Sportsbooks for MLS : How To Make Money Betting On MLS

There are few soccer leagues in world football as exciting as Major League Soccer. Its unique structure of the regular season, playoffs, and the MLS Cup Final is perfect for sports bettors who want to bet on soccer matches throughout the year; each team plays 34 regular season games. The great mix of teams split across the Eastern and Western Conferences and include the world famous New York Red Bulls and L.A. Galaxy, the most decorated of all MLS teams. And with an increasing number of global soccer stars joining various MLS franchises the league is growing in popularity. [+]

With increased popularity, online sportsbooks are offering more and more MLS betting odds, giving you the chance to win big all season.

Best MLS Sportsbook Odds

When looking to bet on the outcome of MLS matches you should always look for the best MLS sportsbook odds available. Analyze the odds below and make your bets accordingly.

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Regular - Matchday 24

Match day

	Away	Score		Money Line
Wednesday 14 August
FT	Sporting KC	0 - 1	Orlando City	+169	–	+160
FT	Colorado	0 - 1	Minnesota United	+499	–	-182
FT	Seattle	0 - 3	Real Salt Lake	+309	–	-109
FT	FC Dallas	0 - 2	L.A. Galaxy	+216	–	+116
FT	Chicago	2 - 3	Portland	+370	–	-135
Saturday 17 August
18'	New England	0 - 0	New York Red Bulls	+290	–	-112
	New York City FC	19:30	FC Cincinnati	-105	–	+290
	Toronto	19:30	Columbus	+198	–	+140
	FC Dallas	19:30	Impact De Montreal	+260	–	+111
	Philadelphia	20:00	Chicago	+260	–	+108
	Orlando City	20:00	Minnesota United	+480	–	-172
	San Jose	20:30	Sporting KC	+277	–	-108
	Colorado	21:00	Houston	+480	–	-169
	Seattle	22:00	L.A. Galaxy	+285	–	-109
	Los Angeles FC	22:00	Real Salt Lake	+117	–	+225
	DC United	22:00	Vancouver	+195	–	+140
Sunday 18 August
	Atlanta United	22:00	Portland	+213	–	+119

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What Are The MLS Standings Today

Whether you’re a fan of a particular MLS team or looking for more information before you place a bet online, you can check out the league table below. [+]

Remember that the league position of a team is only part of the story, many factors including injuries to players, previous matches between teams, suspensions, and current form influence the outcome of games.

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#		pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-
Eastern Conference
1	Philadelphia	45	26	13	6	7	48	38	10
2	DC United	39	26	10	9	7	34	32	2
3	New York City FC	38	23	10	8	5	41	31	10
4	New York Red Bulls	37	25	11	4	10	43	38	5
5	New England	34	25	9	7	9	37	44	-7
6	Orlando City	33	26	9	6	11	34	34	0
7	Toronto	33	25	9	6	10	39	41	-2
8	Chicago	30	27	7	9	11	40	40	0
9	Columbus	26	26	7	5	14	27	39	-12
Western Conference
1	L.A. Galaxy	40	25	13	1	11	33	36	-3
2	Real Salt Lake	40	25	12	4	9	38	32	6
3	Seattle	39	25	11	6	8	38	37	1
4	San Jose	38	24	11	5	8	41	36	5
5	Portland	37	24	11	4	9	41	36	5
6	Houston	30	25	9	3	13	35	41	-6
7	Sporting KC	28	25	7	7	11	37	44	-7
8	Colorado	26	25	7	5	13	41	50	-9
9	Vancouver	24	26	5	9	12	26	45	-19

How To Make Money Betting On MLS

With so many matches taking place in the MLS regular season, you have ample opportunity to place dozens of wagers and make money betting on MLS fixtures. Before you place any MLS bet with a sportsbook you have to do your research because betting odds, while a good indicator, are only part of the equation.

Team form plays a major role in the outcome of any soccer game because winning games gives players confidence, and confident players play better soccer. Mid-season games are easiest to predict because by then you have several games on which to base your decisions on, plus it become abundantly clear which teams are challenging for the Supporters’ Shield and the playoffs, and which MLS teams are simply making up the numbers.

Arm yourself with the knowledge of which players are injured, who has been away on international team duty, and other such factors.

Once you think you have narrowed down the teams you want to bet on, head to one of our betting partners and see if they have any MLS-related special offers, but always take the best odds possible because sports betting is all about maximizing your profits.

The MLS, more than any other sports league in the world, favors home teams. Overall, MLS teams perform significantly better when playing at home. Only New York City FC and Toronto FC won as many as they lost away from home in the 2015-16 season.

Every other team, no matter where they finished in the standings, won 50 percent of their road games, which offers incredibly valuable insight into how you should form your betting strategy. There are, however, lots of away draws so keep that in mind when formulating your MLS betting strategy.

Western Conference teams are even more miserabler on the road, with no teams winning mor than five of 17 away games. Dallas, who were the Western Conference top seeds, finished the season with 20 points from a possible 51, further demonstrating how poorly Western Conference teams travel.

That is probably down to the vast distances these teams have to travel, as Eastern Conference teams, for the most part, are situated much closer together.

Talking more about overall trends, the Eastern Conference is traditionally higher scoring than its western counterpart. Contrastingly, the Western Conference leads in most defensive categories, includind goals against. Eastern Conference games are more run and gun, while Western Conference games are more structured with organized backlines taking precedence.