Colorado Rapids vs. Portland Timbers
Portland, Oregon; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLS LINE: Portland -154, Colorado +382, Draw +305; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: The Portland Timbers square off against the Colorado Rapids at home in the season opener.
The Timbers compiled an 11-13-10 record overall in the 2023 season while finishing 9-5-3 in home games. The Timbers averaged 1.4 goals on 4.1 shots on goal per game a season ago.
The Rapids went 5-17-12 overall and 2-11-4 on the road in the 2023 season. The Rapids averaged 0.8 goals on 3.8 shots on goal per game a season ago.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Timbers: Tega Ikoba (injured), David Ayala (injured), Eryk Williamson (injured), Aljaz Ivacic (injured).
Rapids: Marko Ilic (injured), Alexander Gersbach (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
