Lionel Messi's MLS Golden Boot odds on the move since Inter Miami signing
Lionel Messi joined Inter Miami CF and immediately began impacting the betting odds.
In his first game with the club, a late Leo goal helped Miami secure a 2-1 victory over Cruz Azul. In his second showing with his new team, his two early goals helped lift the squad to a 4-0 rout of Atlanta United. Those incredible performances helped shorten Miami's odds of winning the MLS Cup from +3300 to +1900.
Now that Inter Miami won the Leagues Cup and the semi-finals of the U.S. Open Cup, they now find their odds to win the MLS Cup at +750.
If that wasn't enough, Messi's Golden Boot odds (regular-season leading scorer) are also on the move.
A month after joining the team, Messi sits with the fourth-best odds at +650 after opening up at a very long +4000. Will La Pulga stay hot and claim the Boot at the end of the season? Let's take a look at the odds.
GOLDEN BOOT ODDS*
Hany Mukhtar, Nashville SC: +350 (bet $10 to win $45 total)
Denis Bouanga, Los Angeles FC: +500 (bet $10 to win $60 total)
Giorgios Giakoumakis, Atlanta United FC: +600 (bet $10 to win $70 total
Luciano Acosta, FC Cincinnati: +650 (bet $10 to win $75 total)
Lionel Messi, Inter Miami CF: +650 (bet $10 to win $75 total)
Cristian Espinoza, San Jose: +1100 (bet $10 to win $120 total)
Julian Carranza, Philadelphia Union: +1400 (bet $10 to win $150 total)
Jesus Ferreira, FC Dallas: +1400 (bet $10 to win $150 total)
Carlos Vela, Los Angeles FC: +1800 (bet $10 to win $190 total)
Alan Pulido, Sporting KC: +2200 (bet $10 to win $230 total)
Daniel Gazdag, Philadelphia Union: +2800 (bet $10 to win $290 total)
Jordan Morris, Seattle Sounders FC: +3500 (bet $10 to win $360 total)
Christian Benteke, D.C. United: +3500 (bet $10 to win $360 total)
Amine Bassi, Houston:+3500 (bet $10 to win $360 total)
Thiago Almada, Atlanta United FC: +4000 (bet $10 to win $410 total)
Jeremy Ebobisse , San Jose: +4000 (bet $10 to win $410 total)
*Odds as of 8/25/2023
Hany Mukhtar has the shortest odds to win the Golden Boot at +350. The midfielder for Nashville SC currently leads the league in goals, with a total of 13 so far this season.
But Messi is creeping up the oddsboard. A month ago, Messi's odds to win the award were a very long +3500. Now he sits at +650. But can Leo realistically catch the leader and take home the hardware in his first MLS season?
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Are you throwing some cash on Messi to make a run and claim the Golden Boot award at the end of the MLS season? Stay tuned to FOX Sports as the action unfolds!
