Free MLS Pick Real Salt Lake vs. Nashville
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MLS Handicapping
Real Salt Lake vs. Nashville
Date: Sunday, May 08
Time: 04:00 PM
Venue: Geodis Park
MLS Moneyline Odds: Real Salt Lake 400 / Draw 265/ Nashville -149 (Bet Now!)
MLS Spread Betting Odds: Salt Lake City 0.5 / Nashville -0.5
MLS Betting Total: O/U 2.5
Heading into this matchup, the Real Salt Lake are the 0.5-goal underdogs. Through 10 matches, they have covered this margin 8 times. As for the Nashville FC, they enter the match as -0.5 goal favorites. Through 9 matches, they have won by this margin 3 times.
Real Salt Lake
As the Real Salt Lake travel to take on the Nashville FC, they hope to move above .500, as through 10 matches, they have a record of 4-4-2. This mark places them 5th in the Western Conference. Salt Lake City will be looking to add another win to their resume, as they are coming off a 1-0 victory over the LA Galaxy. So far, the Real Salt Lake have turned in 4 performances with one goal or less. On defense, they picked up their 4th shutout of the year.
So far, the Real Salt Lake is the 19th-rated scoring team, averaging 1.0 goals per 90 minutes of action. In terms of defense, Salt Lake City is near the MLS average, giving up 1.3 goals per 90 minutes (19th).
Heading into the match, Tate Schmitt leads Salt Lake with 2 goals through 10 matches. Behind him is Bobby Wood, who has also found the net 2 times. In terms of goalie play, Real Salt Lake has gotten good performances from Zac MacMath. On the season, opposing teams have accumulated 53 shots on target, in which MacMath has turned away at a rate of 79.2%. This percentage is good for 4th in the MLS.
Nashville
As the Nashville FC play host to the Real Salt Lake, they hope to move above .500, as through 9 matches, they have a record of 3-3-3. This mark places them 9th in the Western Conference. Nashville comes into this match off having played to a 1-1 draw against Philadelphia. So far, the Nashville FC have turned in 2 performances with one goal or less. On defense, Nashville has played 2 games in which they held their opponent to one goal or less.
Through 9 matches, the Nashville FC have struggled on offense, averaging just 1.0 goals per 90 minutes. This output places them 22nd in the MLS. On defense, Nashville is 11th in the MLS, giving up 1.11 goals per 90 minutes.
Heading into the match, Hany Mukhtar leads Nashville with 2 goals through 9 matches. Behind him is C.J. Sapong, who has also found the net 2 times. To start the year, Nashville has turned to Joe Willis as their primary goalie. In his 9 starts, he has a save percentage of 75.0%, 9th best in the MLS. This has come with opponents taking 36 shots on target.
Free Real Salt Lake vs. Nashville MLS Final Analysis:
So far, both the Nashville FC and Real Salt Lake are generating scoring opportunites at a below-average rate. On the season, Nashville ranks 28th in attacking area possessions, with Salt Lake City sitting 14th. Not only are both squads struggling to generate offensive opportunites, they are both below-average teams in terms of attacking possessions allowed, with Nashville ranking 27th and Salt Lake City at 21st.
In this matchup, I recommend taking the under, as each team comes into the game struggling to find the net. Throughout the season both Nashville and Real Salt Lake are in the bottom half of the league in shots generated. Look for goals to be hard to come by in this game.
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