Orlando City (0 wins, 1 loss, 1 draw) battles new Florida rival Inter Miami (0-2-2) Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET in the first game of the “MLS is Back Tournament” in the bubble at the Wide World of Sports complex at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla. We analyze the Orlando City-Inter Miami sports betting odds and lines, while providing MLS betting tips and picks around this matchup from BetMGM sportsbook.
Orlando City vs. Inter Miami: Key injuries
Orlando City
- F Dom Dwyer (lower body) available
Inter Miami
- MF George Acosta (knee) out
- F Julian Carranza (foot) available
- MF David Norman Jr. (ankle) out
- D Leandro Gonzalez Pirez (ineligible) out
- F Robbie Robinson (personal) out
- D Roman Torres (suspension) out
- D Denso Ulysse (lower leg) out
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Orlando City vs. Inter Miami: MLS odds, betting lines and picks
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Wednesday at 4:10 a.m. ET.
Prediction
Orlando City 1, Inter Miami 1
Moneyline (ML)
Both of these teams started out rather sluggish in the first two games of the MLS season. Orlando City (+200) picked up a point with a draw, but managed just one goal while allowing two. Inter Miami (+130) was equally impotent on offense, netting just one goal while yielding three. After a lengthy layoff due to the COVID-19 pandemic, expect a lot of “feeling out” early on, heavy legs and sloppy-set pieces. Each team might be able to find a marker, but a scoreless match wouldn’t be shocking here, either. TIE (+250) IS THE BEST BET. It might be a good small-unit play to take the “Double Chance” wager with Orlando City or Tie (-167).
A winning $10 wager on Orlando City and Inter Miami settling for a draw nets a profit of $25.
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 2.5 (+105) fetches plus-money, but it might be the way to go. The two sides are likely to look like they’re running in sand as they build up their fitness and stamina as guinea pigs in the first match of the tournament. During “normal” times, they weren’t exactly lighting the world afire offensively, so it’s strange that the Under is such a value here.
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