The Seattle Sounders (12 wins, 16 losses, 3 draws) welcome FC Cincinnati (11-8-12) to Lumen Field Tuesday. Kickoff is set for 10 p.m. ET. Below, we preview Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Seattle Sounders vs. FC Cincinnati odds, and make our best MLS bets, picks and predictions.
Seattle needs a win here as it sits 4 points outside of playoff position. However, the Sounders will be without star F Jordan Morris in this match as he’s at the USMNT camp playing Saudi Arabi earlier Tuesday.
Their other star, F Raúl Ruidíaz, should be available. He leads the team with 9 goals on the season. Seattle is 9-5-1 on the season at home but has lost 5 of its last 8 games overall.
FC Cincinnati hasn’t secured a playoff spot either but is in a better position. FCC is 3 points ahead of the 8th place Columbus Crew and 7th place Inter Miami, using a huge road win over Real Salt Lake last weekend to get there.
The road team is led by F Brandon Vazquez who has 16 goals, while teammate Brazilian F Brenner has 14. Captain M Luciano Acosta has a team-high 11 assists. Those 3 players headline one of the most dangerous attacks in the MLS.
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Seattle Sounders vs. FC Cincinnati odds
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:47 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Seattle Sounders +130 (bet $100 to win $130) | FC Cincinnati +190 (bet $100 to win $190) | Draw +265
- Over/Under: 3.5 (O: +165 | U: -205)
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Prediction
Seattle 1, FC Cincinnati 1
Money line (ML)
LEAN DRAW (+265).
FC Cincinnati has drawn 10 of its last 15 games, but it won 3 of its last 4. Traveling to the West Coast certainly isn’t easy to adjust to. However, they should have the more talented roster with Acosta, Brenner, and Vasquez up top.
Seattle without its key attackers makes them less potent offensively and more susceptible to struggling at home. Also, the Sounders expected goals have been extremely similar to their opponent as of late.
They’re 1-1-0 over their last 2 games and at this value, I’d bet this one is a draw.
Over/Under (O/U)
LEAN UNDER 3.5 (-205).
The only reason this is a lean is that the value at isn’t necessarily there. FCC, despite its quality attack, has gone under this total in 3 of its last 4 matches.
It only has more than 2 expected goals in 6 games this season, so while it averages 1.81 goals per game, it hasn’t necessarily consistently blasted opponents.
Without Morris, the Sounders attack should take a hit. They’ve gone under this total in 16 of their last 18. Despite a weak backline for Cincinnati, they might not put multiple goals in the back of the net.
Combine it all, and I’d rather have this than the plus-money over.
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