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XFL Week 9: Seattle Sea Dragons (5-3) Preview, Odds, Prediction, Depth Chart

In Week 9, the Seattle Sea Dragons face the St. Louis Battlehawks in a matchup that could make or break their season. Seattle must win their final two games for the easiest path to the playoffs in the super-competitive North Division. While there’s still a path to the post-season if Seattle loses their Week 10 game against the Vipers, a Week 9 loss solidifies the Battlehawks as the second seed in the North Division.

Seattle Sea Dragons (5-3) at St. Louis Battlehawks (6-2)

Kickoff: Sunday, April 16th at 12:00 pm PT

Where: The Dome at America’s Center, St. Louis, Missouri

TV: ESPN / ESPN+ / ESPN Xtra on Sirius/XM

Broadcast: Matt Berrie (Play-By-Play), Eric Mac Lain (Booth Analyst), Dawn Davenport (Field Analyst), Tiffany Blackmon (Reporter)

Betting Odds Per DraftKings Sportsbook

Spread:

  • Seattle Sea Dragons: +1
  • St. Louis Battlehawks: -1

Moneyline:

  • Seattle Sea Dragons: -105
  • St. Louis Battlehawks: -115

Over/Under: 46

Depth Charts

Seattle Sea Dragons Week 9 Depth Chart

Offense123
QBBen DiNucci – 6 (Captian)Stephen Montez – 12Harrison Frost – 14
RBPhillip Lindsay – 30Darius Bradwell – 23
WRJosh Gordon – 0Damion Willis – 15
WRJahcour Pearson – 3T.J. Hammonds – 19Kelvin McKnight – 86
WRBlake Jackson – 80McLane Mannix – 82
WRJuwan Green – 4Jordan Veasy – 88
TECharlie Tamoepeau – 89
OTBarry Wesley – 69
OGMike Menet – 72Paul Gratten – 65
OCJared Thomas – 73Tejan Koroma – 56
OGChris Owens – 55Josh Seltzner – 70
OTColin Kelly – 67
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DENiko Lalos – 97Chris Smith – 42Daniel Joseph – 96
DNAntwuan Jackson – 52Sama Paama – 50
DTAustin Faoliu – 58Tariqious Tisdale – 99
OLBElijah Ponder – 44Shareef Miller – 48
ILBTre Walker – 8Jardan Evans – 26
ILBClarence Hicks – 9Tyrell Adams – 40
OLBTuzar Skipper – 51Sharif Finch – 22
CBChris Payton-Jones – 5Rojesterman Farris – 17Mykael Wright – 16
CBLinden Stephens – 21Zafir Kelly – 36Shabari Davis – 24
SBryce Thompson – 1Qwynnterrio Cole – 32
SAntoine Brooks – 2Alijah Holder – 33
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KDominik Eberle – 11
PCameron Nizialek – 10
LSThomas Fletcher – 45
KRKelvin McKnight – 86
PRKelvin McKnight – 86Jahcour Pearson – 3

St. Louis Battlehawks Week 9 Depth Chart

Offense123
QBA.J. McCarron – 10Nick Tiano – 14Manny Wilkins – 5
RBBrian Hill – 23Mataeo Durant – 21Kareem Walker – 0
WRHakeem Butler – 88Marcell Ateman – 3Steven Mitchell Jr. – 22
WRDarrius Shepherd – 11George Campbell – 15
WRAustin Proehl – 13Garry Jennings – 12Chad Hansen – 19
TEJake Sutherland – 84Jovani Haskins – 9
OTJaryd Jones-Smith – 75Eric Magwood – 77
OGSteven Gonzalez – 74Daishawn Dixon – 79
OCMike Panasiuk – 61Dallas Warmack – 55
OGVandal Alexander – 78Christian Olmstead – 67
OTJuwann Bushell-Beatty – 73
Defense123
DELaCale London – 96Taniela Tupou – 91
NGKevin Atkins – 90Erik Hansen – 37
DEGelen Robinson – 99Freedom Akinmoladun – 98
Sam LBSilas Kelly – 29Carson Wells – 53
Mike LBWillie Harvey – 51Mike Rose – 27Tre Watson Sr. – 33
Will LBLakiem Williams – 6
JKElorm Lumor – 95Travis Feeney – 56
CBBrandon Sebastian – 38Lavert Hill – 24
CBMike Hampton – 8Elijah Hamilton – 1Tim Harris – 4
FSLukas Denis – 25Ben DeLuca (IR) – 28
LSChris Cooper – 39Nate Meadors – 26Jonathan Alexander – 17
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KDonny Hageman – 2
PSterling Hafrichter – 16
LSAlexander Matheson – 47
KRBrian Hill – 23Darrius Shepherd – 11
PRDarrius Shepherd – 11Austin Proehl – 13

Injury Report

Seattle Sea Dragons

  • Colin Kelly – Ankle – Probable
  • Jordan Evans – Hamstring – IR
  • Antwuan Jackson – Knee – Probable
  • Daniel Joseph – Groin – Probable
  • Chris Smith – Illness – Questionable

St. Louis Battlehawks

  • Jon Alexander – Shoulder – Questionable
  • Mataeo Durant – Concussion – Out
  • Tim Harris – Groin – Out
  • Mike Rose – Ankle – Out
  • Vandal Alexander – Knee – Questionable
  • Steven Gonzalez – Back – Questionable
  • Nate Meadors – Concussion – Questionable
  • AJ McCarron – Shoulder – Questionable
  • Nick Tiano – Foot – IR

Seattle Sea Dragons (5-3) – St. Louis Battlehawks (6-1) Prediction

Seattle comes into Week 9 fresh off a 1-point loss to the D.C. Defenders and already in playoff mode, as a loss this weekend eliminates them from the playoff race. St. Louis comes into the week having just beat the Vegas Vipers without their starting quarterback A.J. McCarron. While quarterback Nick Tiano played well enough to get the win for St. Louis, he got injured late in the game and has been moved to the injured reserve. A.J. McCarron is currently a game-time decision but is trending toward playing against the Sea Dragons.

Despite the loss to D.C., Seattle’s offense has looked sharp over the last few weeks. Quarterback Ben DiNucci’s played some of his smartest football of the year, and the receiving core continues to show just how much talent it has. The recent signing of Phillip Lindsay did bring a small spark to Seattle’s rushing attack, but he was very limited in his debut against the Defenders, only carrying the ball 8 times.

Seattle’s defense has had their moments, but they’ve struggled in crucial situations all season. Areas of concern have primarily been a lack of pass rush, a lack of forcing turnovers, penalties in critical situations, and injuries piling up. This week’s signings of defensive lineman Tariqious Tisdale and cornerback Olaijah Griffin should help, but Seattle’s defense will have to step up against a talented Battlehawks squad fighting to keep their playoff spot.

With playoff seeding on the line for both these teams, this should be an exciting matchup between two of the XFL’s better offensive units. It’ll be a tall task going into the Battledome and securing a win at this point in the season, but I feel the Sea Dragons are currently the hotter team. Seattle’s been playing some of their best ball in recent weeks, and I’d expect running back Phillip Lindsay to see more of the action in Week 9. I give Seattle the edge in this game, but it should be another one that comes down to the wire.

Prediction: Seattle Sea Dragons 32 – St. Louis Battlehawks 28


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Matt Lyons is a Writer/Contributor for XFL News Hub, USFL News Hub, & CFL News Hub, covering the XFL, USFL, ELF, and TSL since August of 2020.

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