Week 5 XFL best bets: A number we like on each game

Our experts -- ESPN betting analysts Doug Kezirian and Anita Marks, sports betting deputy editor David Bearman and Matt Youmans of the Vegas Stats & Information Network -- are here to give their best bets for XFL's Week 5 slate.

Records

Marks 8-5-1 (2-2-1 last week)
Bearman 4-1-1 (1-0-1)
Youmans 4-1 (2-0)
Kezirian 1-1 (1-1)

Odds courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook.

Sunday's games

St. Louis BattleHawks (-4, 39) at DC Defenders

Marks: BattleHawks quarterback Jordan Ta'amu has been the biggest surprise of the XFL season. Last week's Player of the Week is completing 75% of his passes, has the best third-down conversion rate in the league and leads all quarterbacks in rushing yards.