Though we ended up splitting our four Week 6 selections at the online sportsbook and failed to cash the parlay in, we still made out pretty nicely after Orlando cashed the Best Bet with relative ease in falling to Seattle 26-19 as 9.5-point home dogs. The Guardians were live to pull the outright but endgame mistakes once again reared their ugly head to prevent it from happening. Vegas laid an absolute egg at home against the Battlehawks, while the over in Arlington never had a shot. It was so bad for the homebased Renegades that upper management axed QB Kyle Sloter and later traded with the Vipers for Luis Perez. We closed the week out with a winner on D.C. who dominated the Roughnecks to remain the XFL’s lone undefeated. The 2-2 ATS showing against the XFL odds moves us to 12-12 ATS for the season with that 0-4 ATS showing in Week 3 still casting a dark cloud over the YTD.
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Parlay #1
Seattle Sea Dragons -5
San Antonio Brahmas +3
D.C. Defenders -10
Houston Roughnecks -3
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Seattle Sea Dragons -5
Many will be quick to take the points with the Renegades after the team shored up what had been a glaring weakness by trading with the Vipers for Luis Perez. It’s going to take time for the veteran spring league QB to build a rapport with his new teammates. I don’t foresee an immediate increase in production out of the chute, and I still question if it was the Renegades QBs that hampered the offense or the unimaginative play calling of OC Jonathan Hayes. I guess we’ll find out in short order with Perez representing the best Arlington has had under center to date. None of this changes the fact that the Renegades sport the league’s absolute worst rushing attack. That will put even more pressure on Perez who must now throw into the XFL’s No. 3 ranked pass defense that only allows 5.4 yards per attempt (No. 1) and has surrendered a total of four passing TD (No. 1). While it’s tough to lay road chalk with Ben Dinucci knowing how turnover prone he’s been (11:8 TD/INT ratio) paired with Arlington accruing seven interceptions (No. 2) and taking a pair to the house, I still expect a standout performance from the Sea Dragons in Friday night’s standalone game knowing full well it did just enough to survive the Guardians in the Orlando heat last weekend.
San Antonio Brahmas +3
Hines Ward’s troops came up with a huge outright road win to even the season rivalry with the Renegades last weekend. In doing so, the Brahmas allowed themselves to remain at the table in hopes of locking down one of the XFL South’s two playoff invites. Vegas had an excellent opportunity to get itself back in the XFL North race at home last week against the Battlehawks, but laid an enormous egg and cost us a parlay leg in the process. Though San Antonio’s offense hardly looked improved with Kurt Benkert under center last week, it was his first go-round with his new teammates. He struggled mightily much like I foresee Perez doing against the Sea Dragons on Friday night. The Vipers defense will allow San Antonio to flex its offensive muscles both on the ground (No. 8) and through the air (No. 7) with it allowing a league-high 359.8 yards per game (No. 8). The wrong team is favored folks - take advantage!
D.C. Defenders -10
I came away extremely impressed with the way D.C. stormed back from an 8-0 first quarter deficit to go on and win a laugher against a rock solid Houston team last Monday night. This Defenders squad is extremely likeable and just flat-out fun to watch. I backed the Guardians hard last week as near 10-point home dogs to Seattle mostly due to the Sea Dragons inability to take care of the pigskin or force turnovers themselves. Orlando held a 10-9 lead at the break in a game played under a scorching sun, but let the game get away from them late due to a poor turnover and copious amounts of penalties. Gregg Williams’ defense has forced 13 turnovers and logged 18 total sacks (No. 2). Though improved with Quinten Dormady under center, the Guardians have still turned it over at least once in all but one of their six played games. On top of that, the offensive line has surrendered an average of 3.8 sacks per game (No. 8). Look for this one to go sideways for the home team real quick and for D.C. to salt the game away with its dominant rushing attack.
Houston Roughnecks -3
Back in the comforts of TDECU and looking to put an end to a two-game losing streak, I firmly expect the great version of the Roughnecks to rise from the ashes for this weekend’s throw down with the Battlehawks. Let us not forget how confident a brand of ball Wade Phillips’ troops exhibited over the first three weeks winning and covering against XFL South opposition. While St. Louis enters this tilt 3-1 SU and ATS away from “The Dome,” I still question just how good a team Anthony Becht has at his disposal. After getting swept by D.C. and stealing wins at both San Antonio and Seattle, I’m selling what St. Louis is selling. A.J. McCarron is going to be under constant duress with his O-Line conceding 3.3 sacks per game (No. 7) and the Roughnecks leading the XFL in QB takedowns (20). With Houston ranked top-3 defending the run, I’ll pony up to see if McCarron can pull it off in hostile territory – I’m betting he won’t!
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