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Columbus CrewAwayWDWWW| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 | BTTS yes | BTTS no | |
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| 2.28 | 3.84 | 2.83 | 1.49 | 2.63 | 1.43 | 2.82 | Bet | |
| 2.16 | 3.65 | 2.94 | 1.44 | 2.64 | 1.39 | 2.78 | Bet | |
| 2.28 | 3.84 | 2.83 | 1.49 | 2.63 | 1.43 | 2.82 | Bet | |
| 2.28 | 3.84 | 2.83 | 1.49 | 2.63 | 1.43 | 2.82 | Bet | |
| 2.20 | 3.75 | 2.80 | - | - | 1.40 | 2.80 | Bet |
Best price in each column is marked. Lines move; the bookmaker page shows the current one.
Best 1X2 lines behind the FC Dallas vs Columbus Crew prediction: FC Dallas 2.28 (Melbet), draw 3.84 (Melbet), Columbus Crew 2.94 (BC.Game).
Shopping the three best prices lifts the payout to 96.1%; one bookmaker on its own returns roughly 94 to 96% on a match like this.
For the goals, over 2.5 pays 1.49 (Melbet) and under 2.5 2.64 (BC.Game); both teams to score yes pays 1.43 (Melbet) and no 2.82 (Melbet).
Each row of the table is one bookmaker and the green cell is the top price in that column. A Bet button means a partner link that we count; rows without one are there for comparison.
Our prediction
The FC Dallas vs Columbus Crew prediction leans to FC Dallas: 45% against 31% for Columbus Crew, with 25% left for the draw, in the MLS on Thursday, 29 October 2026.
FC Dallas are expected to score 1.85 and Columbus Crew 1.52, so the total line is 3.37 goals; over 2.5 lands at 65% and BTTS at 68%.
One score grid produces every chance here: the 1X2 split, the goal lines, BTTS and the scorelines all come from the same pair of expected goals.
Our main pick is fC Dallas or Columbus Crew (no draw) at 76%. Betwinner offer the top price at 1.26. That price implies 79%, 4 points over the model figure.
At that price the market already expects this result, so the selection is a probable outcome rather than value. The goal lines carry the better return on FC Dallas vs Columbus Crew.
Form check: FC Dallas have won 2 of their last 5 with 7 scored and 5 conceded, Columbus Crew 4 of 5 scoring 11 and conceding 2.
On the goal lines FC Dallas vs Columbus Crew reads 85% for over 1.5, 65% for over 2.5 and 44% for over 3.5, which leaves under 2.5 at 35%.
Over 2.5 goals is the goals selection at 65%; Melbet pay 1.49.
BTTS yes stands at 68%. FC Dallas score in 84% of simulations against a 16% clean sheet for Columbus Crew; Columbus Crew score in 78% while FC Dallas shut them out 22% of the time.
Both teams to score is the stronger side of the BTTS market at 68%.
Correct score: 1-1 leads at 9.7%, then 2-1 at 8.9% and 1-2 at 7.3%.
A correct score bet pays long because the probability spreads across dozens of results; the over and under lines above back the same match picture with far less variance.
Half-time / full-time: half-time FC Dallas, full-time FC Dallas is the top combination at 28%. The model gives the first half 45% of the goals, which puts a first-half goal at 78%.
The grid built from 1.85 and 1.52 expected goals prices every market here. Where a bookmaker has a line the best price is shown; otherwise the fair price stands in, and the green bar is the strongest line of each group.
Match result
Double chance
Goals
BTTS
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Odd or even
Most likely scores
Half-time / full-time
The model gives FC Dallas the best chance at 45%, with the draw at 25%. Under 50% the favourite fails to win more often than it wins, which is why the double chance is the safer line here.
1-1 is the most likely scoreline at 9.7%. The probability is spread across many results, so over 2.5 goals at 65% backs the same picture with less variance.
The BTTS yes line is rated 68%. FC Dallas find the net in 84% of simulated matches and Columbus Crew in 78%.
FC Dallas vs Columbus Crew starts at 00:30 UTC on Thursday, 29 October 2026, shown in your local time once the page loads. The live score runs on the page and every tip is graded after the final whistle.