San Antonio Brahmas UFL Week 1 Betting
The San Antonio Brahmas made significant strides in their second season, debuting in the UFL with a completely overhauled coaching staff to help lead the way. The previous year, under former Pittsburgh Steelers WR Hines Ward, the team struggled to a 3-7 record while marching the league’s second-lowest scoring offense onto the gridiron. Despite their offensive woes, San Antonio’s defense was one of the most dominant in UFL betting, consistently rewarding under bettors—a trend that continued in 2024 with the Brahmas allowing the fewest points of any team in the league (15.3 PPG).
Offensively, San Antonio showed noticeable improvement, doing enough to propel the team to a 7-3 straight-up (SU) record and a 6-4 mark against the spread (ATS), ultimately securing a spot in the UFL Championship Game. Along the way, they swept both regular-season meetings against the XFL Division rival Arlington Renegades, covering the spread in both matchups to finish 3-3 in divisional play. Oddsmakers at the crypto sportsbook expect the Brahmas dominance of the rivalry to continue in Week 1 evidenced by installing San Antonio short road favorites. Wade Phillips’ troops are also one of only three teams with less than +550 odds to win the UFL Championship heading into the opening week.
Odds to Win UFL Season 2025
UFL Week 1 Betting Lines
San Antonio Brahmas -2.5
Arlington Renegades +2.5
Total: 38
San Antonio Brahmas UFL Week 1 Matchup
On Saturday, March 29, 2025, the San Antonio Brahmas will take on the Arlington Renegades from Choctaw Stadium in Arlington, TX. Kickoff time is set for 4 p.m. ET with television coverage on FOX. The lookahead UFL Week 1 betting lines hit the board with the Brahmas installed 3-point road favorites and the total lined 37—the lowest of the opening week’s betting slate. Last year’s UFL runner-ups will open their season in the “Lone Star State” against an Arlington Renegades squad they swept last season, covering the spread and cashing in for under bettors both times. Their first meeting took place in this very stadium, where San Antonio jumped out to a commanding 15-3 lead in the second quarter, surrendered the advantage, but still managed to cover the 2.5-point spread in a 25-15 victory after scoring 10 unanswered points in the fourth quarter.
The rematch followed a similar script, with the Brahmas racing to a 20-3 halftime lead. Though Arlington shut them out in the second half, the Renegades couldn’t muster enough offense to complete the comeback against the league’s top defense. San Antonio allowed just 12 second-half points, securing a 20-15 win and another cover as 2.5-point favorites. The 35 combined points resulted in another low-scoring affair, pushing the under to 2-0 in last season’s meetings, with an average of 37.5 total points scored. Looking further back, the Brahmas and Renegades have now played to four consecutive unders, averaging just 30.3 total points when factoring in their two prior XFL matchups.
All-time, San Antonio clocks in 3-1 SU and against the UFL spread versus the Renegades, and is yet to fall to their in-state rivals the two times they paid a visit to Arlington. Both of those matchups played to the under for total bettors with an average of only 32.0 points hitting the board. The Brahmas went 3-2 SU and 2-3 ATS as visitors last season and failed to cover three of the four times it was installed favorites. The under cashed in all four instances with only 34.0 points scored on average.
San Antonio Brahmas 2024 Season Recap
The Brahmas wasted no time proving they were a different team in 2024, stunning the DC Defenders with a 27-point outburst as 6-point home underdogs in the season opener. They carried that momentum forward, winning three of their next four games, with their only setback coming in a hard-fought 31-24 home loss to St. Louis as 1.5-point underdogs. Though they fell to the BattleHawks again in a narrow 13-12 defeat in Week 10, they bounced back the following week with a statement win, upsetting St. Louis 25-15 as 3.5-point underdogs to secure a spot in the XFL Championship.
San Antonio was also the only team to hand Birmingham a regular-season loss, but the Stallions proved too much in the title game, delivering a dominant 25-0 shutout to cash in on the UFL futures market in the inaugural season. Even so, the core formula behind the Brahmas' success is expected to carry into 2025, with San Antonio once again fielding one of the league’s toughest defenses. A year removed from allowing a league-low 257.4 yards and 15.3 points per game, the Brahmas are poised to remain a defensive powerhouse.
2025 San Antonio Brahmas Schedule & Scores
| WEEK |
DATE |
MATCHUP |
TIME (ET) |
RESULT |
RECORD |
| Week 1 |
March 29 |
at Arlington Renegades |
4:00 PM |
- |
- |
| Week 2 |
April 6 |
at St. Louis Battlehawks |
6:30 PM |
- |
- |
| Week 3 |
April 13 |
at Michigan Panthers |
12:00 PM |
- |
- |
| Week 4 |
April 20 |
at D.C. Defenders |
5:00 PM |
- |
- |
| Week 5 |
April 27 |
vs. Houston Roughnecks |
3:00 PM |
- |
- |
| Week 6 |
May 4 |
at Birmingham Stallions |
4:00 PM |
- |
- |
| Week 7 |
May 9 |
vs. D.C. Defenders |
8:00 PM |
- |
- |
| Week 8 |
May 16 |
vs. Memphis Showboats |
8:00 PM |
- |
- |
| Week 9 |
May 23 |
at St. Louis Battlehawks |
8:00 PM |
- |
- |
| Week 10 |
June 1 |
vs. Arlington Renegades |
12:00 PM |
- |
- |
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