Game Information
St. Louis CITY SC (7W-18L-7D, 28 points) at Austin FC (12W-11L-8D, 44 points)
Time: 7:30pm CT Saturday
How to watch: MLS Season Pass on Apple TV
DraftKings Odds
Odds: Austin -110, CITY +255, Draw +270
Total: 3 (over -105, under -130)
CITY Down In Texas
St. Louis CITY SC plays their final road game of the season tonight at Austin FC.
CITY and Austin last met on March 30th at Energizer Park, with Austin emerging with a 1-0 victory.
CITY Finally Playing Well On The Road
It’s too little, too late for CITY with them having already been eliminated from playoff contention, but they are finally starting to play better away from home. CITY has won back-to-back road games at Montréal and San Jose to improve their away record to 3W-11L-2D.
CITY has found Austin to be a favorable opponent, as they have a record of 3W-1L-1D in five meetings since entering MLS.
Austin Preparing For Playoffs
Austin is firmly in playoff position and resides in 6th place in the Western Conference despite having a -6 goal differential on the season.
Austin is coming off a 3-1 loss at Real Salt Lake last time out, but now they return home where they have been very difficult to beat this season. Austin has only lost twice in front of their home fans, albeit with a high number of draws. Austin’s home record is 6W-2L-7D.
My Lean
This is a tough game to call. Despite CITY playing better on the road of late, it’s hard to envision them winning this game with Austin having only lost twice at home all season long.
That said, it wouldn’t stun me to see CITY grind out a result here because Austin has had so many draws at home this season.
If forced to make a pick, I would lean Austin to pick up the win. They have the situational edge in terms of motivation as they look to improve their playoff position, while CITY is playing out the string.
Lean: Austin FC on the moneyline at -110 on DraftKings
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