In one of several MLS games Saturday night, FC Cincinnati (2 wins, 5 losses, 1 draw) travels south to take on Toronto FC (1-6-2) at Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Fla. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET. Below, we preview the FC Cincinnati vs. Toronto FC odds and lines, and make our best MLS bets, picks and predictions.
FC Cincinnati is playing solid soccer as it comes off its second win of the season. Brazilian F Brenner has been drawing starts and getting good looks while GK Kenneth Vermeer has stepped up in the last few games.
Toronto FC has been playing in Orlando due to COVID-19 restrictions on crossing borders. Toronto is coming off back-to-back 3-2 losses, but it has been able to put the ball in the back of the net, something FC Cincinnati allows to happen frequently.
FC Cincinnati at Toronto FC: Odds, picks and predictions
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:30 a.m. ET.
- Money line: FC Cincinnati +333 (bet $100 to win $333) | Toronto FC -145 (bet $145 to win $100) | Draw +290
- Over/Under: 2.5 (O: -175 | U: +130)
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Prediction
FC Cincinnati 2, Toronto FC 2
Money line (ML)
“LEAN” to the DRAW (+290) as a value play because both these teams are at the bottom of the Eastern Conference and should play at the same level.
While FC Cincinnati has played very well as of late, pushing the New England Revolution to their limits, it has shown very little consistency on backline and Toronto should be able to exploit that.
Toronto FC is 13th in the East but only four teams in the conference have more goals. Both of these squads give up goals at an alarming rate, and that should yield a rather unpredictable match.
While I may pass on the money line altogether, the DRAW (+290) offers good value, as does the FC Cincinnati money line. You can get FC Cincinnati to win or draw for +110.
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Over/Under (O/U)
BET on the OVER 2.5 (-175), and honestly, I’d probably take this to the next level.
You can get Over 3.5 goals for +135 and Over 4.5 goals for +300, both presenting risky but relatively good values. I’d stick it out at the 2.5 as it seems like easy money.
FC Cincinnati has 1 goal but 41 shots over its last two games. It gets into scoring positions, and against a side that allows those to be completed, FCC should get on the board early and often.
In what’s expected to be a high-scoring affair, Toronto FC should also look to pile on the scoring, having scored twice in each of its last two games against better defensive teams than FCC.
Twenty-nine-year-old MF Jonathan Osorio will look to continue his two-game scoring streak, and there’s no reason to think he won’t have a couple of chances to put one away.
However, FC Cincinnati hasn’t seen a total Over 2.5 goals in any its last three games, so it’s not an entirely risk-free bet.
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