The 1st of 2 XFL games on Sunday in Week 8 has the Houston Roughnecks (4-3) on the road against the San Antonio Brahmas (2-5). Kickoff at Alamodome is 3 p.m. ET (ABC). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Roughneck vs. Brahma odds, and make our expert XFL picks, predictions and bets.
After a 4-0 start, Houston has lost 3 games in a row. They lost 24-15 last week at home to the St. Louis BattleHawks as 3-point favorites.
The Brahmas have lost 4 of their last 5 games. They lost last week 26-12 on the road to the Vegas Vipers as 3-point underdogs.
The teams met in Week 3 with the Roughnecks winning 22-13.
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Roughnecks at Brahmas odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:48 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Roughnecks -200 (bet $200 to win $100) | Brahmas +165 (bet $100 to win $165)
- Against the spread (ATS): Roughnecks -5.5 (-105) | Brahmas +5.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 40.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Roughnecks at Brahmas key injuries
Roughnecks
- LB Tavante Beckett (quad) questionable
- OL Sage Doxtater (shoulder) questionable
- WR Ben Putnam (knee) questionable
- QB Brandon Silver (elbow) questionable
- LB Tim Ward (shoulder) questionable
Brahmas
- OL Norman Price (knee) questionable
- OL Maea Teuhema (ankle) questionable
- DE Mike Tverdov (ankle) questionable
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Roughnecks at Brahmas picks and predictions
Prediction
Roughnecks 23, Brahmas 13
Moneyline
Although Houston has lost 3 straight it should get back on track against a San Antonio team that hasn’t scored more than 15 points in any game. Plus, the Brahmas have not won a game at home this season yet.
But having to bet twice what you can win on the Roughnecks on the moneyline isn’t the best bet here. PASS and look to the spread.
Against the spread
Houston has scored 22 or more points in 5 of 7 games this season and the Roughnecks’ 4 wins have all been by at least 9 points.
Three of the Brahmas’ 5 losses have been by 9 or more points. San Antonio needs its defense to hold off the Roughnecks, because the offense has scored only 9 TDs and hasn’t topped 15 points in a game this season.
BET ROUGHNECKS -5.5 (-105).
Over/Under
Only 3 of Houston’s 7 games have had more than 40 points. Meanwhile, the Brahmas have only had 1 game all season go past 40 total points. Scoring 15 points or less in every game makes that hard to do.
BET UNDER 40.5 (-110).
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