Kevin Johnston

  • Week 10 MLS piks

    KJ’s Week 10 MLS plays

    2017 record: 16-17 Profit/loss: -53.16 I’m back this week with two plays for Wednesday evening’s MLS slate. The remainder of my plays for the games this weekend will be posted Friday. Here are my early Week 10 MLS plays: Toronto FC/Orlando City SC Under 3.0 -115 Risk 57.50 to win...
  • Nemanja Vukovic

    Eleven defender Nemanja Vukovic out indefinitely

    The Indy Eleven have already dealt with an absurd number of injuries to key players this season. Unfortunately for Indy, the brutal rash of knocks just got even worse. Left back Nemanja Vukovic is out indefinitely with a kidney contusion, a team official confirmed Thursday. Yes, “Iron Man” is...
  • Live blog

    Tactical Tidbits: Not all bad for FC Edmonton at bottom of table

    FC Edmonton’s offense needs a defibrillator. Luckily, it might have found one via an unlikely source: its back line. Or, more specifically, its fullbacks. The Eddies attack produced a meager 25 goals in 32 NASL games last season, and has remained dormant through two matches in 2017. Edmonton has zero goals...
  • Major League Soccer picks

    Major League Soccer picks: Week 7

    2017 record: 14-14 Profit/loss: -35.48 Here are my MLS picks for Week 7: Philadelphia Union/New York City FC Draw +250 Risk 40 to win 100 Orlando City SC Pick ‘Em -150 Risk 75 to win 50 Chicago Fire/New England Revolution Draw +260 Risk 38.46 to win 100 New York Red Bulls/D.C. United...
  • Puerto Rico FC

    Déjà vu: Puerto Rico FC and Indy Eleven draw for 2nd time in as many weeks

    If Indy Eleven players and coaches weren’t already having nightmares about Puerto Rico FC forward Hector Ramos before Saturday, they most certainly will be now. After dropping a goal and an assist in a thrilling 3-3 draw in Indianapolis last weekend, Ramos added another tally as an encore Saturday....
  • Nick Rimando - MLS picks

    KJ’s Week 6 MLS picks

    2017 record: 11-11 Profit/loss: -42.02 After sitting out last weekend’s shortened MLS slate due to the World Cup Qualifiers, I’m back with a few hopeful winners. Here are my MLS picks for Week 6: Chicago Fire/Columbus Crew SC Draw +260 Risk 38.46 to win 100 Both clubs made recent...
  • Jacksonville Armada FC

    Tactical Tidbits: Armada cracks Eddies’ stifling defense late

    If FC Edmonton were a vehicle, it would definitely be a compact car — a very, very tiny one. After a frustrating 75-plus minutes, Jacksonville Armada FC winger J.C. Banks finally provided the figurative jaws of life to carry the home side to a 1-0 victory. The Eddies defense,...
  • Daniel Keller

    Tactical Tidbits: Indy Eleven spoil another expansion opener

    The Indy Eleven’s first meaningful match of 2017 is in the books. After laboring through the first half against the San Francisco Deltas, a half in which neither team really separated itself beyond the obvious Deltas goal, Indy emerged as the better side after the break. Ultimately the Eleven...
  • Week 4 MLS picks

    KJ’s Week 4 MLS picks

    2017 record: 9-10 Profit/loss: -44.52 As George Costanza once proudly exclaimed: “I’m back, baby!” Well, that’s a stretch, but I did come to within one win of coming out of the red. Not bad for going winless on the handful of draws I’ve played so far. Here are my...
  • Battalion APA

    People’s Brewing Co. unveils BYB-themed Battalion Ale

    INDIANAPOLIS — People’s Brewing Company co-founder Brett VanderPlaats wasn’t exactly dressed like James Bond for his first lunch meeting with the Brickyard Battalion (BYB), the official supporters’ group of the Indy Eleven. An important project was behind deadline, but VanderPlaats knew this was a stop he had to make. Battalion...
  • KJ’s Week 3 MLS picks

    2017 record: 4-8 Profit/loss: -202.80 The first two weeks haven’t been ideal thanks to an 0-4 record on draws, so hopefully a nice bounce back to normal variance will soon be in order. Here are my plays for Week 3: New York City FC/Montreal Impact Over 3.0 -110 Risk 55 to win 50...
  • Keith Cardona

    Indy Eleven backup GK job up for grabs?

    INDIANAPOLIS — Sorry, goalkeepers, but having a third one of you on the roster is a waste. That’s always been my belief. And someone who knows way more about soccer than I, Indy Eleven coach Tim Hankinson, agrees. Or at least he used to. “It’s been my theory (throughout...