensively.
For those reasons, I’d go with the UNDER 2.5 (+125).
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