In a Friday MLS play-in match, the New England Revolution (8 wins, 8 draws and 7 losses) host the Montreal Impact (8 wins, 13 draws, 2 losses) in Foxboro, Mass. at 6:30 p.m. ET. Below, we preview the New England vs. Montreal betting odds and lines, and make our best MLS bets and predictions.
New England vs. Montreal: Key injuries
New England
- M Luis Caicedo (knee) out
- M Cristian Penilla (foot) out
Montreal
- M Mathieu Choiniere (ankle) out
- M Lassi Lappalainen (shoulder) out
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New England vs. Montreal: MLS betting odds, lines, picks and predictions
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 8:40 a.m. ET.
Prediction
New England 3, Montreal 1
Money line (ML)
NEW ENGLAND (-223) is the team to back in this play-in game, the first-ever meeting in the MLS Cup Playoffs against Montreal (+550). While the all-time series has been fairly even, the Revs have been solid this season against the Impact. They won the most recent match in Montreal on Oct. 14, 3-2, and they picked up a 3-1 win Sept. 23, in the most recent battle at Gillette Stadium, too.
Look for more of the same here. Take the Revs to win in regular time for the match result.
Over/Under (O/U)
OVER 3.5 (+120) is the lean, and it’s a great value at plus-money. We have seen an average of 4.5 goals per game in the previous two meetings. In addition, Montreal has a total of 34 goals across its past eight matches, or an average of 4.3 goals per game. Look for another Over result here.
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