The Longshots: Tuesday’s Top Underdog Plays (8/10)
Do you want to win a lot of money without risking much? Who doesn’t? That is the basis this Longshots article series is built on. Three or four times per week, we will find a considerable underdog or funky special line to toss a small wager on and then root like hell for the upset! We will play all “dog†parlays, big event specials, or perhaps literally throw darts at a dart league prop. But, regardless of the sport, the payouts will always be 10 to 1 (+1000) or better. Additionally, we will include one LEAN on a 4 to 1 (+400) or better line for your consideration.
Most importantly, you should never wager money you aren’t willing to lose. Knowing your bankroll limitations is doubly true when betting on the long odds we recommend in these articles. Most pros recommend that you formulate a 1 unit value for standard bets, so bets placed here will be smaller than that — think 0.1 unit increments. Meaning, if you typically wager $10 on a -110 line, you should drop $1 on these 10:1 or greater odds.
Without further adieu, here are today’s longshots.
Longshots YTD: 0-3-0 | -0.3 units
Lean YTD: 1-2-0 | +0.4 units
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The Leagues Cup annually pits soccer clubs from Major League Soccer against their Liga MX counterparts. It has grown in both size and popularity since its inception in 2019. Today, we have a tasty matchup between Sporting KC of the MLS and Club Leon of Liga MX. The match is set to take place at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, KS. Sporting KC is the underdogs but not long enough for this article. So instead, we are taking the home team to find the back of the nets often for the big payoff.
KC goals over 3.5 are set at +1400 by the bookmakers. The visitors, Club Leon, have allowed the second-most goals against this year in Liga MX. They currently carry a negative goal differential in 2021 and gave up four goals a couple of weeks ago to C.F. Pachuca, a lower-tier Liga MX club. On the other hand, Sporting KC scored four of their own against Los Angeles FC last Wednesday. They are currently leading the MLS Western Conference in goals scored and have the largest positive goal differential. Sporting KC will do MLS proud tonight and score more than 3.5 goals. That is our longshot today!
Longshot Bet of the Day
Sporting KC OVER 3.5 Goals +1400
Lean
Sporting KC vs. Club Leon OVER 4.5 Goals +500
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