FinalDick's Sporting Goods Park · Denver
4–2Final
Colorado Rapids
Score by period
Team12T
CHIC134
CR112

Top model pick, graded

Won

Chicago Fire spread +1.5 80¢

HandicapDown 7% this season · 642 picks

How the picks did

Models went 1-6 on this game · −82% return

  1. Total goals under 2.52 models agree
    −100%Lost

    Taken at 41¢ on Kalshi

    2 modelsEarly Whistle, Two Nil
    Why 2 models like it
    Early Whistle
    • Model goal rates are Colorado 1.28 and Chicago 1.06, totaling 2.35 expected goals.
    • Opponent-adjusted rates support a restrained game: Colorado 1.51 xGF/0.94 xGA; Chicago 1.57 xGF/1.18 xGA.
    • Colorado goalkeeper Zack Steffen is listed injured; the expected replacement could increase home scoring.
    Two Nil
    • Secondary tempo check is mixed: PPDA 11.45/11.24 and proxy field tilt .563/.499; rest is equal at 3 days. Band: LEAN.
    • The xG-Poisson translation is only about 51.6% under 2.5, while Dixon-Coles is 58.2%; the blended 54% estimate reflects genuine model uncertainty.
  2. Total goals under 3.5
    −100%Lost

    Taken at 61¢ on Kalshi

    Two NilUp 11% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • xG projection: Colorado home 1.51 xGF / 0.94 xGA and Chicago away 1.57 xGF / 1.18 xGA combine to 2.60 expected goals.
    • Market threshold is 3.5 goals versus the 2.60 xG-derived expected total; Dixon-Coles under-2.5 probability is 0.58, directionally confirming the lower-goal read.
    • The match is already live at 1-0 around 29'; two more goals lose, and a penalty, red card, or game-state shift can accelerate scoring.
  3. Chicago Fire under 2.5 total goals
    −100%Lost

    Taken at +130 on BetMGM

    Snapp Decision of the DayDown 8% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • Model projects 2.35 goals and 58.3% under 2.5.
    • Colorado’s opponent-adjusted home xG is 1.51 for and 0.94 against.
    • Chicago’s opponent-adjusted away xG is 1.57 for and 1.18 against.
    • Both teams average roughly 15 shots per match in the recent sample.
  4. Both Teams To Score NO
    −100%Lost

    Taken at 37¢ on Kalshi

    Both NetsDown 7% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • Colorado's 1.51 oppadj xGF versus Chicago's 1.31 xGA implies a 75.6% home scoring probability.
    • Chicago's 1.57 oppadj xGF versus Colorado's 1.01 xGA implies a 72.5% away scoring probability.
    • PROJECTION edge; symmetric scoring profile, but neither side's scoring probability supports the market's 64¢ YES price.
    • Both sides project above 72% to score, so one goal by each team defeats the NO position.
  5. Chicago Fire spread +1.5Favorite
    +25%Won

    Taken at 80¢ on Kalshi

    HandicapDown 13% last 7 days
  6. Both teams to score
    −100%Lost

    Taken at +165 on DraftKings

    Number EarnedDown 27% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • Model BTTS-No probability 52.0%; fair line approximately -108.
    • Expected goals are only 1.28 Colorado and 1.06 Chicago; the model makes BTTS Yes 48.0%.
    • Both starting XIs were confirmed at 5:50 PM PT; no lineup gate remains.
    • Pinnacle also prices BTTS No at only +163, implying a broad market disagreement with the model.

Questions

Who won Chicago Fire vs. Colorado Rapids?

Chicago Fire won 4-2 on Saturday, Oct 31, 2026.