Free MLS Pick Portland Timbers vs. Colorado Rapids
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MLS Handicapping
Portland Timbers vs. Colorado Rapids
Date: Saturday, April 30
Time: 07:00 PM
Venue: Dick’s Sporting Goods Park
MLS Moneyline Odds: Portland Timbers 160 / Draw 210/ Colorado Rapids 175 (Bet Now!)
MLS Spread Betting Odds: Portland -0.5 / Colorado 0.5
MLS Betting Total: O/U 2.5
Heading into this matchup, the Portland Timbers are the betting favorites, with the spread set at -0.5 goals. Through 9 matches, they have won by this margin 2 times. As for the Colorado Rapids, they enter the match as 0.5-goal underdogs. Through 8 matches, they have covered this margin 5 times.
Portland Timbers
Heading into the Portland Timbers’ 10th game of the season, the team is below .500 at 2-5-2. This mark places them 9th in the Western Conference. Portland comes into this match off having played to a 0-0 draw against Real Salt Lake. This game is the 2nd time they were shut out on offense. On defense, they picked up their 3rd shutout of the year.
So far, the Portland Timbers are the 16th-rated scoring team, averaging 1.11 goals per 90 minutes of action. In terms of defense, Portland is near the MLS average, giving up 1.33 goals per 90 minutes (19th).
Heading into the match, Yimmi Chará leads the Timbers with 3 goals through 9 matches. Behind him is Bill Tuiloma, who has also found the net 2 times. To start the season, goalie Aljaž Ivačič is turning away goals at a rate near the league average. This has come with the Portland Timbers’ opponents having generated a total of 40 shots on target. Ivačič is saving these attempts at a rate of 70.0%.
Colorado Rapids
Heading into the Colorado Rapids’ 9th game of the season, the Colorado Rapids are below .500 at 2-3-3. This mark places them 10th in the Western Conference. Colorado comes into this match off having played to a 0-0 draw against Charlotte FC. This game was the 2nd time they were shut out on offense. On defense, they picked up their 3rd shutout of the year.
So far, the Colorado Rapids are the 18th-rated scoring team, averaging 1.13 goals per 90 minutes of action. In terms of defense, Colorado is near the MLS average, giving up 1.37 goals per 90 minutes (16th).
Heading into the match, Diego Rubio leads the Colorado Rapids with 4 goals through 8 matches. Behind him is Mark-Anthony Kaye, who has also found the net 2 times. To start the season, goalie William Yarbrough is turning home goals at a rate near the league average. This has come with the Colorado Rapids’s opponents having generated a total of 35 shots on target. Yarbrough is saving these attempts at a rate of 74.3%.
Free Portland Timbers vs. Colorado Rapids MLS Final Analysis:
When looking at how each team has fared while possessing the ball, the Portland Timbers have been the better squad at generating opportunites near their opponent’s goal. So far, Portland ranks 6th in attacking area touches. This compares favorably to the Colorado Rapids sitting at 21st in the MLS. Even though Colorado has been the more aggressive offensive team, Colorado’s defense has been tough on opposing offensive squads, ranking 10th in attacking possessions allowed.
Coming into this matchup, Colorado and Portland have similar rated defensive units, ranking 16th and 19th in goals allowed. The two squad’s also have similar offensive ratings, both sitting near the MLS average in goals scored. Even though the Timbers have a slight edge in shots generated, I see this being a closely contested, low-scoring game. Look for this match to end in a draw.
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