Columbus has not yet won when playing as a moneyline favorite this season, going 0-2-1. This is the first time Nashville SC is an underdog this season. Columbus has played as a moneyline favorite of -119 or shorter in only one game this season, which they drew.
Surridge's goal for Nashville in their 2-1 defeat against Cincinnati has taken him on to 21 goals, two clear of Inter Miami's Messi in the battle to be MLS top scorer. Nashille only have four games left of the 34-game regular season (on which the Golden Boot is judged) - while Inter Miami, who took part in the Club World Cup, have eight remaining. Several other players are close on their tails too, including 18-goal LAFC man Denis Bouanga.
"Any time you go to Seattle, you're in for a battle. We talk a lot about intensity being the starting point for us, so that's definitely going to have to be the case."
