Real Salt Lake's calamitous nosedive down the Western Conference is one of the summer stories from the MLS - and it may not be about to end yet.
RSL has crashed from third place in the conference standings at the World Cup break but are now 11 having taken three points from 10 matches.
Vancouver has also slowed up after a fast start though the 'Caps still head the West and has a play-off place all but nailed down with time to spare.
Real Salt Lake vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC betting picks and predictions
Result/Goals Range - Vancouver Whitecaps/2-5 (+150)
Real Salt Lake still has time to save its play-off ambitions but those may well be put on hold this weekend.
Vancouver Whitecaps, the Western Conference pace-setters, is the visitor to America First Field and the Canadians can win this tidily enough.
RSL has simply gone to pieces since the World Cup, after which it has failed to win 10 matches. The winless streak stands at 11 overall.
Third before the World Cup Pablo Mastroeni's men are now 11th and fresh off back-to-back losses against Houston (2-1) and New York City (2-0) over the past week.
The Houston loss came at a price with Diego Luna picking up an injury which sees him ruled out of this one.
Vancouver has won its last two road games, 2-0 at Seattle and 3-0 at Kansas City. Rather than take +86 about Jesper Sorensen's men, run in some risk with the Result/Goals Range market. It's +150 Vancouver win in a game with 2-5 goals which seems to cover most bases.
Over 3.5 RSL Corners (-120)
You want evidence RSL are still in there fighting?
At the weekend Salt Lake lost 2-0 at home to New York City. It had more shots, more possession and way more corners.
The heart is there just the momentum isn't, and it will give this a go in front of naturally despondent home supporters.
RSL's corners is set at 3.5. It had 10 against NYC. Just saying, but over 3.5 looks like a surefire winner.
Brian White 2+ Shots on Target (+100)
Brian White scored his 15th goal of a fabulous season and made it five goals in his last five games in Sunday's disappointing 2-1 loss to Austin.
The 30-year-old is two goals away from his best-ever MLS season and you would not bet against him pulling level in Utah.
At the very least take this prolific shooter to fire off two or more shots on target.
White, who is averaging 3.5 shots per game, has had two efforts on target in each of his last two games.
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Real Salt Lake vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC odds
Real Salt Lake | +270 |
Tie | +275 |
Vancouver Whitecaps | -116 |
Real Salt Lake vs Vancouver Whitecaps player props
Anytime goalscorer
Sergi Solans (RSL) | +175 |
Lineker Rodrigues (RSL) | +188 |
Saba Lobzhanidze (RSL) | +250 |
Brian White (Van) | +110 |
Ryan Gauld (Van) | +140 |
Bruno Caicedo (Van) | +275 |
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