The Portland Timbers and FC Cincinnati get together in a Round of 16 knockout stage game in the MLS is Back Tournament Tuesday at 10:30 p.m. ET at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Fla. Below, we analyze the Portland-Cincinnati sports betting odds and lines at BetMGM while providing MLS betting tips and picks around this matchup.
Portland Timbers vs. FC Cincinnati: Key injuries
Portland Timbers
- M Dairon Asprilla (knee) out
- M Andres Flores (personal) out
FC Cincinnati
- M Siem de Jong (groin) questionable
- F Jurgen Locadia (quadriceps) questionable
- M Jimmy McLaughlin (ankle) out
- GK Spencer Richey (concussion) out
- D Maikel van der Werff (groin) questionable
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Portland Timbers vs. FC Cincinnati: MLS odds, betting lines and picks
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Tuesday at 4 a.m. ET.
Prediction
Portland Timbers 3, FC Cincinnati 1
Moneyline (ML)
PORTLAND (-125) is a heavy favorite to move past FC Cincinnati (+320), and rightly so. First off, the Timbers racked up six goals (two per game) with a plus-2 differential to top a competitive Group F. Cincinnati was boat-raced 4-0 by Columbus in their group opener before posting a pair of clean sheets against a poor Atlanta United side (1-0) and the uninspired New York Red Bulls (2-0). Cincy is banged up, too, and even with all hands on deck against the Timbers it would have been a tall tree to chop down.
Over/Under (O/U)
OVER 2.5 (-139) is the play here. Most of the Round of 16 games have been, or will be, competitive. This one is going to be a laugher, with the Timbers marching into the next round with a decisive, high-scoring result.
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