LAFC and the Philadelphia Union continue to maintain their respective holds on the West and East Division, respectively, of MLS. LAFC has the league’s best record at 14-3-4 for a total of 45 points. The Union is 11-9-2 and has 42 points.

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Reigning MLS Cup champ New York City FC (10-6-6) is right behind Philadelphia in the East. Austin FC, which finished 12th out of 13 teams in the West last year, is four points behind LAFC win the West.

LAFC is in action on Friday and the Union is among the 22 teams playing on Saturday. How will the 23rd week of the 2022 MLS season impact the MLS standings? Here are the MLS predictions for Saturday, July 30th 2022.

Minnesota United vs. Portland Timbers

PICK: MINNESOTA -115

Minnesota is unbeaten in its last six matches with five wins and a draw. That six-match run has helped the Loons move into third place in the West Division, seven points behind second-place Austin FC.

Portland hasn’t lost in its last seven matches though they have four wins and three draw. The Timbers do struggle on the road with a 2-5-4 away record.

Playing at home, Minnesota has taken seven points in its last three. They get the win here.

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Philadelphia Union vs. Houston Dynamo

PICK: PHILADELPHIA -140

For the season, the Union has only lost two matches. They do have nine draws, but the Philadelphia defense gives the Union a chance to win every week.

The Union has won its last four straight matches and is unbeaten in its last five. In those five matches, Philadelphia has allowed just two goals. For the season in 22 matches, the Union has allowed 15 goals.

Houston (7-4-11) is just five points ahead of West Division last-place Sporting Kansas City. The Dynamo have won just once in the last six matches. The Union has won the last three head-to-head matches against Houston. They will make it four on Saturday.

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Austin FC vs. Sporting KC

PICK: AUSTIN +155

These are two clubs at the opposite ends of the spectrum. Austin is four points out of first place in the West Division. Sporting KC is last in the division and 21 points behind the Texans.

SKC has won just once in its last six matches. In four of those matches, they failed to score. They enter Saturday’s game on the heels of consecutive clean sheets – 3-0 to Real Salt Lake, 2-0 to LAFC.

Austin is the top-scoring team in MLS and Sebastian Driussi (13 goals, 22 points) is the league’s leading scorer. Austin picks up another road win. They are 7-2-3 in road matches this season.

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San Jose vs. Real Salt Lake

PICK: OVER 2.5

If not for Sporting KC, San Jose would hold the bottom spot in the West. The Earthquakes opponent on Saturday – Real Salt Lake – has been fading in the standings with one win in its last six matches.

One thing stands out though. In 15 of San Jose’s 21 matches this season, the total has gone Over 2.5 goals. For Real Salt Lake, four of the club’s last five matches have produced at least three goals.

Expect this Saturday match to be a higher-scoring affair and go Over the total.

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