After getting embarrassed by an English Premier League side last year, the Major League Soccer All-Stars look to bounce back in a more familiar format when they face the Liga MX All-Stars on Wednesday in the 2024 MLS All-Star Game at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio. The MLS All-Stars hosted Arsenal of the EPL in last year's midseason exhibition and suffered a 5-0 loss in Washington D.C. In each of the previous two campaigns, the club squared off against the Liga MX All-Stars and emerged victorious both times. The MLS All-Stars defeated the Mexican side on penalties in 2021 before winning a 2-1 decision the following year.
Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. ET. The MLS squad is the -135 favorite (risk $135 to win $100) in the latest MLS All-Stars vs. Liga MX All-Stars odds, while the Mexican side is a +270 underdog. A 90-minute draw is priced at +320, and the over/under for total goals scored is 3.5. Before locking in any Liga MX All-Stars vs. MLS All-Stars picks, you need to see what proven SportsLine soccer expert Brandt Sutton has to say.
Sutton, a former collegiate soccer player, has been SportsLine's top soccer editor for more than six years. He has followed soccer closely for much longer and factors in managerial tactics, projected lineups and past performances to make the most-informed decisions possible, keeping his finger on the pulse of the game all over the globe.
Sutton finished the 2022-23 Champions League season with a 16-7 record (+8.93 units) on SportsLine's UCL pick sheet and was 25-20-2 (+3.20) in 2023-24. He also finished 2022 as SportsLine's No. 1 soccer expert with a 165-130-2 mark, returning nearly $2,200 for $100 players, and is 139-136-5 since the 2022 World Cup.
Now, Sutton has broken down MLS All-Stars vs. Liga MX All-Stars from every angle and has locked in his picks and predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see Sutton's picks. Here are the betting lines and trends for Liga MX All-Stars vs. MLS All-Stars:
- MLS All-Stars vs. Liga MX All-Stars money line: MLS -135, Liga MX +270, Draw +320
- MLS All-Stars vs. Liga MX All-Stars over/under: 3.5 goals
- MLS: The MLS All-Stars are 10-9 against international competition in the All-Star Game
- LIGA: The Liga MX All-Stars have converted just once in each of their first two appearances in the MLS All-Star Game
- MLS All-Stars vs. Liga MX All-Stars picks:See picks here
Why you should back the MLS All-Stars
Unfortunately for both the team and the fans in Columbus, several of MLS' top players won't be on the pitch on Wednesday, as Inter Miami teammates Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez are nursing injuries while Real Salt Lake's Cristian Arango, who leads the league with 17 goals, is serving a suspension. The side still has plenty of talent, however, as players from 18 MLS teams are on the roster, with the host Columbus Crew leading the way with five participants. One member of the Crew on the club is striker Cucho Hernandez, who is tied for fifth in the league with 13 goals this season.
While MLS' top goal-scorer won't be playing, the two players who share second place will. Both participating in the All-Star Game for the second straight year, D.C. United striker Christian Benteke and LAFC winger Denis Bouanga - who led MLS with 20 tallies in 2023 - have netted 16 goals apiece this campaign. They will be hoping to be set up by midfielders Luciano Acosta of FC Cincinnati, who tops MLS with 18 assists, and Evander of the Portland Timbers, who is tied with Messi for second place with 13 assists.See which team to pick here.
Why you should back the Liga MX All-Stars
The Liga MX All-Stars should have an advantage in regard to stamina, as the new Liga MX season started just a few weeks ago. Two players who are among the top scorers in Liga MX thus far are on the All-Star roster, as midfielder Cesar Huerta of Pumas UNAM and Tigres UANL striker Andre-Pierre Gignac both have netted a pair of goals. The 23-year-old Huerta recorded 11 goals in 37 matches with Pumas in 2023-24.
Gignac, a 38-year-old from France, is Los Tigres' all-time leading scorer with 185 goals in 329 contests. Meanwhile, CF Pachuca striker Salomon Rondon is another player who can help lead the Liga MX All-Stars to victory. The 34-year-old Venezuelan, who has played in the Spanish La Liga, English Premier League, the Russian Premier League and the Chinese Super League in his career, shared the Clausura 2024 lead with eight goals.See which team to pick here.
How to make MLS All-Stars vs. Liga MX All-Stars picks
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