REF’s picks

Houston Dynamo hold a slight upper hand in this Texas derby and look well-equipped to break down FC Dallas's backline twice at home. Backing the hosts to score over 1.5 goals aligns nicely with their attacking intent, even if defensive lapses keep the visitors in the contest.

1. 1Houston's home setup and recent attacking output point toward sustained pressure on a rotated Dallas defence.
2. 2FC Dallas have shown enough defensive resilience on the road recently to make multiple goals far from guaranteed.
3. 3Head-to-head encounters between these two rivals notoriously feature open play and plenty of goalmouth action.

REF's own opinion, not a guarantee — nothing here is financial or betting advice, and the call is always yours.