Week 3 MLS Predictions and Top Betting Picks for Saturday, March 12, 2022

Week 3 of the 2022 Major League Soccer season kicks off this Saturday, March 12. With a whopping 12 games on Saturday’s schedule, there is no shortage of MLS betting opportunities.

In this post, I will be sharing my Week 3 MLS predictions for Saturday – covering all 12 clashes. I will take an in-depth look at four featured games before providing my predictions for the remaining eight matchups.

I will also be going over the best MLS bets for Saturday, March 12. If you’re planning to wager on Major League Soccer this weekend, then you have come to the right place!

The Galaxy is one of four teams with a 100% record heading into Week 3. Along with Austin FC, New York Red Bulls, and DC United, the Californians are two for two.

Greg Vanney’s boys kicked off their campaign with a 1-0 victory over New York City, the defending MLS Cup champion. They claimed another 1-0 win last weekend, beating newcomer Charlotte FC in front of a record crowd in North Carolina.

It is no secret that Seattle has featured in four of the previous six MLS Cup finals, but the Washington outfit has made a terrible start to the new season. That’s why I’m backing the Galaxy to win again this weekend.

Having taken four points from a possible six, the Revs appear to have picked up where they left off last year. The 2021 Supporters’ Shield winners broke all kinds of records while dominating the regular season.

Granted, Real Salt Lake got the better of Seattle last time out. But they also failed to beat Houston on the opening weekend. Judging by their early-season efforts, they look set to endure another inconsistent campaign.

Thanks to the arrival of Sebastian Lletget and Jozy Altidore, the Revs look even stronger this year. They shouldn’t struggle to overcome RSL on Saturday.

Like New England, Orlando has collected four points this season. Goals from Alexandre Pato and Benji Michel saw the Lions claim a 2-0 victory over Montreal in Week 1. Last weekend, they played out a goalless draw with Chicago.

As expected, Cincy has made a terrible start to the campaign. The three-time Wooden Spoon winners (if you can even call them winners) have already suffered two defeats. Worse still, they have conceded six goals without reply.

Following a 5-0 thrashing at the hands of Austin, the Ohio outfit lost 1-0 to DC United last time out. I expect unbeaten Orlando to inflict a third straight defeat on Cincinnati this weekend.

It’s fair to say that Hernan Losada’s men were unlucky to miss the playoffs last season. Indeed, they finished just one point outside the top seven in the Eastern Conference – despite sealing more wins than four teams above them.

It is clear that DC United is eager to make amends for last season’s shortcomings. Having claimed clean-sheet wins over Charlotte and Cincinnati, the Black-and-Red heads into Week 3 with a perfect record in 2022.

I’m backing DC to secure a third consecutive victory this weekend. Led by Ola Kamara and Michael Estrada, who both have two goals to their name this season, the club from the capital should claim all three points without any real problems.

I expect New York City, Houston, Philadelphia, and Portland to claim home wins on Saturday. Meanwhile, LAFC and Nashville should secure road victories against Inter Miami and Dallas, respectively.

I can see both Columbus Crew vs. Toronto FC and Colorado Rapids vs. Sporting Kansas City ending in a draw. I’m confident that both of those matchups will prove to be close-fought battles.

Backing NYCFC and DC to win on home soil makes a lot of sense. The defending MLS Cup champions shouldn’t struggle to overcome Montreal, while Losada’s boys will be confident of notching their third straight victory over goalless Chicago.

As for the Earthquakes, they lost 3-1 to RBNY before drawing 3-3 with Columbus. Having scored four goals and conceded six across their opening two matches, they are destined to both score and conceded when they visit Philly.

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