The Seattle Sounders FC (4 wins, 1 loss, 1 draw) welcome St. Louis City (5-1-0) Saturday. Kickoff from Lumen Field is set for 10:30 p.m. ET (Apple TV – Free). Below, we preview BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Seattle Sounders FC vs. St. Louis City SC odds, and make our best expert MLS picks and predictions.
The Sounders sit second in the Western Conference, 2 points behind St. Louis City. F Jordan Morris leads the club and all of MLS with 8 goals. Seattle opened the season with 2 wins before suffering a loss and a draw, but has rebounded with back-to-back victories including a 2-1 win over the LA Galaxy last Saturday.
St. Louis won its first 5 games of the season with a +11 goal differential but finally suffered its first loss of the season last Saturday, a 1-0 defeat at the hands of visiting Minnesota United. St. Louis is led by F Joao Klauss, who has 5 goals on the season and sits second in the MLS in scoring. St. Louis is 3-0-0 on the road.
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Seattle Sounders FC 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 10:22 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Seattle Sounders FC -175 (bet $175 to win $100) | St. Louis City SC +425 (bet $100 to win $425) | Draw +300
- Over/Under: 2.5 (O: -145 | U: +100)
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Seattle Sounders FC vs. St. Louis City SC picks and predictions
Prediction
Seattle Sounders 2, St. Louis City 0
Moneyline (ML)
SPRINKLE SEATTLE SOUNDERS (-175).
The value really isn’t here to take the Sounders to win outright, but it’s the only way to play it. St. Louis has played just one top-7 team on the road, beating Austin in their first game as an MLS club on Feb. 25. They haven’t taken on a team of Seattle’s caliber in this environment.
Seattle has yet to concede a goal at home and has outscored opponents 6-0 at Lumen. The Sounders are one of the top sides in the West and have a roster that has little turnover from last season and is finally healthy.
Play SEATTLE SOUNDERS (-175) for a unit despite the juiced odds.
Over/Under (O/U)
LEAN UNDER 2.5 (+100).
The value is here but so is the risk.
Seattle has yet to allow a goal at home this season, and St. Louis has a surprisingly good defense as well, allowing multiple goals in just 1 game this season. They have 2 clean sheets and have allowed just 1 goal in 3 games.
Both teams have dynamic attacks, but both also have strong backlines and good goalkeeping. Seattle ranks 2nd in save percentage while St. Louis sits 10th. St. Louis has the 2nd-most interceptions as well.
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