The XFL is four weeks of games into its inaugural season and the Houston Roughnecks and St. Louis Battlehawks have emerged as heavy favorites as division leaders. We look at the 2020 XFL Championship odds with contenders pulling away entering the mid-point of the season.
2020 XFL Championship Odds
Odds via BetMGM, last updated March 4 at 1:40 p.m. ET.
| TEAM | PRESEASON ODDS | UPDATED ODDS |
| Houston Roughnecks | +750 | +175 |
| St. Louis Battlehawks | +1000 | +250 |
| Dallas Renegades | +250 | +600 |
| DC Defenders | +750 | +700 |
| New York Guardians | +350 | +800 |
| Los Angeles Wildcats | +450 | +1200 |
| Tampa Bay Vipers | +550 | +2000 |
| Seattle Dragons | +1200 | +3300 |
2020 XFL Championship Odds: Risers
Houston Roughnecks
The Roughnecks are the only remaining undefeated team through four games, winning twice at home and twice on the road. Their plus-five touchdown differential and 16 TDs scored also lead the league.
QB Phillip Walker leads the XFL with 987 passing yards, Cam Phillips leads with 333 receiving yards and Deatrick Nichols leads with three interceptions. Three of their four wins have come by at least 7 points.
St. Louis Battlehawks
The Battlehawks’ odds have dropped to 1/4 of what they were in the preseason. They sit atop the XFL East at 3-1 and are undefeated at home at 2-0. The defense leads the league with only seven touchdowns allowed.
QB Jordan Ta’amu ranks second to Houston’s Walker with 876 passing yards, while RB Matt Jones is second with 244 rushing yards. Their only loss was a 28-24 setback at the Roughnecks in Week 2, and only Houston has scored more than 16 points against St. Louis.
2020 XFL Championship Odds: Fallers
Los Angeles Wildcats
The Wildcats entered the season with the third-best championship odds and are now one of the three teams buried at the bottom with odds worse than 10-1 to win the championship.
They’re 1-1 at home and 0-2 on the road, but they have a touchdown differential of plus-2, thanks to a 39-9 home rout of the Defenders in Week 3. They fell right back to Earth in Week 4, however, with a 17-14 road loss at the New York Guardians.
Tampa Bay Vipers
The Vipers entered the year with hope led by former Chicago Bears head coach Marc Trestman. They’ve started the season 0-2 on the road and have a minus-2 touchdown differential.
They may have started a turnaround in Week 4 with a 25-0 home win over the Defenders, a club with a pattern of helping opposing teams turn things around, apparently.
Seattle Dragons
Things have only grown worse for the Dragons, who started the year with the worst XFL Championship odds. Their touchdown differential is just minus-1 – they haven’t lost by more than 12 points.
They’re unlikely to win it at all, but they’re much closer to being in the middle of the pack and represent a reasonable long-shot value.
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