D.C. United

D.C. United have drawn 12 of their 26 MLS games this season so far, more than any other club. The six wins came at long prices and paid 12.69 units; the draws took 12 straight back.

Twelve draws

The thing to watch in a D.C. game is the level score. Twelve of 26 have finished that way, 46%. Toronto FC are next with 11; nobody else has more than ten.

Four of the twelve were 0-0. Two were 4-4, away to the New York Red Bulls and at home to CF Montreal. The last was 3-3 at the Vancouver Whitecaps FC on 26 September, with D.C. at +750.

What the draws do to the moneyline

Back D.C. to win every game and the record reads 6-12-8, 7.31 units down. The wins were not the problem. They came at +425 at the Chicago Fire FC, +340 at New York City FC and +185 at home to the Philadelphia Union, and the six together paid 12.69. The eight defeats cost eight. The twelve draws cost twelve.

August went 0-3-2, no win in five and five units down. In one-goal games D.C. are 5-4.

Home, away, and the underdog

Away, D.C. are 2-7-3: seven of the twelve draws came on the road, and the moneyline there is 2.35 units down. At home it is 4-5-5 and 4.96 down; only three clubs have lost more at home. The market made D.C. the underdog 18 times, a count five clubs exceed. They went 3-9-6 in those games and lost 5.5.

Three clubs drew both meetings with D.C.: Atlanta United FC, CF Montreal and Nashville SC. Charlotte FC and the New England Revolution won both.

The total

Fifteen overs and 11 unders, with 25 of the 26 totals posted at 2.5. Nine clubs went over more often.

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