Week 5 of the XFL schedule kicks off with a Thursday night game between the unbeaten Houston Roughnecks (4-0) at the Seattle Sea Dragons (2-2). Kickoff is 9 p.m. ET at Lumen Field (ESPN). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Roughnecks vs. Sea Dragons odds, and make our expert XFL picks, predictions and bets.
The Roughnecks stayed unbeaten with a 44-16 blowout road win against the Orlando Guardians, easily covering the 9-point spread as the favorites. They built a 20-point lead and never looked back. QB Brandon Silvers threw 3 TD passes.
The Sea Dragons evened their record at 2-2 with a low-scoring home win over the San Antonio Brahmas. They covered the 4.5-point spread as favorites with the 15-6 win.
This is the 1st meeting between the teams this season.
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Roughnecks at Sea Dragons odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:46 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Roughnecks -180 (bet $180 to win $100) | Sea Dragons +145 (bet $100 to win $145)
- Against the spread (ATS): Roughnecks -3 (-110) | Sea Dragons +3 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 42.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Roughnecks vs. Sea Dragons key injuries
Roughnecks
- None listed
Sea Dragons
- RB Morgan Ellison (knee) questionable
- CB Linden Stephens (knee) questionable
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Roughnecks at Sea Dragons picks and predictions
Prediction
Roughnecks 36, Sea Dragons 29
Moneyline
Houston is the highest-scoring team in the league. Seattle is No. 1 in yards, but does lead the league in turnovers.
This is a June Jones offense against a Wade Phillips defense. The Roughnecks lead the XFL in sacks and interceptions. Seattle has the league’s top two receivers and the leading rusher.
Houston has strength on both sides of the ball. However, betting the Roughnecks on the moneyline isn’t worth the action when you can make a good wager on the spread.
PASS.
Against the spread
The Roughnecks have not won a game by fewer than 9 points this season. Seattle’s two losses have been by 2 and 4 points.
Houston seems a cut above almost everyone else in the league right now.
BET ROUGHNECKS -3 (-110).
Over/Under
The Sea Dragons have had only 1 game this season with more than 40 points. The Roughnecks have had 2.
With a game featuring 1 team as the league’s leader in scoring and the other as the league’s leader in total offense, there should be points scored.
BET OVER 42.5 (-115).
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