United Football League Week 1 Betting Lines
The 2025 UFL betting season kicks off on Friday, March 28, with a non-divisional showdown between the former XFL rival St. Louis BattleHawks and Houston Roughnecks. The action continues on Saturday, March 29, with a crucial XFL Division clash between the San Antonio Brahmas and Arlington Renegades, with the latter eager to avenge last season ’s series sweep at the hands of the UFL Championship runner-ups. Week 1 wraps up with a doubleheader on Sunday, March 30 which features several top UFL Championship contenders. The USFL Division rivalry heats up as the Michigan Panthers face the Memphis Showboats, followed by a marquee cross-divisional battle between the defending champion Birmingham Stallions and DC Defenders. All Week 1 UFL betting odds will be available at the online sportsbook.
UFL Week 1 Betting Lines
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The 2025 UFL betting season kicks off Friday night at TDECU Stadium, where the St. Louis BattleHawks and Houston Roughnecks square off in a showdown of former XFL non-division rivals. Their lone meeting last season resulted in a dominant performance by the home-standing BattleHawks, who rolled to a 22-8 victory, easily covering as 12.5-point favorites. The game’s 30 combined points fell well short of the 46.5-point closing total. All-time, the BattleHawks are 2-0 straight up (SU) and against the spread (ATS) versus the Roughnecks with the under a perfect 2-0 and the teams combining for 34.5-points on average. This year’s lone rematch finds St. Louis installed 6-point road favorites and the Over/Under (O/U) lined 37. Neither the side nor total have moved an inch since first hitting the board.
UFL action resumes Saturday afternoon with an XFL Division showdown as the San Antonio Brahmas and Arlington Renegades collide in the first of two regular-season meetings. The Brahmas dominated the rivalry last season, sweeping both clashes SU and ATS. They secured a 25-15 victory at Choctaw Stadium before completing the sweep with a 20-15 win at the Alamodome in Week 8. Both matchups comfortably stayed under the total, with the teams averaging a combined 37.5 points per game. The pair of wins moved San Antonio to 3-1 SU and ATS in the all-time series and the under a perfect 4-0 with an average of 30.3 points scored. Sunday’s showdown opened with the Brahmas laying 3-points on the road and the total lined 37—the lowest total of the Week 1 slate. Surprisingly, early betting interest has come in on the over with the O/U up a half-point to 37.5.
Sunday’s doubleheader kicks off from Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, where the Memphis Showboats will look to settle the score against the USFL Division rival Michigan Panthers after dropping both matchups last season. In the team’s Week 5 showdown, the Panthers dominated en route to logging the 35-18 victory as 1.5-point road underdogs. The 53 overall points easily surpassed the closing 40.5-point total. Memphis put up a tougher fight in the rematch, covering as 9-point road underdogs in a 24-18 loss, with the 42 total points falling short of the 47-point O/U. The Week 1 UFL betting odds opened with visiting Michigan laying 3.5-points, but has since been bet up to 4.5. No line movement has occurred with the total which opened 38.
The defending UFL champion Birmingham Stallions will wrap up the Week 1 slate with a potential XFL Championship preview from Audi Field against the revenge-seeking DC Defenders. In their only meeting last season, Jordan Ta’amu and the Defenders pushed the eventual champs to the brink, but ultimately fell 20-18 as 9.5-point road underdogs when Birmingham kicked a game-winning field goal at the gun. The 38 combined points fell well short of the 46.5-point total. Their only 2025 regular season meeting saw the Stallions open as lofty 7-point road favorites and the total surface at a week-high 41 points. UFL bettors have since pushed the number to beat down to 6.5 in support of the home dogged Defenders with the O/U up a half-point to 41.5.
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