Inter Miami's Uphill Battle in MLS Playoffs: Can They Overcome the Odds?

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00:02 Right now, FC Cincinnati is plus 430.

00:05 As you mentioned, they're the best team to win.

00:07 Maybe this will change this weekend if Inter Miami ends up beating them.

00:11 Los Angeles FC is six to one.

00:13 Philadelphia Union plus 750, Inter Miami plus 850, St.

00:17 Louis City is ten to one.

00:19 And then the New England Revolution, once upon a time, one of the top teams in MLS,

00:22 I guess they've fallen back this year, are at 11 to one.

00:26 So I suppose if we knew that Inter Miami was gonna get in,

00:30 they would be the favorite, or they'd be up there with the favorites.

00:34 Can he get them in?

00:35 I guess let's start there.

00:37 >> It's a massive test, a massive mountain for them to climb.

00:40 They're 14 points back with 11 games to go.

00:47 So that's 33 possible points, and you need teams above you to drop a lot.

00:54 It's just a huge task.

00:56 I think from what we've seen, they can probably do it.

00:59 The best part for Inter Miami is they play, I believe it's five of the six

01:05 teams, excuse me, four of the five teams in front of them who are not in

01:10 a playoff position, and then they play three of the four teams

01:15 who are in the bottom four playoff positions.

01:17 So they have games against the teams in front of them coming up, but

01:22 they need a lot of help along with, they have to be just about perfect

01:27 the rest of the way, so it's a huge, huge test.

01:30 And Jordy Alba's 34, Sergio Busquets is 35, Lionel Messi's 36.

01:37 Tata Martino has got to get them rest at some point, but

01:42 when, every game is critical from here on out.

01:46 So it's gonna be a mountain to climb for them, but

01:51 the market thinks they can do it.

01:53 You mentioned books protecting themselves.

01:55 How about we saw Lionel Messi's odds to score a goal in tomorrow's game,

02:01 open at about minus 140, and then immediately crash.

02:05 The odds dropped to minus 165 in like an hour.

02:09 I mean, it was insane.

02:11 So books are just seeing huge volume on Inter Miami and Messi.

02:19 And so far it's cashed every time.

02:22 So what can't they do?

02:26 We'll see, but the task in front of them is enormous.

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