Nashville SC vs. Orlando City SC odds, picks and predictions
Nashville SC welcome Orlando City SC to GEODIS Park Tuesday for the second of a best-of-3 first-round playoff series. Kickoff is set for 9 p.m. ET (Apple TV). Below, we preview BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Nashville SC vs. Orlando City SC odds, and make our best expert MLS picks and predictions.
Nashville SC will have their backs against the wall after losing 1-0 to Orlando City on the road Oct. 30. Orlando finished with 25 shots and 5 on frame, which compared favorably to Nashville’s 7 and 3.
Nashville SC finished 7th in the Eastern Conference and had a +7 goal differential through 34 regular season matches, scoring 39 goals and allowing 32. They were 9-4-4 at home.
Orlando City finished 2nd in the conference and had a +16 goal differential, scoring 55 and allowing 39. They were 9-4-4 on the road. F Facundo Torres led the team with 14 regular season goals.
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Nashville vs. Orlando City odds
BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Monday at 4 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline:
- Over/Under: 2.5 (O: -125 | U: -110)
Nashville vs. Orlando City picks and predictions
Prediction
Nashville SC 1, Orlando City 0
LEAN NASHVILLE SC (+100).
Teams have a different energy about them with their backs up against the wall. Nashville was 1-0-1 against Orlando in the regular season and has a solid roster — it finished 5th in the Western Conference last season with 52 goals during the regular season.
F Hany Mukhtar is still on the team and was the 2022 MLS MVP. He should be able to have more of an impact. Nashville SC had a midseason 6-game home win streak. They should be able to create a rowdy environment and come out on top to force a 3rd game.
Take NASHVILLE SC (+100).
BET UNDER 2.5 (-110).
There’s no reason to believe this will be an offense-heavy match. Nashville won 2-0 in the 1st matchup of the season between these 2 teams, and Orlando City won 1-0 the 2nd.
In both matches, each team had under 1.0 expected goals. Both had 1.2 or fewer in the 1st Round 1 match. Orlando City had gone under this total in 5 of their last 7. Nashville SC have gone under this total in 6 of their last 7 home matches.
Back UNDER 2.5 (-110).
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