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Real Salt Lake (12-4-8, second in the Western Conference) vs. Colorado Rapids (11-9-5, fourth in the Western Conference)
Commerce City, Colorado; Saturday, 9:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Colorado +101, Real Salt Lake +226, Draw +276; over/under is 3.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rapids and Real Salt Lake square off in conference action.
The Rapids are 9-8-3 against Western Conference teams. Rafael Navarro paces the fourth-ranked scoring team in the league with 11 goals. The Rapids have scored 47.
RSL is 9-3-6 against Western Conference opponents. Christian Arango paces the highest-scoring squad in Western Conference play with 17 goals. RSL has a conference-leading 49.
Saturday's game is the third time these teams square off this season. RSL won the last meeting 5-3.
TOP PERFORMERS: Navarro has scored 11 goals and added one assist for the Rapids. Jonathan Lewis has one goal and two assists over the past 10 games.
Arango has 17 goals and five assists for RSL. Anderson Julio has four goals over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rapids: 5-4-1, averaging 2.0 goals, 5.7 shots on goal and 5.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.5 goals per game.
RSL: 4-2-4, averaging 2.2 goals, 5.7 shots on goal and 4.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.7 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Rapids: Adam James Beaudry (injured), Jackson Travis (injured), Calvin Harris (injured), Djordje Mihailovic (injured).
RSL: Jose Kevin Bonilla (injured), Pablo Ruiz (injured), Justen Glad (injured), Marcelo Silva (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
