Atlanta United favored to win MLS Cup

Atlanta United is a prohibitive favorite to defeat Portland and win the MLS Cup, according to the website FiveThirtyEight.

The site calculates that the Five Stripes have a 77 percent probability to win the league's championship game. The game will be played at Atlanta United's home, Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

On Feb. 26, a week before the season began, the website calculated a 13 percent probability that Atlanta United would win the MLS Cup. That was the second-highest probability, behind Toronto (21 percent). Toronto didn’t make the playoffs. Atlanta United finished second in the East.

Portland was given an 8 percent probability of winning the Cup and a predicted 54 points. It finished with 54.

Atlanta United was predicted to finish with 60 points. It finished with 69, tied for the second-most in league history.

About the Author

Atlanta United has ideas to improve roster

As the trade window and free agency near, Chris Henderson was tight-lipped about the team's strategy but right fullback, goalkeeper and central defender could be targets.

MLS

Atlanta United declines option on Brooks Lennon

Lennon is one of five players whose contract options the Five Stripes didn’t pick up.

Q&A with Atlanta United’s Gerardo Martino: On the roster, pressure and World Cup

Martino said believes he can help the Five Stripes win, similar to when he led them the first time.

The Latest

Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com

Atlanta United has ideas to improve roster

MLS

Atlanta United declines option on Brooks Lennon

Atlanta United managerial finalists included one surprise

Featured

Credit: Arvin Temkar / AJC

Lt. Gov. Burt Jones scores another victory over use of campaign cash

Lt. Gov. Burt Jones appears to have scored another victory over Attorney General Chris Carr as the Republican gubernatorial candidates battle over campaign finance issues.

Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr.’s season is over; needs surgery to repair ACL

Michael Penix Jr., whom the Falcons hoped was their quarterback of the future, will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a partially torn ACL in his left knee.

Typewriter Tom fuels a growing interest in analog writing devices

Roswell's Tom Rehkopf owns about 1,000 typewriters, which he tinkers with at his workshop and happily shares with fellow aficionados, curious youngsters and even Tom Hanks.