Real Salt Lake (11 wins, 10 losses, 10 draws) welcomes FC Cincinnati (10-8-12) to Rio Tinto Stadium Saturday. Kickoff is set for 9:30 p.m. ET. Below, we preview Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Real Salt Lake vs. FC Cincinnati odds, and make our best MLS bets, picks and predictions.
Real Salt Lake is in desperate need of a win. With the Galaxy taking on the Rapids, RSL’s 7th spot in the conference will be up for grabs this weekend. RSL has lost 2 of its last 3. However, it hasn’t lost at home since Aug. 6.
So far this season, they’re led by a committee of goal scorers, but it has been F Sergio Córdova and F Jefferson Savarino who are the lone RSL players with over 3 goals.
FC Cincinnati, on the other hand, is coming off a thrashing of San Jose, beating the Earthquakes 6-0 at home. They’ve been a draw-happy side recently, tying 10 of their last 14.
FCC is led in scoring by star F Brandon Vazquez, who many thought should’ve been added to the USMNT camp. Vazquez and M Lucho Acosta lead the club that sits 6th in the East with 4 remaining matches.
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Real Salt Lake vs. FC Cincinnati odds
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:35 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Real Salt Lake -105 (bet $105 to win $100) | FC Cincinnati +270 (bet $100 to win $270) | Draw +275
- Over/Under: 2.5 (O: -145| U: +115)
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Prediction
Real Salt Lake 1, FC Cincinnati 1
Money line (ML)
LEAN DRAW (+275).
Real Salt Lake was among the most dominant teams in the MLS at home earlier in the season. They won 6 of their first 7 games at Rio Tinto Stadium, an impressive feat.
That success has tailed off, and they have struggled as of late. RSL is just 1-2-2 over its last 5 home matches. That bodes well for the draw here as FCC has tied 3 straight road matches and 5 of their last 6.
The value is here as well with both teams looking to do their best to leave with some result and stay in playoff position. Tie or FC Cincinnati (-130) is also great value as 2 of their last 11 road matches have resulted in losses.
FCC has drawn matches at home against inferior opponents and on the road against better opponents, so they should be able to hang with RSL despite being on the West Coast.
Over/Under (O/U)
BET UNDER 2.5 (+115).
FCC is a fast-paced, offensive-minded side, but RSL is allowing just 1.32 goals per game.
Only 4 clubs in the West have allowed fewer goals this season. RSL also has 2 straight clean sheets at home and has 3 throughout their last 6 at Rio Tinto, which bodes well for limiting FCC.
They’ve gone Under this number in 3 of their last 5 home matches. As for FCC, they’ve gone Under this number in 3 of their last 4 road matches, so the trends are there to consider this plus-money wager.
Put it all together, and UNDER 2.5 (+115) is a smart play.
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