2024 MLS Playoffs: Inter Miami vs. Atlanta United Prediction, Preview, and Odds (October 25)

• Our top Inter Miami vs. Atlanta United prediction is that Lionel Messi & Co. will continue their brilliance.
• Atlanta United got to Round One of the 2024 MLS Playoffs after beating CF Montreal by penalties in Wild Card Round.
• Messi is looking for his 60^th career hat-trick, which he can achieve on Friday, October 25, at Inter Miami’s Chase Stadium.

The Inter Miami vs. Atlanta United odds suggest the Herons are huge favorites to beat the boys from Georgia. We completely understand why that is the case. After all, Messi and his teammates have been in sensational form lately. Plus, they’re playing on their turf in the first round of the Playoffs.

Inter Miami’s odds are -233 right now, and if that’s too short for your taste, we’ve got some alternatives you might wanna learn about. The bets we’ve got on our mind are likely to win and come with pretty decent prices. Keep on reading to see what we’re talking about.

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How To Watch

• When: Friday, October 25, 2024, at 8:30 p.m ET
• Where: Chase Stadium, Fort Lauderdale (Miami), Florida
• How to Watch: Apple TV

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Odds

Game Result	Odds
Inter Miami	-233
Tie	+415
Atlanta United	+430

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Game Preview

Inter Miami wrapped their regular-season campaign with a huge 6:2 win over the New England Revolution. As a result, the winners of the 2024 Supporters’ Shield finished with 74 points, breaking the all-time MLS record along the way.

Still, the most interesting fact about that game is that it saw Lionel Messi score three goals. It was his second hat-trick in a row, after the one he scored for Argentina against Bolivia just four days earlier.

Messi's first hat trick with Inter Miami 🎩

(via @MLS)pic.twitter.com/0FbLmxaBS3

— B/R Football (@brfootball) October 20, 2024

Can the soccer GOAT do it again? Perhaps, especially given that Inter Miami’s first opponent in the 2024 MLS Playoffs is Atlanta. The Union’s players aren’t really famous for having a tough defense, the evidence being that they conceded 49 goals in 34 games in the regular season.

That accounts for 1.44 goals allowed per game, which is the same average as Inter Miami. However, the Herons scored 33 goals more than the Union in the regular season.

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Inter Miami vs. Atlanta United Prediction

The boys from Florida are without a win in the last three Inter Miami vs. Atlanta United duels, one of which saw them get hammered 5:2. This time around, however, we think it’s going to be the other way around.

This time, our prediction is that Inter Miami will hammer Atlanta United, probably scoring three or more goals in the process. We also think that most of those goals will be scored by Inter Miami’s talisman, Lionel Messi. In fact, we wouldn’t be surprised if he scored another hat-trick.

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• Inter Miami & Over 2.5 Goals & Lionel Messi Hat-Trick