NYCFC welcomes the New York Red Bulls to Citi Field Saturday for the MLS Eastern Conference Playoffs semifinal. Kickoff is set for 5:30 p.m. ET (Apple TV). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's soccer odds around the NYCFC vs.

NYCFC seeks its first championship since 2021, when it won the MLS Cup in its lone appearance in the final. The Red Bulls, meanwhile, still seek the first championship in the history of a franchise that debuted in 1994. Their only appearance in the final came in 2008.

Thanks to a topsy-turvy Eastern Conference playoff bracket, we are treated to a first-ever playoff edition of the Hudson River derby in the conference semifinals.

Red Bulls coach Sandro Schwarz and New York City FC coach Nick Cushing don’t expect to have to do much to get their respective squads ready for Saturday’s playoff edition of the Hudson River Derby. Even after both teams have had somewhat lengthy breaks since defeating their first-round opponents in the MLS Cup Playoffs,