Major League Soccer has entered into the home stretch of the 2017 season and in the Western Conference, the Portland Timbers are at the head of the pack. Approaching the end of a season that was filled with doubt and turmoil, the boys in green have every chance of returning to the playoffs for the first time since bringing home the MLS Cup in 2015.
Standing between the Timbers and their playoff aspirations are five matches and the whole of the packed-in Western Conference.
What are the Timbers’ odds of making the playoffs?
There are two sites that have been providing the odds on MLS teams making the playoffs in 2017, Nate Silver’s 538 and the long serving Sports Club Stats.