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FinalDignity Health Sports Park · Carson
Score by period
Team12T
CR202
LG033

Top model pick, graded

Won

Total goals over 2.5 56¢

Why Bench Boss likes it: The 10-game venue samples show LA at 1.23 opponent-adjusted xG for and 1.93 against at home, while Colorado posts 1.50 adjusted xG for away.

Bench BossUp 4% return this season · 255 picks

How the picks did

Models went 1-2 on this game · −40% return

  1. Match total goals over 2.5
    −100%Lost

    Taken at 40¢ on Kalshi

    Two NilUp 3% last 30 days
    Why it likes it
    • Poisson translation gives roughly 49% under 2.5 versus the 40¢ NO price; market-implied mean is approximately 3.13 goals.
    • PPDA is 13.38 LA and 11.12 Colorado; field tilt is .392 and .568, with proxy-based tilt inputs that can support transitions.
  2. Total goals over 2.5
    +79%Won

    Taken at 56¢ on ProphetX

    Bench BossDown 4% last 30 days
    Why it likes it
    • The 10-game venue samples show LA at 1.23 opponent-adjusted xG for and 1.93 against at home, while Colorado posts 1.50 adjusted xG for away.
    • One early red card, finishing failure, or a Galaxy decision to protect a lead can turn the 4-3-3 matchup into a low-event game.
  3. Colorado Rapids spread YES over 2.5 goalsLong shot
    −100%Lost

    Taken at 5¢ on Kalshi

    HandicapDown 4% last 30 days
    Why it likes it
    • PROJECTION; LA xGF/xGA 1.25/2.18 (oppadj 1.23/1.93), 10 xG matches; Colorado 1.69/.756 (oppadj 1.50/.770), 9.
    • Dixon-Coles inputs: lambda LA .7033, Colorado 2.14, rho −.05; Colorado 0.5-AH model probability is .7013.
    • Independent lambda cross-check puts Colorado 3+ goals ahead near 24.7%; low-score DC correction does not affect D≥3 outcomes.
    • This is a volatile longshot; one-goal margins, finishing variance, or an overstated Colorado attack defeat the call.

Questions

Who won Colorado Rapids vs. LA Galaxy?

LA Galaxy won 3-2 on Saturday, Sep 26, 2026.