The St. Louis Battlehawks (2-1) host the Seattle Dragons (1-2) Saturday of Week 4 in the XFL. Kickoff at The Dome at America’s Center is set for 5 p.m. ET (on FOX). Below, we break down the Dragons-Battlehawks Week 4 matchup, with XFL betting picks and tips.
Dragons at Battlehawks: XFL Week 4 preview, betting trends and notes
- The Battlehawks play a second straight home game after throttling the New York Guardians 29-9 in Week 3. They started the season 1-1 on the road and will visit the DC Defenders next week.
- The Dragons suffered a 24-12 home loss last week at the hands of the Dallas Renegades. They took a 31-19 road loss against the Defenders in Week 1 before topping the Tampa Bay Vipers 17-9 at home in Week 2.
- The Battlehawks have the third-best odds to win the XFL Championship April 26 at +500. The Dragons have the second-highest odds at +2000.
- St. Louis’ plus-4 touchdown differential is tied with the Houston Roughnecks as the best mark in the XFL. Seattle is minus-1 in touchdown differential.
- Battlehawks QB Jordan Ta’amu ranks second in the league with 612 passing yards. Dragons QB Brandon Silvers is fifth with 512 yards.
- Battlehawks RB Matt Jones leads the league with 224 rushing yards. Dragons WR Austin Proehl ranks fifth with 168 receiving yards.
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Dragons at Battlehawks: Key injuries
Dragons
- G William Campbell (knee) questionable
- DE Durrant Miles (knee) questionable
- DT Anthony Moten (ankle) questionable
- WR Kasen Williams (quad) questionable
- OT Isaiah Battle (ankle) probable
- OT Michael Dunn (calf) probable
Battlehawks
- RB Matt Jones (knee) questionable
- WR Carlton Agudosi (shoulder) probable
- OT Matt McCants (knee) probable
Dragons at Battlehawks: Odds, betting lines and prediction
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET.
Prediction
Battlehawks 25, Dragons 15
Moneyline (?)
The Battlehawks (-500) are the heaviest favorites of the Week 4 slate, playing at home against the Dragons (+375). St. Louis is coming off a 20-point home win, while Seattle’s two losses this season were both by 12 points.
There’s no reason to go chasing the upset Saturday, so we’ll PASS on the Battlehawks’ chalky moneyline and look to the spread.
Against the Spread (?)
Following suit of the moneyline, the 12-point spread is the biggest of the week, and the only one greater than a single score. We’ll back the DRAGONS (+12, -110), as their first two losses of the season would have resulted in a push against this line.
The Battlehawks lead the East Division, but they haven’t looked nearly as impressive as the West Division-leading Roughnecks through three weeks.
Over/Under (?)
The bookmakers are starting to get a sense of the total lines after the Under was the league-wide trend in the first couple weeks of the season. Lines were finally dropped last week and the four-game slate went 2-2 vs. the O/U.
Back the OVER 38.5 (-110), the lowest projection of Week 4. The Dragons have scored at least 12 points all three weeks and the Battlehawks have put up a total of 53 points in their last two games.
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