Nashville SC’s dominant regular-season campaign, including a league-high 74 points and Supporters’ Shield clinch, anchors their 22.3% market lead as the top Eastern Conference seed. Vancouver Whitecaps FC (15.4%) and Inter Miami CF (17.0%) trail closely behind, buoyed by strong Western and Eastern finishes of 61 and 59 points respectively, along with favorable playoff seeding. The tight clustering among these three and the next tier of contenders reflects the single-elimination postseason structure, where home advantage, recent form, and potential upsets can quickly shift outcomes across conferences. With Decision Day approaching and all top teams already qualified, trader consensus prices these established regular-season performers highest while assigning realistic upset potential to deeper playoff runs by squads like FC Dallas and St. Louis City SC.