The San Jose Earthquakes (7 wins, 6 losses, 6 draws) welcome St. Louis City SC (9-7-2) to PayPal Park Saturday. Kickoff is set for 10:30 p.m. ET. Below, we preview BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the San Jose Earthquakes vs. St. Louis City SC odds, and make our best expert MLS picks and predictions.
San Jose has been unstoppable at home this season (6-0-3 on the year), having all but 1 of its wins at PayPal Park. It is coming off a 4-1 road loss to the Houston Dynamo Wednesday.
The Earthquakes are led by F Cristian Espinoza, who has 8 goals in 19 matches, and F Jeremy Ebobisse (7 goals), who is their lone other player with more than 2 shots netted on the season.
St. Louis has lost 3 of its last 4 matches and 3 straight on the road (3-4-1 away record this season). It lost 3-1 to Real Salt Lake Wednesday and 3-1 to Nashville SC last Saturday.
St. Louis is led by F Nicholas Gioacchini, who has 8 goals in 18 matches.
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San Jose Earthquakes 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 11:59 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: San Jose Earthquakes +115 (bet $100 to win $115) | St. Louis City +210 (bet $100 to win $210) | Draw +260
- Over/Under: 2.5 (O: -160 | U: +110)
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San Jose Earthquakes vs. St. Louis City SC picks and predictions
Prediction
San Jose Earthquakes 2, St. Louis City 1
Moneyline (ML)
BET SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES (+115).
The Earthquakes have been terrific at home, and they have taken down some top sides as well, beating Houston, LAFC and the Philadelphia Union at PayPal Park.
San Jose has a dynamic duo of forwards as well that should break through what’s been a soft St. Louis defense. St. Louis has struggled lately and will be on the road, where it hasn’t performed well this season.
St. Louis has lost 3 straight on the road and 4 of its last 5 road matches. That said, take SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES (+115).
Over/Under (O/U)
LEAN OVER 2.5 (-160).
St. Louis has gone Over in 5 of 8 road matches this season and has allowed 3 goals per game throughout its last 2.
San Jose has gone Over in 5 of 9 home matches and has had more than 1 expected goal in all but 2 matches. It has also allowed more than 1 expected goal in 5 of 9 home matches.
There should be ample opportunity in this game. Take OVER 2.5 (-160).
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