MLS Betting Insights

The 2024 Major League Soccer year is well underway and Bettingodds.com is the perfect stop for the best MLS odds and MLS predictions throughout the regular season, the Playoffs, and the MLS Cup.

Our team of experts comes into every campaign fully equipped with the latest stats, MLS betting odds, and absolutely everything in soccer betting so MLS fans can get the most out of their bets and predictions.

Meet Our MLS Experts

Expertise in MLS comes with experience in sports journalism. Our two sports journalists, Grant and Jack have been closely following all things soccer, with publications in top sports media news outlets across the globe. 

Grant McQuillan

Grant McQuillan has been covering soccer and other sports across the globe for the past eight years. He was awarded a First-Class Honors Degree in Multimedia Sports Journalism from New Buckinghamshire University in 2018 and Grant decided to immediately move into the world of North American iGaming and sports betting after the Supreme Court's decision to legalize gambling in the USA that year. He has since covered MLS and the top European Leagues for multiple gambling brands around the globe.

Jack Kitson

Jack Kitson is the Editor of Betting Odds and The Sack Race. He is an NCTJ-qualified sports journalist who has accumulated over 10 years of experience in the sports betting industry. His work on The Sack Race was honored by a panel of experts at the Football Blogging Awards where it was named the Best Gambling Football Blog. Jack created the popular YouTube series ‘In The Managers Office’ featuring exclusives with Chris Wilder and Ian Holloway, while his work has been referenced within numerous publications such as The Guardian, BBC Sport, The New York Times, and Washington Post.

Our MLS Experts' Top 3 Teams to Bet On

While the likes of Nashville SC have Hany Mukhtar, the New England Revolution has Carles Gil and Sporting Kansas City has Dániel Sallói, these teams have been topsy-turvy in 2024 so far. Here are the best teams to bet on right now using our picks from our team of experts.

Inter Miami

With no doubt the best group of MLS players heading into the 2024 season, Inter Miami is already leading the stats and is often the favorite on moneyline bets with the likes of Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez leading the charge to an MLS Cup triumph.

Most MLS picks and MLS predictions at the start of the season favored Miami. It is top of the odds list for bets to win the cup, and we predict it to reign supreme in most of its games this year.

Seattle Sounders

As far as stats go, Seattle Sounders getting into the post-season is certainly worth a wager. The Sounders have only failed to get into the post-season once since coming into MLS in 2009, as it did not qualify in 2022. This means Seattle boosts of the best record in recent regular season history, surpassing the likes of Colorado Rapids, Real Salt Lake, San Jose Earthquakes, New York Red Bulls, and Sporting Kansas City.

Seattle has also won the MLS Cup twice and is a regular competitor for the trophy and often a favorite on the money line.

Los Angeles FC

2023 was a bizarre year for Los Angeles FC. It managed to make it to the MLS Cup final, but was defeated by Columbus Crew, while it also lost the CONCACAF Champions League final and the Campeones Cup Final too. Nevertheless, this MLS campaign is set to be another excellent one for LAFC with it keeping hold of the services of Golden Boot winner, Denis Bouanga, and adding the likes of Kei Kamara and Hugo Lloris to its roster.

More often than not, you'll see LAFC winning MLS picks and MLS predictions with it only failing to get into the Major League Soccer Playoffs once since entering Major League Soccer in 2017. In 2022, the Black and Gold stormed to a Western Conference victory for the second time after triumphing in 2019 as well. Last campaign, LAFC finished behind only Louis City SC in the Western table and by only four points.

Keep an eye out for El Tráfico too, which has rapidly become arguably the most fierce derby in American soccer since the first game in 2018 against LA Galaxy.

Top 3 Players to Bet On From Our MLS Experts

Although a bet for a team to be victorious or lose on the moneyline can help make a great parlay, betting on player props is a fantastic way to dig out the best odds. Our MLS experts will hand you all the best player props chosen by them right on this page.

Lionel Messi

As you would expect, the stats for the legendary Lionel Messi are off the charts. He's won practically everything there is to claim in the game with countless individual awards in soccer and trophies with every team he has played for, besides Miami.

Messi's 10 goals in seven games were not enough to beat Houston Dynamo in the final of the Leagues Cup, but in each match, he is favored to score and often has odds as low as -200 to get a goal. Miami was bottom of the table when Messi joined and was also the underdog on the moneyline in almost every game.

Since the date he signed, however, things are very different when choosing a bet from the league odds. You'll also find Messi towards the top of the odds to win the MLS MVP and the odds to claim the Golden Boot in 2024 too at odds of +750.

Denis Bouanga

After winning the MLS Golden Boot with Los Angeles, Denis Bouanga opted to stay with it and is now right towards the top of the odds list to win the top scorer award once more. More often than not, LAFC leads the way in stats and is the favorite on the moneyline, and much of this comes down to what Bouanga can do each match. Bouanga is currently priced at +400 wo win the MLS Golden Boot.

Cucho Hernandez

One of the standout players from the 2023 Major League Soccer campaign was Cucho Hernandez. Current MLS betting sees the Columbus Crew towards the top of the odds list to win the cup, as they managed to triumph as the underdog in 2023 where Hernandez won the MLS Cup MVP award.

Why Expert Insights are Invaluable for Online Betting

While our MLS computer-generated betting predictions are always on point, our human expert tips are invaluable. For example, a computer-generated pick might consider the idea of Toronto FC beating Atlanta United based on the history between the two and factors like injuries, weather, and home/away form.

Expert Insight

With our team of MLS experts, Bettingodds.com uses all the same stats a computer would but is equipped with expert insights from years of MLS betting.

Logic Often Triumphs Over Stats

Although it's important to consider the stats for soccer betting, this doesn't always define the most likely outcome. For example, Real Salt Lake FC might be one of the best defensive teams in the league (as it was in 2023), but the majority of its shutouts came at home. So, should it be at New York City FC, for example, logically, it likely struggles to make another shutout, which is something the computer may skip over.

Consider All Factors

Considering every factor - even things like the weather - are great way to beat the moneyline each time you wager. Our human picks will take a look at every factor across an MLS season, including previous meetings earlier in the year, historic battles, and so on.

Computer-Generated Picks Are Too Strict

For example, just because the Portland Timbers FC defeated the Montreal Impact FC in 2023, this doesn't mean it will in 2024. Many factors have changed this campaign, such as the legendary MLS goalscorer, Josef Martinez, joining the Impact. Our human picks look past the simple factors and consider form, injuries, managers' records against one another, and more and not just look at the seasonal form and the over/under market.

Computer-Generated Picks Don't Consider Players and Injuries

A player could be injured, in fantastic form, or potentially walking a tightrope for a suspension, all of which could impact the game and your MLS predictions. This will change the odds on the moneyline, but a computer-generated pick won't look at a team this in-depth and instead consider just the stats.

For example, if Daniel Gazdag was injured for Philadelphia Union, things would no doubt change for the opposing team and the odds.

What Sportsbooks Do We Use While Betting on MLS?

Currently, our top three betting sites to use while you bet on MLS are BetMGM, Fanduel, and DraftKings. Here's why...

DraftKings

Whether you're betting on the Philadelphia Union, New England Revolution, Portland Timbers, New York City FC, New York Red Bulls FC, or any other team, Draftkings has you covered for your MLS picks. DK allows you to wager on many different odds, such as half time betting, which has great odds on the moneyline, while you can also bet on futures to be the champions, and make your own parlays in game and across a gameweek.

DraftKings rewards players throughout the soccer campaign too with free credits, and you can get regular parlay boosts on MLS up to 50%.

FanDuel

FanDuel is without a doubt one of the best MLS sportsbooks around, allowing bettors to make same game parlays, bet on player props, half time wagers, corners, penalties, method of scoring, team props and more. Fanduel is also offering parlay boosts up to 30% each MLS year, including your favorite teams like the San Jose Earthquakes and Minnesota United FC to win on the moneyline.

One of the standout features of FanDuel is the future odds on a team to win the cup at the end of the league season, and a scan of the latest odds shows that FanDuel has the best futures market.

BetMGM

BetMGM may not offer as much as FanDuel and DraftKings for MLS bets, but they still have great odds, promotions, and a wide range of markets.

BetMGM also hands you all the stats you may need to place a bet as you go along, which is incredibly useful, and by using their Parlay Optimizer, you can have a parlay created for you, backed by such stats.

Our Favourite Sportsbook Promo to Utilize on MLS Sports Betting

If you're looking to bet a small amount and claim plenty of bonus bets, DraftKings is your go-to.

The Draftkings Promo is also a no-brainer, simply by betting just $5 on MLS or other sports, new players will be rewarded $200 in free credits to use on whatever they like. These bets will be split into eight $25 bets and must be used within seven days.