MLS: Remaining Strength of Schedule

There are only 9 games left for each team in the regular season. Since each team (finally) has the same number of games played, it makes it easy to compare the schedules for all 14 teams. Going by the total number of points, here is the remaining strength of schedule for each team: 1 New York 279 2 Columbus 278 3 Los Angeles 275 4 Colorado 263 5 DC United 259 5 Kansas City 259 7 Chicago 257 7 Dallas 257 7 Toronto 257 10 New England 256 11 Chivas USA 251 12 San Jose 250 13 Real Salt Lake 243 14 Houston 234 New York, Columbus, and Los Angeles face the toughest schedules, while Houston has the easiest followed by RSL. The Dynamo only play 2/9 more games versus teams currently in the playoff positions, whereas the top three most difficult schedules have 7/9 games against such teams. Obviously, where the games take place is also important, and I didn't take that into account here. 13 of 14 teams have 4-5 home games remaining out of the last 9. The exception is SJ, which has 6 home games left out and only three away. So it would not be a surprise to see them do well.