Odds to win the MLS Cup: Messi's Inter Miami are the favourites

MLS is almost back and to no one's surprise, Lionel Messi's Inter Miami is the favourite to win it all.

The latest: Inter Miami made waves when it signed the Argentine national last season and they've only added to a stacked roster since. The Herons are +200 to win the MLS Cup. Toronto FC is an 80-to-1 long shot.

Here are the latest MLS Cup odds.

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MLS Cupoddsas of 3:43 p.m. ET on 03/08/2023.

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Inter Miami was one of the worst teams in MLS last season ... and then they got Messi.

Turns out that adding one of, if not the, greatest players of all time will fix a team. The Herons missed out on a playoff spot last year simply because there was too much ground to cover after his acquisition.

But with a fresh slate in 2024, the sky is the limit.

Messi is joined by the likes of Leonardo Campana, who led the team with nine MLS goals last season, Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets, and Jordi Alba.

The Herons are 2-1-0 through three games with a +7 goal differential.

Other MLS Cup choices

If MLS operated like the Premiership, FC Cincinnati would have been champs.

The team had the best regular season record (20-5-9) and topped the table with 69 points with a plus-18 goal differential. The Garys lost in the Eastern Conference Final in extra time to the eventual champion Crew, though.

Luciano Acosta's 17 regular season goals were good enough for Golden Boot runner-up and he headlines an offence which should be potent in 2024.

Toronto FC's odds

Odds to win MLS Cup:Toronto FC (+8,000)

TFC was nothing short of a disaster last season. The squad finished dead last with 22 points in 34 games and fired its coach, Bob Bradley midseason.

Lorenzo Insigne and Federico Bernardeschi are still on the team but the rest of the squad doesn't offer much. It says something that Toronto is one of the biggest long shots to win it all.

The Reds are 1-1-0 through two games.