Portland Timbers take on the San Jose Earthquakes in Western Conference play

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San Jose Earthquakes (9-3-2, second in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Timbers (4-7-2, 13th in the Western Conference)

Portland, Oregon; Saturday, 9:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Portland +142, San Jose +150, Draw +284; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: The Portland Timbers and the San Jose Earthquakes square off in Western Conference play.

The Timbers are 3-6-1 in conference matchups. The Timbers are 9-0-0 when they score more than two goals.

The Earthquakes are 7-3-1 against Western Conference opponents. The Earthquakes rank second in the MLS with 31 goals led by Preston Judd with nine.

Saturday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kevin Kelsy has five goals and one assist for the Timbers. Kristoffer Velde has four goals and two assists over the last 10 games.

Judd has scored nine goals and added two assists for the Earthquakes. Niko Tsakiris has two goals and four assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Timbers: 13-10-7, averaging 5.1 goals, 13.2 shots on goal and 12.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.1 goals per game.

Earthquakes: 22-2-6, averaging 7.5 goals, 16.8 shots on goal and 19.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 3.9 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Timbers: Zac Mcgraw (injured), Jose Caicedo (injured), Omir Fernandez (injured).

Earthquakes: Niko Tsakiris (injured), DeJuan Jones (injured), Vitor Costa (injured), Earl Edwards Jr. (injured), Timo Werner (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.