MLS Week 17

[Magpie Maniac]

Wednesday, July 19
Columbus Crew vs New York Red Bulls 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, July 20
Colorado Rapids vs Chivas USA 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, July 22
Columbus Crew vs Los Angeles Galaxy @ 4:00 p.m.
New York Red Bulls vs Kansas City Wizards @ 7:30 p.m.
Chicago Fire vs D.C. United @ 8:30 p.m.
Houston Dynamo vs New England Revolution @8:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake vs FC Dallas @ 10:00 p.m.

The midweek lines are out:
Columbus vs NY Red Bulls 1.90 3.00 3.75
Colorado v CD Chivas USA 1.90 3.00 3.75

[Turk from Pigs Eye]

From Sports Bet and Win:

Columbus Crew 2.10 X 2.95 New York Red Bulls 3.35
Colorado Rapids 1.95 X 3.15 Chivas USA 3.55
Columbus Crew 2.35 X 3.10 Los Angeles Galaxy 2.75
New York Red Bulls 2.30 X 2.90 Kansas City Wizards 3.00
Chicago Fire 2.80 X 3.15 D.C. United 2.30
Houston Dynamo 1.95 X 3.20 New England Revolution 3.50
Real Salt Lake 2.70 X 3.05 FC Dallas 2.40

Two visiting teams are favored this week. RSL wouldn't be a bad bet, given that Dall is missing Ruiz. If Erpen is out Chi wouldn't be bad, either. Dynamo is heavily favored over NE, but NE is getting back several players- Dempsey, Franchino, Hernandez, etc.

[Footer Phooter]

Red Bull over Columbus
DC over Chicago

[Magpie Maniac]

I picked New York for tonight's match. I'm going to watch the lines on the others before I decide.

[WestLooper]

Pardon my ignorance about all this court ruling rubbish, but are the site you are using still allowed to accept bets from the US? Is there a certain date the ban goes into effect?

What sites are you using? Thanks!

[Magpie Maniac]

Pardon my ignorance about all this court ruling rubbish, but are the site you are using still allowed to accept bets from the US? Is there a certain date the ban goes into effect?

What sites are you using? Thanks!

That's a good question given the current situation.

There are several good sites that you can feel comfortable with. Bet365, Pinnacle, and BetCRIS are highly rated. Check sportsbookreview.com and eog.com for more reviews and recommendations. Bet365 is my favorite since they're UK-based and do soccer pretty well.

I'm one of those who doesn't like my cash spread around numerous bookmakers. I keep a couple of hundred dollars in Bet365 to play around with and only deposit more if needed. There are guys who routinely put down big cash on games, but not me. I'm not a high-stakes gambler. I might throw $20 on a parlay just for fun, but that's all.

Considering the recent charges against BetOnSports (a crappy bookmaker by the way), I'd keep your balances low enough to where you wouldn't worry about it if a site was closed temporarily. That happening to a quality site like Bet365 or Pinnacle is highly unlikely.

Bet365 took my wager on tonight's Columbus/NY match. (Yeah! I won!) So they're still taking US cash. I'm not worried about all of this. DOJ and Congress don't have the resources to stamp out online wagering. There are always workarounds.

[Magpie Maniac]

Red Bull over Columbus
DC over Chicago

Thanks for the NY pick, Footer. I wasn't sure, so I took your lead and went with the Red Bulls.

I feel like a draw is likely for Wednesday's Rapids/Chivas match. However, Chivas have scored only one goal in their last three.

This weekend, I like DC, NE, and Dallas for wins.

[Magpie Maniac]

I parlayed DC, NE, and Dallas for wins. It returns 18.5 decimal odds. I also added a 5-play parlay with a double chance on three of the five: draw or LA; NY or KC; Houston or NE; DC; Dallas. It returns 11.9 decimal odds. Might start adding double chances on the matches I'm not confident about.