LA Galaxy (11 wins, 12 losses, 7 draws) welcome the Colorado Rapids (10-12-9) to Dignity Health Sports Park Saturday. Kickoff is set for 10:30 p.m. ET. Below, we preview Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the LA Galaxy vs. Colorado Rapids odds, and make our best MLS bets, picks and predictions.
The LA Galaxy are on the outside looking in with 4 games still to play. They’re sitting in 8th place in the Western Conference and are 3 points behind the 7th-place Real Salt Lake, who has just 3 games remaining.
Mexican F Javier Hernández leads the team in scoring with 17 goals on the season. He’s followed up by Dejan Joveljić, who has 10. They’re the only players on the club with more than 3 goals.
As for the Rapids, they sit in 10th place with 3 games remaining and have an outside shot at making the playoffs if they can escape Saturday with 3 points.
They have FC Dallas and Austin on the schedule still, so it’s not an easy last few weeks for them. Colorado is led in scoring by F Diego Rubio. He joins Gyasi Zardes as the only players with more than 5 goals for the Rapids.
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LA Galaxy 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 8:50 a.m. ET.
- Money line: LA Galaxy -170 (bet $170 to win $100) | Colorado Rapids +390 (bet $100 to win $390) | Draw +360
- Over/Under: 3.5 (O: +105 | U: -130)
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Prediction
LA Galaxy 3, Colorado Rapids 2
Money line (ML)
PASS.
The Galaxy should come out on top, and the Rapids’ biggest disappointment of the season is their inability to get points on the road. LA has been steamed up to -170, and we’re just going to leave that alone.
Colorado is just 1-10-4 on the road, so there’s not much reason to think they’ll be able to escape with a win. The Galaxy are 2-0-2 over their last 4 home matches as well.
Over/Under (O/U)
BET OVER 3.5 (+105).
There are 3 teams in the West that have allowed between 50 and 60 goals. Colorado, Vancouver and Sporting KC are the three. In LA’s 4 games against the other two, this total would be 3-1 O/U.
In the first match between these two teams, Colorado won 2-0, but Hernandez didn’t play. He’s a difference-making forward. Also, there were 29 shots in those 2 games yet only 6 were on target. That likely won’t be repeated in terms of efficiency of shots.
The Rapids are tied for 3rd-most goals allowed in the West as well. Colorado has allowed 20 goals in their last 7 road games. The Galaxy have gone over this total in their last 3 home matches.
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