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 23

Match day

	Away	Score		Money Line
Saturday 04 August
FT	Toronto	2 - 2	Atlanta United	+360	–	-141
FT	DC United	1 - 1	Impact De Montreal	+238	–	+121
FT	New England	3 - 3	Orlando City	+225	–	+112
FT	Seattle	2 - 1	Minnesota United	+189	–	+144
FT	Vancouver	2 - 2	New York City FC	+850	–	-333
FT	San Jose	3 - 1	FC Dallas	+583	–	-196
FT	L.A. Galaxy	1 - 2	Colorado	+178	–	+160
FT	Sporting KC	1 - 0	Houston	+254	–	+106
FT	Chicago	1 - 2	Real Salt Lake	+621	–	-227
FT	Philadelphia	0 - 3	Portland	+464	–	-164

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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	New York Red Bulls	44	22	14	2	6	44	23	21
2	New York City FC	44	23	13	5	5	45	29	16
3	Columbus	36	23	10	6	7	30	29	1
4	New England	29	22	7	8	7	36	35	1
5	Philadelphia	27	22	8	3	11	29	37	-8
6	Orlando City	23	23	7	2	14	35	54	-19
7	Toronto	23	22	6	5	11	37	41	-4
8	Chicago	23	24	6	5	13	35	48	-13
9	DC United	18	19	4	6	9	30	36	-6
Western Conference
1	Portland	37	20	10	7	3	33	25	8
2	Sporting KC	36	22	10	6	6	40	30	10
3	L.A. Galaxy	35	23	10	5	8	44	38	6
4	Real Salt Lake	34	23	10	4	9	33	40	-7
5	Vancouver	30	23	8	6	9	36	46	-10
6	Seattle	29	22	8	5	9	24	25	-1
7	Houston	27	22	7	6	9	39	33	6
8	Colorado	20	22	5	5	12	27	37	-10
9	San Jose	16	22	3	7	12	32	41	-9

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.