Houston Roughnecks at Seattle Sea Dragons odds, picks and predictions

Week 5 of the XFL schedule kicks off with a Thursday night game between the unbeaten Houston Roughnecks (4-0) at the Seattle Sea Dragons (2-2). Kickoff is 9 p.m. ET at Lumen Field (ESPN). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook's lines around the Roughnecks vs. Sea Dragonsodds, and make our expert XFL picks, predictions and bets.

The Roughnecks stayed unbeaten with a 44-16 blowout road win against the Orlando Guardians, easily covering the 9-point spread as the favorites. They built a 20-point lead and never looked back. QB Brandon Silvers threw 3 TD passes.

The Sea Dragons evened their record at 2-2 with a low-scoring home win over the San Antonio Brahmas. They covered the 4.5-point spread as favorites with the 15-6 win.

This is the 1st meeting between the teams this season.