2021 MLS Cup Odds Tracker
- NYCFC won MLS Cup 2021
- This page tracked the 2021 MLS Cup odds for every team during the season
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NYCFC won its first ever MLS Cup in the 2021 season, beating the Portland Timbers on penalties in the final. This page tracked the 2021 MLS Cup championship odds for all 27 in the league from the preseason right up until the finale. The graphs below were generated by calculating the average from myriad online sportsbooks.
2021 MLS Cup Top Contenders
- [12/6/21]Â The Portland Timbers are -130 favorites over NYCFC who are even-money underdogs in the 2021 MLS Cup Final
- [12/1/21] After New England’s upset defeat against NYCFC, Portland is now the MLS Cup favorites entering the conference finals
- [11/25/21]Â After a huge Round One upset of Seattle, RSL’s odds have shortened from +5000 to +1750. They can be found for as short as +1000 odds as well.
- [11/8/21] Odds have shortened on NYCFC from +1950 to +1050 after locking up a home playoff game for Round One after Decision Day. Over in the West, the Rapids have taken the number one seed and have seen their odds shorten from +1050 to +400.
- [10/25/21] New England can reach the most ever regular season points this week. The Supporters’ Shield winners have seen their odds shorten from +475 to +313 since last month. The West-leading Sounders have seen their odds shorten from +550 to +475
- [9/14/21] With still just two losses on the year, Nashville’s MLS Cup odds have shortened to +900. They were +3300 to start the year and +5800 in May. Over in the West, Colorado has impressed, sitting third in the conference. Their odds are now +950, whereas they were +4700 to start 2021 and +4950 in May
- [8/9/21]Â Leading the West, SKC’s MLS Cup odds have shortened from +1800 in June to +950 today on average
- [6/28/21] Still undefeated this season, Seattle’s odds have shortened to +450. While Toronto, with just a single win, have seen their odds tumble from +950 in May to +3300 now
- [5/3/21] After three straight losses to open the season Minnesota’s odds haver plummetted from +2750 to +10000. Meanwhile, Atlanta (+2400 to +1600) and Miami (+2500 to +1700) have both seen their odds shorten considerably
- [4/12/21] Odds have drifted on contenders TFC leading up to the season, from +550 to +900
- [Opening Odds 3/15/21]Â MLS Cup champs Columbus, as well as finalists Seattle, are second-favorites in the early odds at +500, behind LAFC at +400
Final 2021 Odds to Win MLS Cup
Team | Odds |
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Portland Timbers | -110 |
New York City FC | -110 |
Odds as of Dec 6
In a wild 2020 COVID-affected season, it was the Columbus Crew that emerged as MLS Cup champs, defeating the Seattle Sounders at home at MAPFRE Stadium, 3-0.
MLS Eastern Conference Team Odds
Playoff Contenders
- [10/25/21] No team has more points in the past five or ten rounds of play as do the New York Red Bulls. Their odds have shortened from +9000 to +3400
- [9/14/21]Â Inter Miami are heating up, with four wins in five and just one loss in ten. They’re two points out of the playoffs and have MLS Cup odds of +8000, shortened from +12500 last month
- [8/9/21]Â Current champs Columbus have struggled thus far and now sitting in just 7th, have seen their odds plummet from +900 in June to +1750 now
- [6/28/21]Â With six draws and just a single defeat, Nashville are currently sixth, and their odds have shortened from +5800 to +3300
- [3/15/21]Â In the East, it’s Columbus (+500), Toronto (+5500 and NYCFC (+900) as the early favorites to win MLS Cup
MLS Western Conference Team Odds

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