The Columbus Crew (9 wins, 7 losses, 15 draws) welcome the New York Red Bulls (14-10-8) to Lower.com Field Saturday. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we preview Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Columbus Crew vs. New York Red Bulls'odds, and make our best MLS bets, picks and predictions.
The Crew come into this battle in 8th place, but they are 3 points behind 7th-place Inter Miami with 1 less game played. Columbus has drawn 6 of its last 8 and not consistently being able to close out games has been a fault of the Crews this season.
Columbus is led by star M Lucas Zelarayan, who has 9 goals on the season. Midseason addition F Cucho also has 9 goals, but he’s only played in 14 matches with 12 starts, compared to 26 and 23, respectively, for Zelarayan.
The Crew drew the Red Bulls 1-1 in March. New York, unlike Columbus, is well inside playoff position. The Red Bulls sit 3rd in the East with all the top 5 teams having played 32 matches. Columbus has played 31.