The Colorado Rapids (4 wins, 4 losses, 3 draws) visit Children’s Mercy Park to take on Sporting KC (2-7-3) Wednesday. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET. Below, we preview the Sporting KC vs. Colorado Rapids odds and lines, and make our best MLS bets, picks and predictions.
The Rapids haven’t been great this season, but they have been a dominant side at home. Colorado has 4 wins and 2 draws in its 6 home games, while posting an 0-4-1 road record.
The Rapids are led by 29-year-old Chilean F Diego Rubio, who has 6 goals on the season. Canadian M Mark-Anthony Kaye has 3 goals and is the only other Rapids player with multiple goals.
Sporting KC has been a shell of what it was a season ago. Sporting has been decent at home, going 2-1-2. It has earned just 1 point in 7 road matches.
KC has scored only 9 goals on the season with 32-year-old Johnny Russell leading the way with 3. Sporting is coming off a road match in which it gave up 7 goals to Portland. Sporting KC has allowed 23 goals in 12 games.
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Sporting KC vs. Colorado Rapids odds, lines, picks and predictions
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 5:49 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Sporting KC +180 (bet $100 to win $180) | Colorado Rapids +165 (bet $100 to win $165) | Draw +220
- Over/Under: 2.5 (O: +102 | U: -125)
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Prediction
Sporting KC 1, Colorado Rapids 1
Money line (ML)
LEAN DRAW (+220).
Sporting KC is coming into this game having drawn 2 of its 5 home games.
Both of KC’s wins this season at home were just 1-0 victories as well, so it isn’t extremely dominant at home. It has scored 5 and allowed 4 in its 5 home games this season.
Colorado hasn’t been great on the road. It is the better side and has more points on the season, but it has scored just 1 point away from home. The Rapids have scored just 3 goals on the road.
Neither team has a significant advantage in the current situation. For that reason, I’ll LEAN DRAW (+220) at this value.
Over/Under (O/U)
LEAN UNDER 2.5 (-125).
On paper, Sporting KC has the second-worst defense in the Western Conference.
However, in 4 games, it has yielded 16 goals, and in the other 8 it has allowed just 7. Sporting has also pitched 4 shutouts and, as noted, is far better defensively at home. Sporting KC is 2-3 at home when the O/U line is 2.5.
Colorado is 3-2 O/U on the road but has given up 3 goals 3 times. The Sporting KC offense hasn’t shown enough consistent attack to likely get that many, especially against a Rapids defense that has been otherwise solid.
Combine the strengths of both teams with how they’ve played in the situation they’ll be entering, and I like the UNDER 2.5 (-125) here as my best bet. I wouldn’t quite put a full unit because of the overpriced value of -125.
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