Austin FC

i like the play it is worth noting um if you're going strictly on the sports model that is not a favorable play if you're going under 50 win percentage you need a plus number but for the reasons we stated i still think this is a very good solid bet

yeah this is probably the one that i would say this is a this is my most gut play of of the day Moving on, Austin FC and Real Salt Lake.

Austin FC hosting here at Q2 Stadium.

Austin plus 160, Real Salt Lake plus 140.

Bit of a toss-up here.

Interesting odds here for these guys.

Let's take a look at what the model is saying.

A slight favoring for Austin FC at 39.3% with RSL at 32.1%.

We've got Sebastian Berhalter.

Remember him? He started five games with 18 starts and 650 minutes as a 19-year-old for Austin FC in Major League Soccer play.

I didn't know he played for Austin.

And then we have Owen Wolfe, who at 19 years old for Austin, played 33 games, started 17.

Baseball.

Austin FC.

Football.

Basketball.

But all that's to say, Austin has done a good job of taking what was a more industrial line and trying to add more and shops and offices and places people want to go along that rail line.

Yeah, I think Q2 Stadium is another good example there where you've got folks going to the Austin FC games.

Even around that, even just in the last few years, you've seen some housing being developed around that station.

So definitely something that, you know, in the beginning maybe wasn't ideal, but they're really trying to do the best that they can with the system as it stands today.

I would agree with that.

Speaking of winning, do you want to talk about Austin FC?

They didn't win.

Well, Austin won.

The two goals got Dallas a victory over San Jose, and with St. Louis' huge letdown off their Open Cup victory against RSL, Dallas has moved to sole possession of second place in the West.

RSL's victory, Portland's victory, and Austin's victory means that all of them have kept pressure on the Galaxy in Colorado at the bottom of the West.

On the NWSL side, by the way, seven of the eight teams have clinched their spot in the playoffs as we head to Decision Day next weekend.

So we'll have coverage for that.

And they have some speed up front with Capita and obviously Louise that we talked about a bunch of the preview.

20th minute, Austin FC able to win their first corner kick of the night as Brandon Vasquez puts some pressure on Zoran Basong.

Fakou Torres whips this into the mixer where Vasquez gets up to meet it, but nods it wide.

Dude, this is poor defense by sporting because this is a wide open Brandon Vasquez and he just couldn't take advantage.

And then you can see Andre Louise on the backside there, frustrated that Afrifa didn't look his way because he has a potential tap in.

And then a minute later, we've got three minutes of stoppage given in the first minute of first half stoppage time.

Austin FC blows a counter chance here as the Rosales pass intended for a Zuni is behind mere two.

So SKC picks it up, goes the other way on their own counter.