2025 D.C. Defenders UFL Betting Online

D.C. Defenders UFL 2025 Season Betting

A year removed from winning the XFL North Division after winning nine regular season games then falling in the title game, the DC Defenders took a major step back in their UFL betting debut under Reggie Barlow’s watch. The Defenders would go on to lose six games and split against the spread (ATS) ultimately resulting in missing out on the playoffs altogether. After going 6-0 straight up (SU) in the division and 3-1 in cross-divisional play in 2024, DC only managed to win a pair of games in XFL Division play and split its four played games against non-divisional opposition.

Regardless of last year’s poor showing, the crypto sportsbook expects the Defenders to have a say in how 2025 plays out with it paying back $581 on a $100 investment per the current UFL futures odds. They’ll have a chance to start 2025 with a statement non-divisional win as they host the defending UFL champion Birmingham Stallions in the season opener. The teams partook in a white-knuckled brawl in their lone meeting of a year ago. DC took a brief lead late in the fourth quarter but lost the game at the death.

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D.C. Defenders UFL Week 1 Matchup

On Sunday, March 30, 2025, the DC Defenders will take on the Birmingham Stallions from Audi Field in Washington, DC. Kickoff time is set for 3 p.m. ET with television coverage on ESPN. One of the best matchups of opening week UFL betting action goes down in DC where the “beer snake” will be in full effect for the battle of heavyweights. Though the Defenders won two of their first three played games to kick-off last season, they invaded Birmingham as 9-point underdogs and gave the Stallions much more of a battle than linemakers expected.

DC scored the game’s first points after Jordan Ta’amu threw his first of two touchdown passes. From there, the Stallions scored the game’s next 11 points to take a slim five point lead into the break. The Defenders clawed to within 14-12 at the tail end of the third when Ta’amu connected with Kelvin Harmon from 45 yards out, and then claimed their second lead of the match midway through the fourth. The teams exchanged field goals the rest of the way, but it was Birmingham that got the last crack and made it stick when Ramiz Ahmed booted his fourth field goal from 46 yards out to propel the Stallions to the 20-18 triumph. DC easily covered the bloated UFL betting line, while the 38 combined points fell short of the closing 47-point Over/Under.

D.C. Defenders 2024 Season Recap

The loss in Birmingham sparked a downward spiral for the Defenders, who won just once in their next four games, falling well behind San Antonio and St. Louis in the division race. DC would split its final two but knew the season was already done after getting swept by the BattleHawks in Week 8. When the dust cleared on the disappointing campaign, it was the Defenders offense that really let the team down. Jordan Ta’amu threw for 1,854 yards and 15 touchdowns, but also tossed a league-high nine interceptions. DC ended up being ranked in the middle of the pack offensively just a year removed from leading the league in that stat category.

The Defenders got away with playing a middling brand of defense in 2023 directly due to the offense being able to make up for it. That wasn’t the case last season with the unit serving up north of 300 yards (#6) and 25.1 points per game (#7). Combined with frequent turnovers, the offense's struggles led to the franchise's worst season in its brief history. Several playmakers return for 2025, joined by a fresh wave of talent eager to move past last year’s struggles. Whether these changes elevate the team to contender status remains to be seen. They’ll find out real quick with three of DC’s first three games coming against opponents that punched tickets to the playoffs a season ago.

2025 D.C. Defenders Schedule & Scores

UFL Teams

• Birmingham Stallions
• Houston Roughnecks
• Memphis Showboats
• Michigan Panthers
• Arlington Renegades
• D.C. Defenders
• San Antonio Brahmas
• St. Louis Battlehawks

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