Game Information
St. Louis CITY SC (2-1-2, 8 points) vs Austin FC (3-2-0, 9 points)
Time: 1:15pm CT Sunday
How to watch: Fox 2 (KTVI-TV), MLS Season Pass on Apple TV
DraftKings Odds
Odds: CITY +115, Austin +210, Draw +240
Total: 2.5 (over -115, under -110)
CITY, Austin In Sunday Matinee
St. Louis CITY SC looks to rebound from their first loss of the season when they host Austin FC on Sunday afternoon.
CITY fell at Philadelphia 1-0 last weekend, as their four game clean sheet streak to start the season came to an end.
Low-Scoring CITY Games
The 1-0 defeat last week continued the low-scoring trend in CITY games. There has been a grand total of five goals scored in their five games this season.
CITY should come into the game with confidence against this team. They have dominated the four meetings with Austin in their history with three wins and a draw while racking up 12 goals.
Austin Hopes To Extend Winning Streak
Austin comes to St. Louis riding high after winning their last two games over LAFC and San Diego FC. The 2-1 victory over San Diego last weekend was the first game this season where Austin scored more than one goal.
Similar to CITY, goals have been hard to come by in Austin matches. Their first four games this season all ended with a 1-0 scoreline before the 2-1 result last week.
My Pick
I’m not going to overthink this one. With an easy-to-swallow price of -110 on the under 2.5, I feel obligated to bet it.
Under 2.5 goals has cashed in four of the five games for both CITY and Austin this season. In fact, if you bet under 1.5 goals in every CITY and Austin game this season, your record would be 8-2.
Also helping the cause of the under is the absence of Eduard Lowen, who will miss the game after picking up a red card against Philadelphia last weekend. If not for Lowen’s free kick goal against Seattle on March 15th, CITY would have been shut out in four of their first five matches this season.
CITY’s defense has been outstanding, as they have yet to concede a goal from the run of play this season. So hopefully that trend continues and CITY grinds out a 1-0 or 2-0 win to cash this under.
Pick: Under 2.5 goals at -110 on DraftKings (bet up to -120)
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