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MLSFinal · Full Time22 Jul, 2026

D.C. UnitedvsHouston Dynamo FC

DC 1/HOU 1

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Houston Dynamo FC host D.C. United at Shell Energy Stadium, and Houston are quietly one of the better sides in MLS right now, sitting at 7-1-6 while D.C. limp in at 4-6-5.

Vegas has Houston favored at -135, with the total set at just 2.5 goals, so don't expect a track meet here. D.C.'s backline has been shambolic on the road all year, and Houston's attack should find a way through for at least a couple.

Bold prediction: Houston win it 2-0, and D.C. never really threaten a clean sheet of their own.

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