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Playoff positioning is on the line Saturday night in Commerce City as the Houston Dynamo visit the Colorado Rapids. The Dynamo (8-12-9, 33 points) sit just three points back of the Rapids (10-13-6, 36 points) for seventh place in the Western Conference. With five matches to play, both sides know this is a six-pointer that could define their playoff fates. Coach Ben Olsen summed up the urgency: Coach Chris Armas is counting on the newcomer: Main Pick: Draw (+250)Projected Score: Dynamo 2, Rapids 2 Best Bet: Both Teams to Score & Over 2.5 (+110)Confidence: ★★★★☆

The Eastern Conference playoff race is tightening, and Saturday’s clash at Soldier Field could go a long way toward shaping the postseason picture. Chicago Fire (12-10-6, 42 points) hold the ninth and final East playoff spot, while New York City FC (13-9-5, 44 points) sit two points ahead in seventh with a match in hand. Chicago comes off a 3-2 win over New England, sparked by Hugo Cuypers’ 16th goal of the season. NYCFC, meanwhile, fell 2-1 to D.C. United before the international break but had been unbeaten in five straight league games before that. Coach Gregg Berhalter has the Fire believing: Manager Pascal Jensen shrugged off the recent loss: Main Pick: Draw (+240)Projected Score: Chicago 1, NYCFC 1 Best

Austin FC (11-9-8, 41 points) have a big U.S. Open Cup semifinal against Minnesota on Wednesday, but first, they head north up I-35 for a Copa Tejas clash with rival FC Dallas. Austin sits sixth in the Western Conference and is pushing to lock down playoff positioning, while Dallas remains on the outside looking in — four points shy of the ninth-place wild card spot. The Verde come in off a 2-1 road win at Sporting KC, thanks to Owen Wolff (goal + assist) and CJ Fodrey (first MLS goal). Dallas, meanwhile, survived a wild match in St. Louis, earning a 1-1 draw despite going down to 10 men in the 16th minute and allowing 41 shots. Backup keeper Jacob

The Los Angeles Chargers travel to Allegiant Stadium on Monday night to face the Las Vegas Raiders in a Week 2 AFC West showdown. Kickoff is set for 8:15 PM ET in Las Vegas, NV. Los Angeles (1-0) opened the season with a 27-21 win over the Chiefs in Brazil, as Justin Herbert threw for 318 yards and three touchdowns while sealing the game with a clutch 19-yard scramble on third-and-14. Jim Harbaugh’s squad is eyeing its first 2-0 start since 2021. Las Vegas (1-0), under new head coach Pete Carroll, earned a 20-13 win in New England behind Geno Smith’s 362-yard passing debut in silver and black. Now, the Harbaugh-Carroll rivalry — dating back to USC-Stanford and revived in