D.C. United (1 win, 2 draws, 0 losses) welcomes Inter Miami (2-1-1) to Audi Field Saturday. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. ET. Below, we preview FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the D.C. United vs. Inter Miami odds, and make our best expert MLS picks and predictions.
D.C. United has surprised many this season. United is 1-0 at home and tied its 2 games on the road. A manager can’t ask for much more than that. United is coming off a 0-0 draw at FC Cincinnati Sunday and had a 2-2 result against the Portland Timbers the Saturday prior. In its lone home game, United topped New England 3-1. F Christian Benteke, a former Belgium national star, has tallied a team-high 3 goals despite playing in just 1 game.
Inter Miami is coming off a Wednesday CONCACAF Champions Cup win, beating Nashville SC 3-1. Miami has played 4 games in the past 2 weeks. It drew its lone game on the road but had 2.6 fewer expected goals, a significant margin for a draw. It used more of its top players for the full 90 against Nashville in the 2nd leg of the Round of 16, so it may rest many of them for most of Saturday’s battle.
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D.C. United vs. Inter Miami odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 7 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: D.C. United +100 (bet $100 to win $100) | Inter Miami +230 (bet $100 to win $230) | Draw +270
- Over/Under: 2.5 (O: -166 | U: +136)
D.C. United vs. Inter Miami picks and predictions
Prediction
D.C. United 2, Inter Miami 1
Moneyline (ML)
BET D.C. UNITED (+100).
United has been strong at home and has really impressed so far this season. It picked up a point on the road in Cincinnati, where only 4 teams in 17 games escaped with anything a season ago. At home, United won 3-1 vs. New England, a perennial powerhouse in the East, and had 3.7 more expected goals.
Inter has a strong roster, but it has an old roster with many former European greats. That likely won’t bode well for a Saturday match after a tiring battle in the Champions Cup. Miami as clobbered in its lone road Game this season, so expect Miami to struggle away from home.
BACK D.C. UNITED (+100).
Over/Under (O/U)
LEAN OVER 2.5 (-166).
Miami just traded 1 of its better defenders in DeAndre Yedlin and has an aging backline. It allowed 3 goals in its last MLS battle, a home loss to CF Montreal, and it has allowed more than 2 expected in 2 of its last 3 games while having more than 2.5 in 2 straight. Miami plays an attack-heavy style but struggles in defense.
United has gone Over in 2 of its 3 games on the season and has had at least 2 expected goals in 2 of those. Expect a high-scoring game in this Eastern Conference clash. At this value, BET OVER 2.5 (-166) for a partial unit.
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