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Okay...here are my predictions, unspoiled by any actual sports journalism, but often horribly biased.

DC United 3 - Colorado Rapids 2 (12:30 KGUN): Gawd, how I hate DC United. Nonetheless, their offense is scarier than it has ever been. I am still unsure about their defense, especially after watching the CONCACAF Champions Cup. Colorado will be able to score a couple egged on by the crowd at their brand new stadium and will be in this until the end, but expect United to come out on top.

Dallas Burn 2 - Real Salt Lake 1: Real Salt Lake is due for a few good wins, but I don't know if that will happen yet. The team is well supported and maybe the home crowd can keep them in it. Expect that Freddy Adu will get a start for his new club.

New York Red Bulls 0 - Columbus Crew 2: The Crew had a good draft, expect many of them to start. Heck, they can't do worse than last season. The Red Bulls thought that they scored big when US National Team stalwart Claudio Reyna signed to play for them this year. But given their history, expect this to mean close to nothing. Phoenix native Brad Evans will be playing for the Crew this season.

New England 1 - Chicago Fire 0: There is expected to be a snow storm in Chicago, which makes offense and any sort of controlled, meaningful ball movement impossible. Woe be on to the player that tries to head a ball hardened by the cold. I suppose in this sort of slogging, I should predict a nil-nil tie. But, it's Chicago, and New England is always up to play against Chicago.

Toronto FC 1 - CD Chivas USA 2 (7:30 FSC): I give this to the team with a bit more experience. Otherwise, I'm not sure. Interestingly, both coaches are former MLS players with international experience (Mo Johnston for Toronto, Preki for Chivas) making their debuts as head coaches. And heck, they both played for the same darned team for most of their time in MLS. Look for Max Bretos to note this incessantly.