Four players familiar to NFL fans are favored to dominate in the XFL.
Josh Johnson QB of the LA Renegades is the MVP favorite (9/1); Landry Jones QB for the NY Guardians is favored (11/2) to lead the league in passing yards; running back Cameron Artis-Payne of the Dallas Renegades is the favorite (8/1) to lead the league in rushing yards; and wide receiver Sammie Coates of the Houston Roughnecks is the favorite (9/1) to lead the league in receiving yards.
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Johnson and Jones are also expected to battle for the inaugural XFL Championship with the Dallas Renegades (3/1) and the NY Guardians (4/1) the odds-on favorites. The LA Wildcats and Tampa Bay Vipers are both at 5/1.
With Seattle and DC playing the first XFL game on Saturday Feb 8 at 2 pm ET, running backs Jhurell Pressley of DC (6/1) and Kenneth Farrow of Seattle (6/1) are favored to score the league’s first touchdown.
And, even though the upstart league has vowed the stay away from players with checkered pasts, the odds-makers do think the need for attention might force them to sign players with baggage. Among the favorites are:
Chad Johnson (4/1), Josh Gordon (8/1), Vontaze Burfict (9/1), Randy Gregory (12/1) and Johnny Manziel (35/1). The odds-makers are also offering 2/1 odds that an XFL teams signs a college freshman or sophomore during the 2020 season.
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Here are some the early 2020 XFL opening odds from the odds-makers at www.SportsBettingDime.com
XFL CHAMPIONSHIP ODDS
1. Dallas Renegades: 3/1
2. NY Guardians: 4/1
3. LA Wildcats: 5/1
4. Tampa Bay Vipers: 5/1
5. DC Defenders: 7/1
6. Houston Roughnecks: 15/2
7. St. Louis Battlehawks 10/1
8. Seattle Dragons: 10/1
XFL MVP ODDS
1. Josh Johnson, LA: 9/1
2. Landry Jones, Dal: 10/1
3. Cardale Jones, DC: 10/1
4. Matt McGloin, NY: 12/1
5. Connor Cook, Hou: 15/1
6. Aaron Murray, TB: 16/1
7. Brandon Silvers, Sea: 16/1
8. Jordan Ta’amu, STL: 19/1
9. Sammie Coates, Hou: 25/1
10. Cameron Artis-Payne, Dal: 25/1
11. Christine Michael, STL: 29/1
12. Rashad Ross, DC: 29/1
13. Andre Williams, Hou: 32/1
14. Kenneth Farrow, Sea: 40/1
15. Tim Cook, NY: 45/1
16. Jhurell Pressley, DC: 50/1
17. Elijah Hood, LA: 50/1
18. Antonio Callaway, TB: 50/1
19. Nelson Spruce, LA: 70/1
20. Jeff Badet, Dal: 70/1
21. FIELD: 9/1
FIRST HEAD COACH FIRED
1. Jonathan Hayes – St. Louis Battlehawks: 4/1
2. Jim Zorn – Seattle Dragons: 5/1
3. Winston Moss – LA Wildcats: 6/1
4. Pep Hamilton – DC: 7/1
5. Kevin Gilbride – NY Guardians: 7/1
6. June Jones – Houston Roughnecks: 8/1
7. Marc Trestman – Tampa Bay Vipers: 9/1
8. Bob Stoops – Dallas Renegades: 25/1
LEAGUE LEADER RUSHING YARDS
1. Cameron Artis-Payne, Dal: 8/1
2. Christine Michael, STL: 9/1
3. Kenneth Farrow, Sea: 9/1
4. Tim Cook, NY: 10/1
5. Andre Williams, Hou: 10/1
6. Jhurell Pressley, DC: 11/1
7. Elijah Hood, LA: 11/1
8. DeVeon Smith, TB: 12/1
9. Trey Williams, Sea: 15/1
10. Donnel Pumphrey, DC: 17/1
11. FIELD: 6/1
LEAGUE LEADER RECEIVING YARDS
1. Sammie Coates, Hou: 9/1
2. Rashad Ross, DC: 10/1
3. Antonio Callaway, TB: 12/1
4. Nelson Spruce, LA: 12/1
5. Mekale McKay, NY: 13/1
6. Terrence Williams, STL: 13/1
7. DeAngelo Yancey: NY: 16/1
8. Tommylee Lewis, Dal: 16/1
9. Jazz Ferguson, Dal: 20/1
10. Rashard Davis, DC: 20/1
11. FIELD: 7/3
LEAGUE LEADER PASSING YARDS
1. Landry Jones – Dallas: 11/2
2. Matt McGloin – New York: 6/1
3. Cardale Jones – DC: 7/1
4. Josh Johnson – LA: 7/1
5. Connor Cook – Houston: 9/1
6. Brandon Silvers – Seattle: 11/1
7. Aaron Murray – Tampa Bay: 12/1
8. Jordan Ta’amu, STL: 15/1
9. FIELD: 7/1
PLAYER TO SCORE THE FIRST XFL TOUCHDOWN (Seattle vs DC)
1. Jhurell Pressley, DC: 6/1
2. Kenneth Farrow, Sea: 6/1
3. Trey Williams, Sea: 8/1
4. Donnel Pumphrey, DC: 9/1
5. Rashard Davis, DC: 10/1
6. Evan Rodriguez, Sea: 10/1
7. Keenan Reynolds, Sea: 12/1
8. Khari Lee, DC: 15/1
9. Cardale Jones, DC: 24/1
10. Brandon Silvers, Sea: 40/1
11. FIELD: 8/1
Odds XFL signs a college freshman or sophomore during the 2020 season: 2/1
Odds the following players appear in an XFL game this season
1. Chad Johnson: 4/1
2. Josh Gordon: 8/1
3. Vontaze Burfict: 9/1
4. Randy Gregory: 12/1
5. Johnny Manziel: 35/1
6. Colin Kaepernick: 50/1
7. Dez Bryant: 60/1
8. Antonio Brown: 75/1
9. Greg Hardy: 100/1
10. Marshawn Lynch: 250/1
11. Tom Brady: 5000/1
The XFL Championship tracker – following the odds for every team throughout the year is available at https://www.sportsbettingdime.