Deke's Sports Ramblings

We have four matches on Sunday as the MLS season kicks off for eight other teams.  The slate includes Los Angeles FC's first match as well as some great matchups. Matchups Los Angeles FC (+500) @ Seattle Sounders FC (-225) Prediction: Seattle 2-1 Montreal Impact (+260) @ Vancouver Whitecaps (-113) Prediction: Vancouver 1-0 New York City FC (+245) @ Sporting Kansas City (+100) Prediction: Sporting KC 2-1 Portland Timbers (+260) @ LA Galaxy (+104) Prediction: Draw 2-2 Injury Report LAFC -Laurent Ciman (MCL, questionable), Omar Gaber (groin, questionable) LA Galaxy -None Montreal Impact -Zakaria Diallo (ruptured Achilles tendon 2/27, out 5-6 months) -Kyle Fisher (tibia, out) -Anthony Jackson-Hamel (hamstring, out) New York City FC -Jo Inge Berget (quad, out) Portland Timbers -Vytas (right thigh, out) -Jeff Attinella (right thigh, out) -Roy Miller (left Achilles tendon, out) -Diego Chara (right foot, questionable) Seattle Sounders

The MLS season kicks off this Saturday with six matches on tap.  I will be providing (as much as possible) predictions as well as some DraftKings information to get you ready for kick off.  The main slate on DraftKings includes the games from 7:00 on, so I will include position by position picks for the slate. Note: If you play DraftKings, remember to check lineups as they come out around an hour before kickoff. This season we have another new franchise in LAFC, which will provide some intrigue.  They do not open the season on Saturday, so I will touch on the expansion club in another article.  Before we dive into the games, here are the odds on the MLS Cup Winner for the 2018 season. MLS Cup Winner Odds Toronto FC +350 Atlanta United +800 Seattle Sounders +800 Portland Timbers +900 New York City FC +1000 FC Dallas +1600 LA Galaxy +1600 Houston Dynamo +2000 NY Red Bulls +2000 Chicago Fire +2500 Montreal Impact +2500 Sporting Kansas City +2500 Orlando Cit