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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Match day

	Away	Score		Money Line
Saturday 03 March
	Columbus	13:00	Toronto	–	–	–	Odds
	Atlanta United	15:30	Houston	–	–	–	Odds
	New England	19:00	Philadelphia	–	–	–	Odds
	DC United	19:30	Orlando City	–	–	–	Odds
	Real Salt Lake	20:00	FC Dallas	–	–	–	Odds
	Minnesota United	22:30	San Jose	–	–	–	Odds
Sunday 04 March
	Impact De Montreal	18:00	Vancouver	–	–	–	Odds
	New York City FC	19:30	Sporting KC	–	–	–	Odds
	Portland	22:00	L.A. Galaxy	–	–	–	Odds

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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	Toronto	69	34	20	9	5	74	37	37
2	New York City FC	57	34	16	9	9	56	43	13
3	Chicago	55	34	16	7	11	61	47	14
4	Columbus	54	34	16	6	12	53	49	4
5	New York Red Bulls	50	34	14	8	12	53	47	6
6	New England	45	34	13	6	15	53	61	-8
7	Philadelphia	42	34	11	9	14	50	47	3
8	Orlando City	39	34	10	9	15	39	58	-19
9	DC United	32	34	9	5	20	31	60	-29
Western Conference
1	Portland	53	34	15	8	11	60	50	10
2	Seattle	53	34	14	11	9	52	39	13
3	Vancouver	52	34	15	7	12	50	49	1
4	Houston	50	34	13	11	10	57	45	12
5	Sporting KC	49	34	12	13	9	40	29	11
6	San Jose	46	34	13	7	14	39	60	-21
7	Real Salt Lake	45	34	13	6	15	49	55	-6
8	Colorado	33	34	9	6	19	31	51	-20
9	L.A. Galaxy	32	34	8	8	18	45	67	-22

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.