Orlando City SC and Portland Timbers battle in the MLS is Back Tournament final Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Fla. Below, we analyze the Orlando-Portland betting odds and lines at BetMGM while providing MLS betting tips and picks around this matchup.
Orlando City SC vs. Portland Timbers: Key injuries
Orlando City SC
- F Dom Dwyer (knee) out
Portland Timbers
- M Dairon Asprilla (knee) out
- M Yimmi Chara (thigh) questionable
- D Marco Farfan (ankle) questionable
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Orlando City SC 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 Tuesday at 8:10 a.m. ET.
Prediction
Portland Timbers 2, Orlando City SC 1
Moneyline (ML)
The PORTLAND TIMBERS (+175) are the lean here, mainly because of their experience. Orlando City SC (+145) has had an amazing run to the championship game, perhaps partially due to their comfort level playing in Central Florida. However, the Timbers are unbeaten in each of their past six outings, and they’re going to be able to ease past OCSC for the hardware.
Over/Under (O/U)
OVER 2.5 (-150) is the way to go in the title match, although it won’t be a slam-dunk over. However, at least three goals should be easily attainable, especially since the Timbers have notched at least two goals in five of their past six outings. Portland has also seen at least three total goals in five of the past six overall, while Orlando City easily hit the over themselves in a 3-1 win over Minnesota United FC in the semifinals. In addition, three of the previous four meetings between these cross-continent opponents have total three or more goals.
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