The Messi's Effect: Inter Miami Sits Atop the MLS Cup Odds

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00:00Renee, to your point, it seems like you can never count out Messi.

00:03And right now, Inter-Miami CF is plus 410 to win,

00:07followed by the teams that have better records,

00:08Cincinnati, Vancouver, San Diego, and Philadelphia.

00:11And I guess that just speaks to the star power that Messi is.

00:15Do you think that those odds are fair?

00:17Should they be the favorite?

00:18I think so.

00:19I think what the odds are counting on is that teams like the Philadelphia Union

00:23and San Diego in the West,

00:25those teams that are top of the standings for their respective conferences

00:27won't be able to maintain this throughout the rest of the season.

00:30As I mentioned, a team like the Union and Nashville got a lot of youth,

00:33a lot of new pieces that they are bringing in.

00:35And I think the expectation is at some point it's going to catch up to them

00:38and that they will maybe drop off.

00:40But a team like Inter-Miami, who's been top of the MLS

00:43ever since Messi stepped foot on this team, you can never count them out.

00:47They've got the veterans.

00:48They've got him, Busquets, Jordi Alba, a number of all-stars,

00:51a number of guys that have won before.

00:52So they understand the longevity of the season

00:55and how to be a top team when it counts most at the end of the regular season.

00:59So I think it's the expectation that there's going to be a switch in the table

01:02as we're about halfway through the regular season,

01:04that some of those teams that are top might drop off and vice versa,

01:08teams like Orlando and others that are maybe middle of the pack

01:12that might make a jump.