Orlando City SC vs Inter Miami CF Predictions, MLS Picks, Betting Tips 7/8/2020

by Tony Sink - 7/7/2020

Game: Orlando City SC vs Inter Miami CF

Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Location: ESPN Sports Complex in Orlando, FL

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Orlando City SC (+300) Inter Miami CF (-120)

Total/Over-Under: 2.5

ESPN Sports Complex is the site where Wil Trapp and Inter Miami (0-0-2, 12th in the Eastern Conference) will take on Orlando City (0-1-1, 9th in the Eastern Conference) on Wednesday in the MLS Back to Play Tournament. The starting goalies will be Pedro Gallese for Orlando City and Luis Robles for Inter Miami. The moneyline on this matchup has Orlando City coming in at +300 and Inter Miami is at -120. The O/U is set at 2.5.

Orlando City SC comes into this matchup with a record of 0-1-1 which is good for 9th. So far this season, they have earned a total of 1 goal which is 11th in the conference and 20th in the league. Their goal differential is -1, which is good for 14th in the league. Orlando City SC have earned a total of 1 assist, which is 15th in the league and 9th in the conference. When talking about shots on target, they have earned a total of 7 which is 9th in the conference and 16th in the league. As a team, Orlando has collected a total of 19 fouls which means they have an average of 9.5 fouls per game. They have earned a total of 1 point for this season.

Tesho Akindele is one of the players to keep an eye on for the Lions. The forward from Canada has participated in 161 games in the time he's played pro soccer and has played a total of 8,743 mins. During that time, the 26-year-old has racked up 34 goals and has had an assist on 9 goals. He's earned a career average of 54.3 minutes per game. Akindele has been a starter in 161 contests in the time he's played professional soccer and has committed 103 fouls in that time. In respect of shots on target, Akindele has totaled 89 in the time he's played professional soccer which is 103rd among active players and 24th in the East among forwards. Nani is another player to keep an eye on for the team from Orlando. The 32-year-old from Portugal has racked up 76 goals in the time he's played pro soccer which puts him at 6th in the Eastern Conference among forwards and 17th when compared to active players in MLS. He has played 24,198 mins in the time he's played professional soccer which has him sitting in 4th among active forwards and has an average of 68.9 mins per appearance which ranks him 288th in professional soccer. Over the course of his career, he has a total of 282 shots on target which has him sitting in 3rd in the East among active forwards.

The man looking after the net for the Lions is Pedro Gallese from Peru. He is 29 years old and has totaled 10,641 mins defending the net for his career. Gallese has allowed 1.66 goals per 90 minutes which puts him at 3rd among Eastern Conference goalies and 4th among active goalies. During this career, he has surrendered 123 goals. He's earned a career save % of .656 which puts him at 26th among active professional goalies in the East.

Inter Miami CF will be looking to add points to their total and for the 2019 season they sit with a mark of 0-0-2. In the matter of goal differential, they are ranked 13th in the conference and 23rd in MLS with -2. They have a total of 1 goal for this season which is good for 12th in the conference. Miami has a save percentage as a team of .833 which has them sitting 4th in MLS, which means they are a tough team to score against.

One of the top players for the Crew is Wil Trapp. The 26 year-old has put 2 balls into the goal in the time he has played pro soccer. He is placed at 41st among active midfielders in the Eastern Conference in assists with 14 and has connected on 9 shots on target in the time he has played pro soccer. He has played 15,928 mins and has an average of 86.1 mins per appearance in the time he has played pro soccer. Another good player on this squad is Ben Sweat. The defender from the United States has scored 1 goal over the course of his professional soccer career which has him ranked 59th in the Eastern Conference among active defenders. He also has totaled 70 fouls.

For the Red Bulls to leave with points, Robles will need to be good in goal. In net for the Red Bulls is Luis Robles who has had an average career by allowing 1.39 goals per 90 mins and that ranks him 14th in the East out of active goalies and 25th in pro soccer. In the 25,730 mins he has been on the field over the course of his career, he's allowed 396 goals. His career save percentage is .676 which has him sitting 16th among East goaltenders and 32nd out of active goalies in pro soccer.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Orlando (+300)

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