Austin FC (16 wins, 10 losses, 7 draws) hosts the Colorado Rapids (11-13-9) in Q2 Stadium Sunday. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. ET. Below, we preview Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Austin FC vs. Colorado Rapids odds, and make our best MLS bets, picks and predictions.
This season’s fate for both of these teams is already secured. Austin cannot fall or rise out of 2nd place in the West, and the Rapids, in 10th, cannot get into playoff position.
The Rapids have been one of the MLS’s worst teams on the road, recording just 1 win and a 1-11-4 record away from DSG Park. It has been a disappointing campaign after finishing atop the West last season. Colorado is led by F Diego Rubio,who has 15 goals on the season.
Austin has had tremendous success this season, rebounding off a 12th-place (13 teams in the conference) finish a season ago. It is 8-3-5 on at home this season and is led in scoring by F Sebastián Driussi, who has 21 goals, the 2nd-most in the MLS.
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Austin FC vs. Colorado Rapids odds
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:32 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Austin FC -125 (bet $125 to win $100) | Colorado Rapids +310 (bet $100 to win $310) | Draw +300
- Over/Under: 3.5 (O: +122 | U: -155)
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Prediction
Austin FC 3, Colorado Rapids 2
Moneyline (ML)
LEAN AUSTIN FC (-125).
The season-long trend for the Rapids is that they’ve been awful on the road, and one shouldn’t suggest that will be different even though both teams are in a meaningless match.
Austin has won 3 of its last 5 matches at home while the Rapids have lost 4 of their last 5 on the road.
Colorado’s last 3 road losses were 4-1, 4-1 and 6-0, so they haven’t just lost at home, good teams like Philadelphia, Nashville and the Galaxy have dominated them.
Considering that and the expectation the home team would want to send their fans back home with 3 more points, I’d back AUSTIN (-125) here.
Over/Under (O/U)
BET OVER 3.5 (+122).
Colorado has given up 4 or more goals in 4 of its last 6 road games.
In those matches as well, it has been shut out just twice. The Rapids would’ve gone over this total in 4 of the 6, and against a team that has scored the 2nd-most goals in the West, they may struggle.
The Austin backline isn’t great either as they’ve allowed the 2nd-most goals of a top-5 team in its conference. Austin has gone over this total in 7 of its last 10 home matches as well.
Couple it all together, and for this value, I’d play the OVER 3.5 (+122).
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