The Audi 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs kick off tonight — no, I can’t believe it’s here already, either — which means it’s time for the PST staff to look into its crystal ball and predict who’ll lift the Cup on Dec. 6 (because the last time we made MLS predictions, it went so well).
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So let’s get straight to it — from today and tomorrow’s knockout round, single-elimination matchups, to the conference semifinals, the conference finals and MLS Cup, these are our picks…
Joe Prince-Wright
Knockout round
New England Revolution over D.C. United
Seattle Sounders over LA Galaxy
Toronto FC over Montreal Impact
Sporting Kansas City over Portland Timbers
Conference semifinals
Toronto FC over New York Red Bulls
Columbus Crew SC over Revolution
Sporting KC over FC Dallas
Sounders over Vancouver Whitecaps
Conference finals
Toronto FC over Crew SC
Sounders over Sporting KC
MLS Cup
Sounders (home team) over Toronto FC
Andy Edwards
Knockout round
Revolution over D.C. United
Sounders over Galaxy
Impact over Toronto FC
Timbers over Sporting KC
Conference semifinals
Red Bulls over Revolution
Impact over Crew SC
Timbers over Whitecaps
FC Dallas over Sounders
Conference finals
Impact over Red Bulls
FC Dallas over Timbers
MLS Cup
FC Dallas (home team) over Impact
Nicholas Mendola
Knockout round
Revolution over D.C. United
Galaxy over Sounders
Toronto FC over Impact
Sporting KC over Timbers
Conference semifinals
Toronto FC over Red Bulls
Revs over Crew SC
FC Dallas over Sporting KC
Whitecaps over Galaxy
Conference finals
Toronto FC over Revs
Whitecaps over FC Dallas
MLS Cup
Whitecaps (home team) over Toronto FC
Kyle Lynch
Knockout round
Revolution over D.C. United
Galaxy over Sounders
Toronto FC over Impact
Sporting KC over Timbers
Conference semifinals
Red Bulls over Toronto FC
Crew SC over Revolution
FC Dallas over Sporting KC
Galaxy over Whitecaps
Conference finals
Red Bulls over Crew SC
Galaxy over FC Dallas
MLS Cup
Galaxy over Red Bulls (home team)
Kyle Bonn
Knockout round
Revolution over D.C. United
Sounders over Galaxy
Toronto FC over Impact
Timbers over Sporting KC
Conference semifinals
Red Bulls over Toronto FC
Crew SC over Revolution
Sounders over FC Dallas
Whitecaps over Timbers
Conference finals
Red Bulls over Crew SC
Sounders over Whitecaps
MLS Cup
Red Bulls (home team) over Sounders