Columbus Crew vs. Atlanta United odds, picks and predictions

The Columbus Crew (1 win, 1 loss, 1 draw) welcome Atlanta United (2-0-1) to Lower.com Field on Saturday night with kickoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET (Apple TV). Below, we preview Tipico Sportsbook's lines around the Columbus Crew vs. Atlanta United odds, and make our best expert MLS picks and predictions.

The Crew are coming off a 2-1 loss on the road against the New York Red Bulls. They took a 1-0 lead into halftime after a 33rd-minute goal from Alexandru Matan but relinquished their lead immediately after half giving up a 45th-minute equalizer. They ultimately lost the match after allowing a 103rd-minute goal. In the match, the Crew allowed 20 shots with 4 of them being on target as opposed to only having 5 shots with just 3 on target.

Atlanta annihilated the Portland Timbers last week with a 5-1 home victory. Astonishingly, 4 of the 6 goals in the match came in the 45th minute, 1 before half and 3 after. Atlanta dominated all aspects of the match with 18 shots and 8 on target compared to allowing just 9 shots and 3 on target. Atlanta's offense moved to 1st in the MLS in goals per game after the performance (2.8).