R.J. White
XFL 2020
Thru 2/23
ATS 11-1
Totals 0-0
NEW YORK +7
LOS ANGELES @ NEW YORK | 2/29 | 2 p.m. ET
Despite another blowout loss, the Guardians appeared to take a step forward offensively last week, outgaining their opponent in yards both cumulatively and on a per-play basis. The problem was executing on third downs, where they're last in the XFL by a wide margin. But now they return home and get to face an L.A. team that was just an eight-point home underdog before routing a DC Defenders squad on a cross-country trip. Considering the travel, and the Guardians' improvements, I believe the home team can cover the number here.
SEATTLE +12
SEATTLE @ ST. LOUIS | 2/29 | 5 p.m. ET
St. Louis looks like it's going to be a tough place to play, as the crowd noise in the dome can derail an offense. But this number is just too big for me to take the BattleHawks again. The Dragons have looked better than the Guardians, who were smaller underdogs coming into last week's game in St. Louis, and Seattle sports the best tackle-for-loss percentage on defense, a key advantage against a BattleHawks team that runs the ball way more than any other team. With the BattleHawks also struggling on point-after tries (11.1 percent success rate ranks worst in the XFL), this will be a tough spread to cover for the home team.
