New York City FC and the Portland Timbers tangle in the last remaining quarterfinals match in the MLS is Back Tournament Saturday at 10:30 p.m. ET at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Fla. Below, we analyze the New York-Portland sports betting odds and lines at BetMGM while providing MLS betting tips and picks around this matchup.
New York City FC vs. Portland Timbers: Key injuries
New York City FC
- M Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (hamstring) doubtful
- M Gedion Zelalem (knee) doubtful
Portland Timbers
- M Dairon Asprilla (knee) out
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New York City FC vs. Portland Timbers: MLS odds, betting lines and picks
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday at 6:50 a.m. ET.
Prediction
Portland Timbers 1, New York City FC 0
Moneyline (ML)
The PORTLAND TIMBERS (+220) are a great value, as they look to earn the fourth and final golden ticket to the MLS is Back Tournament semifinals. While New York City FC (+115) is considered the favorite here, and by quite a healthy margin, don’t forget that Portland has been winning at both half time and full time in each of their past three meetings with NYCFC. In fact, the Timbers have outscored NYCFC 5-0 during the past three matches. Yes, that’s three consecutive clean sheets. Why is New York favored again?
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 2.5 (+115) is also a good value here, as the past five meetings in this series have netted a total of just five goals, or 1.67 goals per game, and all of that production has been by the Timbers. In the five all-time meetings in this series, we have seen a total of just nine goals, or 1.8 goals per contest. If we see an Over it would be a major surprise.
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