LA Galaxy visits Houston Dynamo Saturday at BBVA Stadium to open their MLS regular-season campaigns at 3:30 p.m. ET. We analyze the LA Galaxy-Houston Dynamo odds and sports betting lines within, while providing betting analysis, picks, and tips for this matchup.
LA Galaxy at Houston Dynamo: Key injuries
LA Galaxy
- MF Efra Alvarez (ankle) out
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LA Galaxy at Houston Dynamo: MLS odds, betting lines and picks
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Prediction
LA Galaxy 4, Houston Dynamo 2
Moneyline (ML)
While Zlatan Ibrahimovic has moved on from LA GALAXY (+190), Javier “Chicarito” Hernandez comes over as Mexico’s all-time leading scorer and will be a marquee draw for all of MLS. Houston Dynamo (+125) have won three of the last four head-to-head meetings, including a 4-2 win last October, but the value lies on an LA Galaxy club coming off another postseason trip last season. Houston Dynamo was 10-3-4 at home last season, but just 2-15 on the road, showing their true worth lies somewhere in between.
Back the visitors as the more profitable side in the season opener. Hernandez will make his impact immediately.
Over/Under (O/U)
The OVER 3.5 (+110) is the play. This is the only game of Saturday’s MLS slate with the goal total set at 3.5 as opposed to 2.5, in what’s expected to be an early-season shoot out. Four of the last five head-to-head clashes since 2017 played to totals of 5 or more goals.
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