FC Cincinnati (3 wins, 5 losses, 1 draw) welcomes Toronto FC (3-4-2) to TQL Stadium Wednesday. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET. Below, we preview the FC Cincinnati vs. Toronto FC odds and lines, and make our best MLS bets, picks and predictions.
FCC and Toronto played each other last weekend with Cincinnati defeating the home side 2-1. Toronto beat Cincinnati in expected goals and had a few late-game pushes but failed to equalize.
The win moved FCC out of last place in the Eastern Conference. It was also its first win since March 19 after a streak of 4 straight winless matches.
FCC is led by F Brandon Vazquez (5 goals). M Luciano Acosta is the only FCC player with more than 1 goal this season. FCC is just 1-3-0 at home.
Toronto FC has yet to tally a win on the road and will get a prime chance here. Toronto is 0-2-2 on the road. Captained by former UNMNT M Michael Bradley, F Jesús Jiménez leads the team in scoring with 7 goals.
FC Cincinnati vs. Toronto FC odds, lines, picks and predictions
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:10 p.m. ET.
- Money line: FC Cincinnati -104 (bet $104 to win $100) | Toronto FC +250 (bet $100 to win $250) | Draw +295
- Over/Under: 3.5 (O: +1350 | U: -170)
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Prediction
Toronto FC 3, FC Cincinnati 1
Money line (ML)
LEAN to TORONTO +250.
Beating a team multiple times in a 5-day span is not easy, and Toronto FC should be able to use fuel from its home loss to propel it in this road battle.
Also, as noted, they did have more expected goals and more shots, just were not connecting. They out-shot FCC 11-7 and had 66% of the possession.
Given neither team has been good in the situation they’re in Wednesday night, I would shy against laying better odds on the team that was at the bottom of the East coming into last weekend.
Toronto has the league’s highest shooting percentage, so they should be able to get looks on frame. They had just 3 on target from 11 shots, which should change on Wednesday.
At this value, I’ll take Toronto for a small unit.
Over/Under (O/U)
LEAN to the OVER 3.5 (+140).
Given the values on the 2 suggestions, I wouldn’t back a full-unit bet, but these are 2 of the worst defensive teams in the MLS.
Toronto is 1 of the 4 MLS teams without a clean sheet and FCC is the only team with just 1 clean sheet. Toronto has the second-most shots against them while FCC sits in the bottom 6 as well.
Toronto has gone north of this in 2 of its last 4 while FCC has hit it once while also having seen 3 total goals netted in its last 2 matches. The pace and poor defense should be clear on Wednesday.
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