Columbus will take on Portland in MLS action at Lower.com Field on Saturday, commencing at 7:30PM ET.
Dimers.com's comprehensive preview of Saturday's Columbus vs. Portland matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.
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We have used trusted machine learning and statistics to simulate the outcome of Saturday's MLS matchup between Columbus and Portland 10,000 times, in keeping with our coverage of MLS picks.
Our independent predictive analytics model gives Columbus a 65.1% chance of winning, Portland a 16.3% chance of winning, and the draw an 18.6% chance of happening.
According to our model, the 2.5-goal over/under has a 66% chance of going over.
We have sourced the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:
Market | Columbus | Portland | Draw |
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Moneyline | -185 | +500 | +320 |
Market | Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
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Total Goals | -178 | +144 |
All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.
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As well as providing probabilities on the moneyline and over/under, our model has determined just how likely each final score is, with the top three most likely presented below:
Score | Probability |
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2-1 Columbus win | 9.67% |
2-0 Columbus win | 8.87% |
1-1 Draw | 8.28% |
Saturday's action between Columbus and Portland in MLS at Lower.com Field is scheduled to start at 7:30PM ET.
Our full coverage of Columbus Crew vs. Portland Timbers includes pregame predictions, betting picks and live win probabilities.
According to our computer model, Columbus has a 65.1% win probability on Saturday, Portland has a 16.3% win probability, and there is an 18.6% chance that the game will end in a draw.
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