The XFL’s opening game of Week 1 aired on ABC with betting information displayed on the screen at all times, and the inaugural game delivered some brutal beats to bettors who took the over or backed the Seattle Dragons.
The point total for Saturday’s Dragons-Defenders game was set at 51.5, with the home defenders entering the game as a sizable 9.5-point favorite. Seattle led the game at halftime, 13-12, but after the two teams combined to score three touchdowns in the third quarter, it seemed like bettors who took the over were likely to cash.
For a few moments in the fourth, the point total crossed the 51.5 mark on a Dragons field goal that made it a 31-22 game – but that field goal was erased by a running into the kicker penalty that gave Seattle a first down. The Dragons went on to fumble the ball away on 2nd-and-goal play – and the game remained scoreless over the final eight minutes, with the Defenders holding on for the 31-19 win.
Had the field goal stood with no other scoring, Seattle +9.5 and Over 51.5 tickets would have cashed. Instead, bettors who took the under and the Defenders got the wins.
