Nashville SC vs. St. Louis City SC odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Saturday’s Nashville SC vs. St. Louis City SC odds and lines, with expert MLS picks, predictions and best bets.

Nashville SC (9 wins, 3 losses, 5 draws) welcomes St. Louis City SC (9-5-2) to GEODIS Park Saturday. Kickoff is set for 8:30 p.m. ET. Below, we preview BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Nashville SC vs. St. Louis City SC odds, and make our best expert MLS picks and predictions.

Nashville is 6-1-2 at home this season, so it has been resilient at home. It is coming off a 1-1 road draw with Toronto FC. Nashville has not lost a game since April 15, a 9-game unbeaten streak. It has won 4 of its last 5 matches as well. It is led by F Hany Makhtar, who has 10 goals in 17 games.

St. Louis City SC has cooled off since its red-hot start, winning its first 5 games of the season. It is 3-1-1 over its last 5. It is coming off a 1-1 draw with LA Galaxy last Saturday. St. Louis has been led by a dynamic attack, averaging 2.06 goals per game. F Nicholas Gioacchini leads the way with 6 goals in 16 matches.

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Nashville SC vs. St. Louis City SC odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:40 a.m. ET.

  • Moneyline: Nashville SC -145 (bet $145 to win $100) | St. Louis City SC +360 (bet $100 to win $360) | Draw +280
  • Over/Under: 2.5 (O: -145 | U: +100)

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Nashville SC vs. St. Louis City SC picks and predictions

Prediction

Nashville SC 2, St. Louis City SC 0

Moneyline (ML)

LEAN NASHVILLE SC (-145).

The reasoning is here for Nashville to come out on top at home, and the value has increased Saturday morning.

Nashville has been on fire as of late, and it has a very talented team to back that up. St. Louis has been impressive, but it has struggled on the road. It has been even worse as of late, losing 3 of its last 4 road matches.

It has had fewer expected goals than its opponent in 4 straight road matches as well. The value isn’t there to take this for a full unit, but for a half-unit, back NASHVILLE SC (-145).

Over/Under (O/U)

BET UNDER 2.5 (+100).

St. Louis’ offense has been electric, but it has been hit or miss. Over its last 4 road matches, it has scored just 1 goal and gone Under this total in 3 of 4 matches despite still averaging 2.06 goals per game.

It allowed just 1.06 while Nashville allows just 0.71, so both teams have a rock-solid defense. Nashville has not allowed multiple goals at home this season and has had 4 clean sheets in 9 matches. It has gone Under this total in 5 of 9 home matches as well.

Back UNDER 2.5 (+100).

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