While Los Angeles FC are given favorites to win the MLS Cup this season by sports betting site BetMGM, CF Montreal is far from being favored by punters who give it the 18th best odds among all the clubs on the Garber circuit. .
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With just over a month to go to the start of its regular season, the Montreal team is tied with the Colorado Rapids and Nashville SC at +5,000 odds, according to a list released Thursday by the league website. .
In return, Los Angeles FC enjoys a rating of +500. Despite their early elimination in the last series of Major League Soccer, the Californian side still reached the final of the CONCACAF Champions League where they lost to the Tigers of the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (UANL ).
The Seattle Sounders (+800) are second favorites, while the Columbus Crew (+900) are third.
For its part, Toronto FC (+1200) is tied with the Philadelphia Union for the fifth rung of the best-favored teams, behind New York City FC (+1000). In contrast, DC United, Houston Dynamo and FC Cincinnati are the most underdog at +10,000.
The MLS campaign kicks off April 16. CF Montreal will begin its journey the next day by hosting Toronto FC at the Inter Miami CF stadium. The TVA Sports channel is the exclusive French-speaking broadcaster of the team and of the MLS.
Favorite teams to win the 2021 MLS Cup
1 Los Angeles FC, +500
2 Sounders de Seattle, +800
3 Columbus Crew, +900
4 New York City FC, +1000
5 Toronto FC and Philadelphia Union, +1200
18 CF Montreal, +5000
25 FC Cincinnati, D.C. United et Dynamo de Houston, +10 000
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