XFL odds, picks, lines, spreads for Week 5: Optimal Sunday predictions from expert on 14-2 run

RJ White has his 14 of his first 16 XFL picks and just locked in plays for every Sunday Week 5 game.

By CBS Sports Staff

Mar 8, 2020 at 9:21 am ET • 3 min read

Two games wrap up the Week 5 XFL schedule on Sunday, as the DC Defenders look to halt their free-fall against the visiting St. Louis BattleHawks at 3 p.m. ET, while the Los Angeles Wildcats host the Tampa Bay Vipers at 9 p.m. ET. The Defenders were blanked 25-0 in Tampa Bay last week and are now 3.5-point underdogs in the latest XFL odds. Should you back DC to rebound with your XFL predictions?

Can De'Veon Smith and Jacques Patrick continue to run wild and help the Vipers post their second straight win as 1.5-point underdogs in the latest XFL spreads? All of the Week 5 XFL lines are listed below, and SportsLine's pro football expert R.J. White, who is an astounding 14-2 in against-the-spread picks this season, has all the XFL betting advice and predictions you need to make the best Week 5 XFL picks now.

Winning XFL picks from a proven expert

Not only is White on fire, he's often cashing with ease. He has nailed eight XFL spread picks by double-digits, including last week when he backed the Guardians (+7) over the Wildcats. The result: New York jumped to a 14-6 halftime lead and won outright, 17-14.

Twice recently, White cashed big in the world's most prestigious handicapping tournament, the Westgate Las Vegas SuperContest. He tied for 18th out of 2,748 contestants in 2017 with a 52-29-4 mark against the spread. It wasn't a fluke, either, as he also cashed big-time in the 2015 SuperContest.

White consistently crushes the NFL for SportsLine members. He has returned over $2,300 to $100 players on against-the-spread picks over the last three years. He also has his finger on the pulse of the XFL with a pristine 14-2 record, and anyone who has followed him is way up. Now, White has examined the latest Week 5 XFL odds and Sunday lines and his predictions are in.

Week 5 XFL picks to target

One of White's strongest XFL picks for Sunday in Week 5 is the under (39) hitting when the BattleHawks face the Defenders.

St. Louis' Jordan Ta'amu has blossomed into one of the top quarterbacks in the XFL and ranks second in the league in passing yards (876) and fifth in rushing (186). The reigning XFL Star of the Week has helped the BattleHawks record at least 23 points in their last three games after registering only 15 in their season-opener. Running back Keith Ford also has contributed when in the lineup, scoring a touchdown in two games played.

But the Defenders have been on a downward spiral, amassing a total of 58 points over their first two contests before scoring only nine in a 30-point loss at Los Angeles in Week 3 and being shut out last week. Jones has dropped to fifth in the XFL in passing (674 yards) after averaging 87.5 yards in DC's back-to-back defeats. The former Buffalo Bills signal-caller has thrown five interceptions and no touchdown passes in those setbacks and the Defenders recorded only 46 rushing yards and six first downs against the Vipers last week.

How to make Week 5 XFL predictions

White also has made the call against the spread and on the over-under for every other game on Sunday's Week 5 XFL schedule. He's also identified a key x-factor that has him going big on one team, so you need to see his XFL picks before locking in any of your own. Get every pick for every game here.

Who should you back against the spread and on the total in every Sunday game? And which team is a must-back? Check out the latest XFL odds below, then visit SportsLine to see their Week 5 XFL cheat sheet, all from the pro football expert who is 14-2 on XFL picks.