MLS: Sporting Kansas City vs. Vancouver Whitecaps odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Sunday’s Sporting Kansas City vs. Vancouver Whitecaps sports betting odds and lines, with MLS betting picks, tips and best bets.

Sporting Kansas City and the Vancouver Whitecaps lock horns Sunday at 11 p.m. ET in a Round of 16 knockout stage game in the MLS is Back Tournament. The match will be played at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Florida. We analyze the Kansas City-Vancouver sports betting odds and lines at BetMGM while providing MLS betting tips and picks around this matchup.

Sporting Kansas City vs. Vancouver Whitecaps: Key injuries

Sporting Kansas City

  • M Felipe Gutierrez (knee) out
  • D Andreu Fontas (quadriceps) out

Vancouver Whitecaps

  • M Janio Bikel (adductor) out
  • D Erik Godoy (quadriceps) out

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Sporting Kansas City vs. Vancouver Whitecaps: MLS odds, betting lines and picks

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday at 9:30 a.m. ET.

Prediction

Sporting Kansas City 4, Vancouver Whitecaps 1

Moneyline (ML)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (-200) is a bit expensive at this price, but there is no way they’re falling to the Whitecaps (+475). SKC has posted a 4-0-1 mark over their past five meetings with Vancouver across all competitions, outscoring the ‘Caps by a 17-3 margin. Sporting has posted at least three goals in four of those outings, including a 3-1 win before the pause button was pressed back on March 1. In addition, betting SPORTING KC TO WIN AND BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE (+180) is a very nice value as well.

A winning $10 wager on Sporting Kansas City (-200) to win outright nets a profit of $5. A $10 wager on Vancouver (+475) to win would net a profit of $47.50, while a Draw or Tie (+375) would fetch a $37.50 profit.

Over/Under (O/U)

OVER 3.5 (+135) should be a pretty solid value here on the alternate line, as Sporting Kansas City has the offensive firepower to take care of the total all on their own. As mentioned above, they have netted at least three goals in four of the previous five meetings against Vancouver.

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Sporting Kansas City at Vancouver Whitecaps FC odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Saturday’s Sporting Kansas City at Vancouver Whitecaps FC sports betting odds and lines, with MLS betting picks, tips and bets.

Sporting Kansas City travels to meet the Vancouver Whitecaps FC in their Major League Soccer regular-season opener Saturday at 10:30 p.m. ET at BC Place in Vancouver. We analyze the Sporting Kansas City-Vancouver Whitecaps FC odds and sports betting lines within, while providing betting analysis, picks and tips for this matchup.

Sporting Kansas City at Vancouver Whitecaps FC: Key injuries

Sporting Kansas City

  • MF Felipe Gutierrez (undisclosed) doubtful

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Sporting Kansas City at Vancouver Whitecaps FC: MLS odds, betting lines and picks

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 11 a.m. ET.

Prediction

Sporting Kansas City 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2

Moneyline (ML)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (+110) enters this match slightly favored on the road against Vancouver Whitecaps FC (+220). SKC has had a lot of success in the past against Vancouver, and it’s unlikely much will be changed in this one. SKC has three wins and a draw in the past four meetings in this series.

Over/Under (O/U)

OVER 2.5 (-154) is one of my favorite plays of the entire Week 1 MLS slate. Last season, Sporting Kansas City saw at least 3 goals scored in total in each of their final six games, and they allowed at least two goals in the final six. SKC yielded 37 goals on the road last season in 17 matches.

They worked to shore up their defense during the offseason, but preseason was more of the same. They had plenty of defensive lapses and goals conceded. Vancouver also was very giving, coughing up 23 goals in 17 home matches.

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