Look For Messi To Score A Goal Against Vancouver

• Messi has +140 odds to score his sixth goal in six Champions Cup matches
• The Vancouver Whitecaps are slightly favored to beat Inter Miami CF at +120, and +240 odds for the teams to end in a draw

VANCOUVER – Inter Miami CF travels to Canada to face the Vancouver Whitecaps for the first leg of the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup Semifinals.

Inter Miami vs Whitecaps Game Odds

The Whitecaps enter the game as slight favorites, according to legal betting sites. Vancouver defeated Pumas UNAM to advance to the semifinals, while Miami downed LAFC.

Both teams are members of the MLS, with Vancouver sitting atop the Western Conference and Miami placed at third in the Eastern Conference.

Lionel Messi Looks To Continue Dominance

Messi has been on his game during the Champions Cup, scoring five goals in five games. He recorded a goal in each of the first three games, then was shut out in the first leg against LAFC, but responded by scoring twice in the second leg.

Last season in the Champions Cup, Miami played just three games before being eliminated, but Messi scored in two of the three games.

Additionally, he has scored at least one goal in five of his last eight matches between the MLS and Champions Cup.

Despite playing in the MLS for three seasons, Messi has yet to play against Vancouver. Miami played against Vancouver last spring, but Messi did not travel with the team and was inactive for the match.

Bet on Messi to score his first goal against the Whitecaps in his first match in Vancouver (+140). He also has +460 odds to be the first goal scorer of the game.

Good Odds To Bet On A Draw

Interestingly, Vancouver has ended in a draw in each of its last four Champions Cup Matches, as well as its most recent MLS match.

Miami has ended two of its last five overall matches in a draw, though they have not yet recorded a draw in CONCACAF play.

Miami and Vancouver have only played one time in the history of the two franchises, ending in a 2-1 victory for Inter Miami.

With Messi back in the mix and the Whitecaps playing some of their best soccer, expect this to be a closely contested match.

The shortest odds of any final score is a 1-1 draw, sitting at +525 odds.

Locals can bet on a draw at +240 odds on Canadian sports betting sites.

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