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Star quarterback Kaidon Salter and the Liberty Flames (8-0) play the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (3-6) on Saturday at 6:00 PM ET at Williams Stadium.
The Flames are expected to come out on top by at least two TDs (currently -17) against the Bulldogs. The over/under for this matchup is 57.5 points.
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Game Info for Liberty vs. Louisiana Tech
- Game Day: Saturday, November 4, 2023
- Game Time: 6:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: CBS Sports Network
- Location: Lynchburg, Virginia
- Stadium: Williams Stadium
| Favorite | Spread | Favorite Spread Odds | Underdog Spread Odds | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | -17 | -110 | -110 | 57.5 | -110 | -110 | -890 | +584 |
Liberty Pick Insights
- Liberty is 6-1-0 ATS this season.
- Liberty has gone over in four of its seven games with a set total (57.1%).
Liberty Stats & Insights
- Liberty ranks 49th in total defense this season (350.8 yards allowed per game), but has been thriving on the other side of the ball, ranking eighth-best in the FBS with 488.4 total yards per game.
- On the offensive side of the ball, Liberty has been a top-25 unit, ranking 14th-best in the FBS by compiling 37 points per game. The Flames rank 37th on defense (20.9 points allowed per game).
- Liberty is putting up 207.8 passing yards per game on offense (94th in the FBS), and ranks 74th on defense with 233.1 passing yards allowed per game.
- Liberty owns the 31st-ranked defense this season in terms of rushing yards (117.6 rushing yards allowed per game), and has been more effective on offense, ranking second-best with 280.6 rushing yards per game.
- Offensively, Liberty has been a top-25 unit in terms of third-down efficiency, ranking 20th-best in the FBS by averaging a 46.3% third-down percentage. The defense ranks 61st on defense (37.1% third-down conversion rate allowed).
- Liberty owns the third-best turnover margin in college football at +10, forcing 19 turnovers (second in the FBS) while turning it over nine times (33rd in the FBS).
Liberty’s Best Players
- Salter has thrown for 1,662 yards, completing 58.7% of his passes and collecting 19 touchdowns and three interceptions this season. He’s also run for 614 yards (76.8 ypg) on 98 carries with seven rushing touchdowns.
- Quinton Cooley has carried the ball 139 times for a team-high 802 yards on the ground and has found the end zone seven times.
- CJ Daniels’ 576 yards as a receiver lead the team. He’s been targeted 46 times and has collected 27 receptions and five touchdowns.
- Treon Sibley has caught 17 passes while averaging 51.5 yards per game and scoring four touchdowns.
- Bentley Hanshaw’s 14 receptions have yielded 178 yards and four touchdowns.
- CJ Bazile Jr. paces the team with 2.5 sacks, and also has three TFL and 22 tackles.
- Tyren Dupree, Liberty’s leading tackler, has 62 tackles, three TFL, two sacks, and two interceptions this year.
- Brylan Green leads the team with five interceptions, while also recording 23 tackles, two TFL, one sack, and five passes defended.
Louisiana Tech Betting Insights
- Louisiana Tech is 3-6-0 against the spread this season.
- In games they have played as at least 17-point underdogs this season, the Bulldogs are 1-1 against the spread.
- Louisiana Tech games have gone over the point total in three out of nine opportunities (33.3%).
Louisiana Tech Pick Insights
- Louisiana Tech is generating 382.8 total yards per game on offense this season (70th-ranked). Meanwhile, it is allowing 374.6 total yards per contest (67th-ranked).
- Louisiana Tech ranks 75th in the FBS with 26.3 points per contest on offense, and it ranks 82nd with 27.4 points surrendered per game on the defensive side of the ball.
- Louisiana Tech has been thriving on pass defense, allowing only 172.4 passing yards per contest (13th-best). Offensively, it ranks 58th in the FBS by posting 242.6 passing yards per game.
- Louisiana Tech ranks 87th in rushing yards per game (140.2), but it has been worse on the defensive side of the ball, ranking eighth-worst in the FBS with 202.1 rushing yards surrendered per contest.
- Louisiana Tech ranks 13th-worst in third-down conversion rate (31.1%), but it has been more productive on the other side of the ball, ranking 65th in the FBS with a 37.2% third-down rate allowed.
- Louisiana Tech has forced seven turnovers this season and have turned it over 12 times, resulting in a -5 turnover margin that is 21st-worst in the FBS.
Louisiana Tech’s Best Players
- Hank Bachmeier leads Louisiana Tech with 1,172 yards on 106-of-157 passing with seven touchdowns compared to two interceptions this season.
- The team’s top rusher, Tyre Shelton, has carried the ball 68 times for 475 yards (52.8 per game) with five touchdowns.
- Keith Willis Jr. has piled up 240 yards (on 33 carries) with three touchdowns.
- Smoke Harris has hauled in 637 receiving yards on 62 catches to pace his squad so far this season while scoring three touchdowns as a receiver.
- Cyrus Allen has recorded 487 receiving yards (54.1 yards per game) and two touchdowns on 29 receptions.
- Kyle Maxwell’s 12 catches (on 21 targets) have netted him 236 yards (26.2 ypg) and two touchdowns.
- Deshon Hall has 3.5 sacks to lead the team, and also has four TFL and 24 tackles.
- Myles Heard, Louisiana Tech’s tackle leader, has 68 tackles and two TFL this year.
- Cedric Woods leads the team with two interceptions, while also recording 18 tackles and two passes defended.
