MLSsoccer team Twitter Facebook Duplicate Seattle Sounders FC and Portland Timbers followers don't settle on much. But if you go to Lumen Field on Saturday talking with either side's fans in advance of their Heineken Competition Week meeting (4:30 pm ET|FOX, FOX Deportes), they might both inform you this: The roadway to the Philip F. Anschutz Trophy goes through the Pacific Northwest. With the buzz surrounding various other large clubs in the Western Meeting, it's very easy to neglect the fact that the Sounders and Timbers are the only 2 clubs to represent the Western Meeting at MLS Mug considering that 2015. Yep. That's it. Yet, a minimum of in BetMGM's MLS Cup 2022 futures probabilities Cristhian Paredes T-Shirt, the Cascadia rivals are flying a bit under the radar. Entering Week 19, here's an appearance at exactly how each team's price in the wagering market has actually changed so far this period, according to oddsmaker BetMGM. Remember: +700 probabilities reflect that a winning $100 bet would certainly pay $700 in profit ($ 800 overall). Portland Timbers Opening chances: +2500 (tied for 12th-highest odds) April 1: +2200 June 3: +3300 Current: +3000 (17th-highest odds) Despite the fact that Portland held MLS Mug 2021, shedding on charges to New york city City FC, oddsmakers didn't particularly expensive their chances at returning to the big video game when the season started. Very little has actually happened to sway their opinion until now. With the separation of club legend Diego Valeri, prolonged settlements to re-sign Sebastian Blanco restricting his schedule early in the period, and also a knee injury maintaining 2021 leading marker Felipe Mora out up until recently, maybe that made good sense. But there are indications since the June worldwide break that Giovanni Savarese's males simply could go on a second-half run comparable to last year, when they won 10 of their final 14 regular-season suits prior to storming via the Audi 2021 MLS Mug Championship. The Timbers are unbeaten in their last 4, winning two times at house because stretch while making factors at the LA Galaxy as well as Nashville SC. Jaroslaw Niezgoda has located his racking up boots with 4 goals in his last 5 appearances, consisting of the leveler in last weekend break's 2-2 draw at Nashville. Blanco is back to full health and fitness, Eryk Williamson is gaining back type, as well as Savarese is slowly enhancing Mora's mins off the bench. Seattle Sounders FC Opening line: +700 (connected for first-highest odds) April 1: +750 June 3: +1700 Current: +1400 (eighth-highest odds) Oddsmakers were rather crazy about the Sounders to begin the 2022 period, and it's tough to criticize them. They made an abundant lineup even richer with the offseason free-agent finalizing of midfielder Albert Rusnak from Real Salt Lake and the return of onward Jordan Morris adhering to an ACL tear that maintained him out for the majority of 2021. But even while making history by becoming the first MLS group to win the Concacaf Champions League this springtime, the Sounders sputtered early in league play. Early focus was placed on the local competition, as well as they defeated Liga MX's Pumas UNAM in the two-legged last. As anticipated, Seattle have actually composed some ground considering that lifting that trophy, going up to 7th area in a loaded Western Meeting table. There's been a sense of inevitability about their rising, also, given that Seattle have made 13 straight Audi MLS Cup Playoffs. Can Seattle reach the top, like they did in 2016 and 2019 with league titles? That will not be easy with 2021 Landon Donovan MLS MVP prospect Joao Paulo out long-term (ACL tear), yet obtaining striker Raul Ruidiaz, protector Xavier Arreaga as well as more back would sure help their title potential customers. MLSsoccer personnel -