Tampa Bay Vipers at Los Angeles Wildcats odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Sunday’s Tampa Bay Vipers at Los Angeles Wildcats sports betting odds and lines, with XFL betting picks, tips and best bets.

The Los Angeles Wildcats (1-3) host the Tampa Bay Vipers (1-3) Sunday of Week 5 in the XFL at Dignity Health Sports Park. Kickoff is set for 9 p.m. ET and will be televised on ESPN. Below, we break down the Vipers-Wildcats Week 5 matchup, with XFL betting picks and tips.

Vipers at Wildcats: XFL Week 5 preview, betting trends and notes

  • The Wildcats and Vipers rank sixth and seventh, respectively, among the futures odds for the XFL Championship April 26. Los Angles is +1200, while Tampa Bay is +2000.
  • Tamp Bay shut out the DC Defenders 25-0 last week at home. Los Angeles lost 17-14 on the road against the New York Guardians. The Wildcats beat the Defenders 39-9 in LA the week prior.
  • Wildcats QB Josh Johnson ranks third in the XFL with 788 passing yards. Vipers RBs DeVeon Smith and Jacques Patrick rank first and third, respectively, in rushing yards.
  • Vipers QB Quinton Flowers has requested a trade, citing his timeshare under center with Taylor Cornelius and Aaron Murray. Flowers, who has taken the least snaps of the three, has completed 8 of 15 pass attempts for 106 yards and no touchdowns against one interception.

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Vipers at Wildcats: Odds, betting lines and prediction

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Wednesday at 2:45 p.m. ET.

Prediction

Wildcats 32, Vipers 24

Moneyline (?)

Both teams stumble into Week 5 at or near the bottom of their respective divisions. The WILDCATS (-121) get the nod in what’s projected as the tightest game of the week. They’re 1-1 at home and have a touchdown differential of plus-2 on the season, while the Vipers (+100) are 0-2 on the road and minus-2 in touchdown differential. Home teams are 11-5 straight up through four weeks of XFL play.

The Wildcats are much more stable at the quarterback position, while the Vipers are left with a disgruntled Flowers, Murray and Cornelius.

Against the Spread (?)

Get the better value on the WILDCATS (-1.5, -110) by backing them to win by a minimum of 2 points. There hasn’t been a game decided by fewer than 3 points in the XFL. Los Angeles has scored five more touchdowns than Tampa Bay, while allowing just one more score.

Over/Under (?)

Back the OVER 40.5 (+100) at even money. The Wildcats are just two weeks removed from a 39-point outburst on their home field. The Vipers have put up 52 points over the last two weeks after being held to a total of 12 points in their first two games.

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