Inter Miami CF vs Houston Dynamo Prediction, 10/10/2020 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 10/9/2020

Game: Inter Miami CF vs Houston Dynamo

Date: Saturday, October 10, 2020

Location: Inter Miami CF Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, FL

TV: TUDN

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (-123) Houston (+341)

Christian Ramirez and the Houston Dynamo (4-7-5, 9th in the Western Conference) travel to Inter Miami CF Stadium on Saturday where they'll meet Inter Miami (4-2-10, 12th in the Eastern Conference). The starting goaltenders will be John McCarthy for Inter Miami and Marko Maric for the Houston Dynamo. The moneyline on this game has Inter Miami priced at -123 and the Dynamo are at +341. The total opens at 2.75.

Miami controls possession for 47.1% of contests while they successfully dribble 54.8% of the time (26th in the league). They have attempted 192 shots at their opponents with 61 on target, which comes out to a 31.8% shots on target percentage. Inter Miami have accounted for 16 goals for the year, which has them 21st in the league. Their players have been on the receiving end of 5,317 passes on 6,202 attempts for the campaign, giving them a receiving percentage of 85.7%.

Lewis Morgan is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Miami. Morgan has been in the starting lineup in 98 matches so far in his pro soccer career while he scores 0.25 goals per 90 minutes. The midfielder who was born in Scotland has earned 26 goals scored in 9,181 mins. He has 20 assists while accumulating 3 yellow card cautions so far in his MLS career. One more player who could decide who wins is Rodolfo Pizarro, the defender who is from Mexico. Pizarro has been on the field for 15,904 mins in 178 career starts and has been handed a total of 30 yellow cards. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 20 times in his career while he has scored 28 goals. He has an average of 0.16 goals per 90 mins during his pro soccer career.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Miami is John McCarthy. McCarthy (39-31-25 mark in his career) has tallied 34 shutouts, which has earned him a 35.8% clean sheet percentage. The goalkeeper from the United States has seen 377 shots attempted at him in 95 starts. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.09 (104 total goals given up) and his save percentage is .743. McCarthy has defended the goal for 8,550 minutes and has earned 279 stops during his MLS career.

Houston has 7,234 targets on the campaign (8th in the league) to go along with 6,289 successful received passes. They hold a receiving percentage of 86.9% and they control possession of the ball 48.2% of the time. The Dynamo have been able to dribble successfully 56% of the time so far this season while totaling 24 goals. They have connected on 36.9% of their shots on target on 217 total shots.

Christian Ramirez will be someone to watch for Houston. The forward who is from the United States has totaled 14,686 professional minutes while scoring 92 goals. He has collected 4 yellow cards during his career and has helped on a goal 28 times. He scores 0.56 G/90 and has been in the starting lineup in 98 matches during his career. Make sure to watch out for Carlos Darwin Quintero, the forward who was born in Colombia. Quintero has been handed a total of 53 yellow card warnings in 25,450 minutes played (284 starts). His goals per 90 minute average in his career is 0.33. He has accumulated 93 goals during his MLS career while assisting a teammate on a goal 85 different times.

Marko Maric is expected to look after the goal Houston. During his pro soccer career, Maric has given up 153 goals while tallying 247 stops in 104 starts. He has allowed 1.47 goals per 90 minutes while earning a mark of 29-36-39. He is the owner of a save percentage of .687 and his clean sheet rate is 21.2%. Maric has racked up 22 clean sheets while defending 358 shots tried against him in 9,360 mins throughout his career.

Who will win tonight's MLS game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami (-123)

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