The 2018 MLS season is less than 100 hours away, and it’ll get started with a doozy: Toronto FC will host the Columbus Crew at 1pm Saturday. This pits two of the best teams in the league against each other, which seems like a good way to kick the season off. However, the fact that this is just half of the Eastern Conference’s power teams says a lot about how strong the top of the East is. If you’re looking for an MLS Cup favorite, most of them will be discussed in this piece.
Last year: 15W-10D-9L, +30 (70 for/40 against), 4th place.