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 8

Match day

	Away	Score		Money Line
Wednesday 17 April
FT	Los Angeles FC	0 - 1	Vancouver	+108	–	+285
Friday 19 April
FT	Real Salt Lake	3 - 0	FC Cincinnati	+348	–	-128
FT	Minnesota United	3 - 4	Toronto	+433	–	-175
FT	Houston	1 - 2	L.A. Galaxy	+311	–	-123
Saturday 20 April
FT	Colorado	1 - 4	Chicago	+440	–	-154
FT	Impact De Montreal	0 - 3	Philadelphia	+364	–	-125
FT	Vancouver	0 - 1	Orlando City	+500	–	-159
FT	FC Dallas	2 - 1	Atlanta United	+501	–	-182
FT	Portland	3 - 1	Columbus	+443	–	-161
FT	New York Red Bulls	0 - 1	New England	+212	–	+135
FT	Sporting KC	1 - 4	San Jose	-119	–	+289
Sunday 21 April
FT	New York City FC	2 - 0	DC United	+225	–	+125
FT	Seattle	1 - 4	Los Angeles FC	+398	–	-143

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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	DC United	14	8	4	2	2	12	9	3
2	Toronto	13	6	4	1	1	18	11	7
3	Philadelphia	13	8	4	1	3	12	9	3
4	Columbus	13	8	4	1	3	8	8	0
5	Orlando City	11	8	3	2	3	12	13	-1
6	Chicago	9	7	2	3	2	12	11	1
7	New York City FC	8	7	1	5	1	9	11	-2
8	New England	7	8	2	1	5	6	12	-6
9	New York Red Bulls	5	7	1	2	4	8	9	-1
Western Conference
1	L.A. Galaxy	18	7	6	0	1	13	7	6
2	Seattle	16	7	5	1	1	15	9	6
3	Houston	13	6	4	1	1	13	8	5
4	Real Salt Lake	10	8	3	1	4	10	14	-4
5	Sporting KC	9	7	2	3	2	15	11	4
6	San Jose	6	7	2	0	5	10	17	-7
7	Vancouver	5	8	1	2	5	6	11	-5
8	Portland	4	7	1	1	5	9	18	-9
9	Colorado	2	8	0	2	6	12	23	-11

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.