one, two, and three wins in the remaining rounds of this competition, with odds for the home team in bold (home field not determined for the final yet).

It has to be noted that only the "reach semis" column is an objective measure based on casino odds. The rest of the way I could well be overrating some clubs, and it's likely I'm not spot-on in gauging the strength of Orlando City and Carolina, who I have not seen play (or even found any terribly relevant stats for).

Though there is some guesstimation here, it is abundantly clear that Real Salt Lake and Chicago have the easiest paths to the final, which makes sense because they host Carolina and Orlando tonight, and would host their semifinal matches should they beatSupporters Shield chances, meaning that if they are smart they will emphasize tonight's match over their league fixture. Keep in mind, though, that they are only allowed to use 5 international players.

Meanwhile, by their own admission Carolina will be wisely emphasizing their match against Atlanta this weekend. There are only 3 matches left in the NASL's spring season, and the league-leading Railhawks' clash with the second place Silverbacks is just too vital to their title hopes. Meanwhile, Orlando City are so far ahead of the rest of USL Pro, however, that even if they lose their USL Pro match this weekend it would barely dent their likelihood of finishing with the top record in that league.

FC Dallas Perspective

OK, so this is Big D Soccer, so let's bring the