2024 MLS predictions: Soccer expert reveals exact score projections, best bets for Saturday, May 25

The 2024 MLS season continues on Saturday with a jam-packed 14-match slate, including Lionel Messi and Inter Miami traveling to take on the Vancouver Whitecaps at 10:30 p.m. ET. Messi has the Herons sitting on top of the Eastern Conference standings with 31 points. Inter Miami are the slight +145 favorites (risk $100 to win $145) in the latest MLS odds, while the Whitecaps are +155 underdogs. 

Other notable matchups on Saturday's MLS schedule include Orlando City vs. Columbus Crew, Atlanta United vs. LAFC, and LA Galaxy vs. Houston Dynamo. Should Inter Miami be included in your MLS picks on Saturday, or should you target another matchup on the MLS schedule? Before entering any MLS picks for Saturday, May 25, be sure to see the MLS betting advice and score projections from SportsLine's soccer expert Brandt Sutton. (For more soccer coverage, click here.)

Sutton, a former collegiate soccer player, has been SportsLine's top soccer editor for more than six years. He has followed soccer closely for much longer and factors in managerial tactics, projected lineups, and past performances to make the most-informed decisions possible, keeping his finger on the pulse of the game all over the globe.

Sutton finished 2022 as SportsLine's top soccer expert with a 165-130-2 mark, returning nearly $2,200 for $100 players. He was also profitable across multiple leagues in 2023, including the English Premier League, UEFA Champions League, FA Cup, Europa League, and more. 

Now, Sutton has analyzed the full MLS schedule for Saturday, May 25, and locked in his exact score projections and MLS best bets. 

One piece of the MLS score projections we can reveal: Sutton is predicting Messi leads Inter Miami (+145) to a comfortable 3-1 victory on the road against the Vancouver Whitecaps. Messi has Inter Miami firing on all cylinders early this season. Through their first 15 matches, the Herons have secured nine wins, four draws and two losses. 

Inter Miami have scored three or more goals in five of their last seven matches in MLS play and they've recorded a shutout in each of their last two fixtures. Messi has 10 goals and 12 assists this season, while striker Luis Suarez has found the back of the net 11 times in 2024. The Whitecaps, meanwhile, are winless in six of their past seven matches across all competitions, which doesn't bode well against a side as dangerous as Inter Miami. 

Sutton has locked in his exact score projections for every MLS match on Saturday, as well as his three most confident best bets. They include an underdog winning outright and a high-scoring slugfest between two of the league's top teams. You ABSOLUTELY need to see the MLS score projections before locking in any MLS picks of your own.

Who wins every MLS matchup on Saturday, and which underdog pulls off a shocking upset? ... Join SportsLine now to see Brandt Sutton's score predictions and MLS best bets, all from the insider who has his finger on the pulse of the game all over the world!