The Vancouver Whitecaps beat LAFC 3-0 on Sunday to level their MLS first-round playoff series at a game apiece.

Having done enough in Game 1, LAFC come into Vancouver to take on Whitecaps in a closeout match in Game 2. Regardless of the sport, closeout games are never easy, especially when tasked with doing it on the road.

The Vancouver Whitecaps welcome LAFC to BC Place for the second match of their best-of-3 playoff series Sunday. Kickoff is set for 8:45 p.m. ET (Apple TV). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's soccer odd

LOS ANGELES — For the Los Angeles Football Club, Game 1 of the best-of-three opening round of the MLS Cup playoffs against the Vancouver Whitecaps was not a shellacking like last year’s encounter — even if it felt like one.

From trailing the Galaxy by seven points in mid-September to leapfrogging their rival on Decision Day for the top seed in the Western Conference, the Los Angeles Football Club is exactly where they worked to be on the march toward a third straight MLS Cup final appearance.

Top-seeded LAFC gives up two own goals and can't capitalize on chances in a 3-0 loss to Vancouver, sending the playoff series back to L.A. for a third game.