In a Sunday MLS match, the L.A. Galaxy (5 wins, 3 draws and 11 losses) and Real Salt Lake (5-7-8) meet up at 10:30 p.m. ET at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. Below, we analyze the L.A. Galaxy-Real Salt Lake sports betting odds and lines, while providing MLS betting tips and predictions around this matchup.
L.A. Galaxy vs. Real Salt Lake: Key injuries
L.A. Galaxy
- F Chicarito (hamstring) doubtful
Real Salt Lake
- D Aaron Herrera (red card – suspension) out
- F Giuseppe Rossi (undisclosed) out
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L.A. Galaxy vs. Real Salt Lake: MLS odds, prediction, betting lines and picks
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday at 8:10 p.m. ET.
Prediction
Real Salt Lake 3, L.A. Galaxy 2
Money line (ML)
These are a pair of two poor teams near the bottom of the table in the Western Conference. However, each side still has playoff aspirations, which might only be realistic for REAL SALT LAKE (+230), however. RLS is playing a little better lately, too, playing to a scoreless draw against FC Dallas last time out on Oct. 25, and easing by the Portland Timbers 2-1 on Oct. 15.
Conversely, the L.A. Galaxy (+105) were paddled 5-2 by Portland in their most recent match on Oct. 29, and they have dropped four of their past five, getting outscored 17-6 during the span. The Galaxy are in a tailspin, and there is very little reason to believe another implosion isn’t on deck. RSL (+230) is a great value here.
New to sports betting? A winning $10 bet on Real Salt Lake returns $23, while a winning $10 bet on L.A. Galaxy fetches a profit of $10.50. A $10 bet on a draw (+290) returns a profit of $29.
Over/Under (O/U)
OVER 2.5 (-182) is a nice value play, while the alternate line of Over 3.5 (+135) is also worth a wager. There should be plenty of offense in a back-and-forth match. We have seen a total of three goals in four of the past five head-to-head matches in this series. I’d even play the alternate line of Over 4.5 (+290) rather lightly, as you can nearly triple up if we see an onslaught of goals.
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