MLS odds: Get Lionel Messi at 50/1 to be crowned top scorer, Betfair reveal Inter Miami outright winner prices
LIONEL MESSI might be the big name signing the MLS has been craving in recent seasons.
But despite the superstar mixing it with the best America has to offer, he's a considerably HUGE price to finish as the regular season top goalscorer.
Granted, we're already over halfway through the current season.
But bookmakers Betfair have priced up the new Inter Miami star at 50/1 to finish top of the scoring charts.
That could, in some part, be down to the side he's turning out for, with Inter Miami rock bottom of the Eastern Conference.
Despite the signing of Messi and being bankrolled by David Beckham, the MLS Cup heading to Miami at the end of this campaign is a 40/1 shot.
The Argentine's introduction is a huge one for football in North America ahead of his unveiling this weekend.
He's already met his new teammates as he finalises the paperwork on a two-and-a-half-year deal.
And he'll need to hit the ground running to get into the MLS Play Offs, with an 11-point gap to claw back.
As it stands, Cincinnati are the current favourites at 4/1, ahead of Los Angeles at 6/1.
Philadelphia Union (8/1), New England (10/1), Nashvilla (11/1) and Seattle Sounders (11/1) come next.
In the scoring charts, Nashville star Hany Mukhtar leads the way by a solitary goal and is joint-top favourite to finish on top of those charts with Denis Bouanga (3/1) who is a goal behind.
Former Celtic striker Giorgos Giakoumakis is the third favourite at 6/1 alongside Cincinnati hitman Luciano Acosta.
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