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Houston Roughnecks Game Notes

April 6, 2023 - XFL (XFL)
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The Houston Roughnecks hit the road in Week 8 to take on the San Antonio Brahmas in a divisional matchup. This will be the second meeting all-time between the two teams. In Week 3 of this season, the Roughnecks took down the Brahmas by a score of 22-13 at TDECU Stadium in Houston. Both Wade Phillips and Hines Ward are first-year XFL head coaches. Brothers and fellow DBs Raleigh (HOU) and Ranthony (SA) Texada will face off against each other this week. A combined 14 players between the two teams hail from the state of Texas. Just 200 miles separate the two teams' home stadiums, the shortest distance in the league between opponents.

DISSECTING THE LINES

So far this year, Houston is 4-3 (.546) against the spread. They covered against Orlando (HOU -3.5) in Week 1, Arlington (HOU -4.5) in Week 2, San Antonio (HOU -4) in Week 3, and at Orlando (HOU -9) in Week 4. In the seven games that Houston has played this season, the over has hit in three games while the under has hit in four games.

The Houston Roughnecks are 4-point favorites on the road against the San Antonio Brahmas on Sunday afternoon. The over/under line is set at 41 total points scored. Betting lines are via Caesar's Sportsbook on April 3, 2023.

OFFENSIVE OPULENCE

THE HOUSTON ROUGHNECKS' OFFENSE EMBODIES MUST-SEE TV:

‚¬Â¢ SCORING 25.3 PPG (2ND IN XFL)

‚¬Â¢ 23 TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS (1ST IN XFL)

‚¬Â¢ 14 TOUCHDOWNS THROUGH THE AIR (2ND IN XFL)

‚¬Â¢ 9 TOUCHDOWNS ON THE GROUND (2ND IN XFL)

‚¬Â¢ 8 PASSING PLAYS OF 40+ YARDS (1ST IN XFL)

‚¬Â¢ 5 RUSHING PLAYS OF 20+ YARDS (2ND IN XFL)

DEFENSIVE DOMINANCE

THE HOUSTON ROUGHNECKS' DEFENSE HAS BEEN A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH:

‚¬Â¢ ALLOWING JUST 19.6 PPG

‚¬Â¢ 23 SACKS (1ST IN XFL)

‚¬Â¢ 9 INTERCEPTIONS (1ST IN XFL)

‚¬Â¢ 2 FUMBLE RECOVERIES FOR A TOUCHDOWN (1ST IN XFL)

‚¬Â¢ 37 TACKLES FOR LOSS (4TH IN XFL)

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