Sports Today Monday, October 5
If the season ended today

MLS playoff race

Each conference's playoff places, the clubs still able to reach ninth, and the matches that can move those lines. Scored on points: three for a win, one for a draw.

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Eastern race

Places 1-7 go to Round One; 8-9 play the Wild Card matches

SeedTeamPointsGames left
1 Nashville SCClinched Round One · +27 on 10th · 18-6-3 · GD +34 60 pts7
2 New England Revolution+13 on 10th · 14-4-9 · GD +9 46 pts7
3 Inter Miami CF+13 on 10th · 12-10-5 · GD +14 46 pts7
4 Charlotte FC+10 on 10th · 12-7-8 · GD +9 43 pts7
5 Chicago Fire FC+9 on 10th · 12-6-8 · GD +8 42 pts8
6 Philadelphia Union+6 on 10th · 11-6-10 · GD +10 39 pts7
7 Orlando City SC+1 on 10th · 10-4-13 · GD -16 34 pts7
Wild Card places
8 Red Bull New Yorklevel with 10th on points · 9-6-12 · GD -17 33 pts7
9 New York City FClevel with 10th on points · 8-9-10 · GD +5 33 pts7
Chasing the line
— FC Cincinnatilevel with 9th on points · can reach 57 · 8-9-9 · GD -9 33 pts8
— D.C. United3 pts behind 9th · can reach 54 · 6-12-8 · GD -8 30 pts8
— Columbus Crew4 pts behind 9th · can reach 50 · 8-5-14 · GD -4 29 pts7
— Toronto FC4 pts behind 9th · can reach 50 · 6-11-10 · GD -12 29 pts7
— Atlanta United FC6 pts behind 9th · can reach 48 · 7-6-14 · GD -13 27 pts7
— CF Montréal9 pts behind 9th · can reach 45 · 6-6-15 · GD -20 24 pts7

Western race

Places 1-7 go to Round One; 8-9 play the Wild Card matches

SeedTeamPointsGames left
1 Vancouver Whitecaps+18 on 10th · 15-5-6 · GD +33 50 pts8
2 St. Louis CITY SC+15 on 10th · 13-8-6 · GD +12 47 pts7
3 FC Dallas+15 on 10th · 13-8-6 · GD +8 47 pts7
4 San Jose Earthquakes+13 on 10th · 13-6-8 · GD +10 45 pts7
5 Houston Dynamo FC+12 on 10th · 13-5-9 · GD +2 44 pts7
6 LAFC+9 on 10th · 11-8-9 · GD +13 41 pts6
7 Seattle Sounders FC+6 on 10th · 10-8-9 · GD 0 38 pts7
Wild Card places
8 Colorado Rapids+4 on 10th · 11-3-13 · GD 0 36 pts7
9 LA Galaxy+4 on 10th · 9-9-10 · GD -7 36 pts6
Chasing the line
— Portland Timbers4 pts behind 9th · can reach 53 · 9-5-13 · GD -3 32 pts7
— Real Salt Lake4 pts behind 9th · can reach 53 · 9-5-13 · GD -4 32 pts7
— San Diego FC4 pts behind 9th · can reach 53 · 8-8-11 · GD 0 32 pts7
— Austin FC5 pts behind 9th · can reach 52 · 7-10-10 · GD -12 31 pts7
— Minnesota United FC7 pts behind 9th · can reach 50 · 7-8-12 · GD -9 29 pts7
— Sporting Kansas City15 pts behind 9th · can reach 42 · 6-3-18 · GD -33 21 pts7

Games that matter next

Highest-leverage matches in the next two weeks, from the current conference tables.

Through Oct 19
Wed, Oct 14
Red Bull NYatD.C. United

A six-pointer at the line: both clubs are within 6 points of ninth in the Eastern Conference.

Sat, Oct 17
D.C. UnitedatOrlando

A six-pointer at the line: both clubs are within 6 points of ninth in the Eastern Conference.

Sat, Oct 10
ColumbusatOrlando

A six-pointer at the line: both clubs are within 6 points of ninth in the Eastern Conference.

Wed, Oct 14
OrlandoatToronto

A six-pointer at the line: both clubs are within 6 points of ninth in the Eastern Conference.

Thu, Oct 15
PortlandatLA Galaxy

A six-pointer at the line: both clubs are within 6 points of ninth in the Western Conference.

Sat, Oct 17
TorontoatRed Bull NY

A six-pointer at the line: both clubs are within 6 points of ninth in the Eastern Conference.

Sun, Oct 18
San DiegoatLA Galaxy

A six-pointer at the line: both clubs are within 6 points of ninth in the Western Conference.

Sun, Oct 18
ColoradoatPortland

A six-pointer at the line: both clubs are within 6 points of ninth in the Western Conference.

A standings-based snapshot, not playoff odds. Order uses the league's tiebreakers; clinched and out count ties against the club.