Liberty Flames Bahamas Bowl Betting Online
Last year, in his first season as head coach of the Liberty Flames, Jamey Chadwell made history by taking the program to the Fiesta Bowl. This season, the football gods got even with Chadwell and the Flames. Liberty finished with an 8-3 record, good enough for a bowl game but nowhere near acceptable after the 2023 Blockbuster campaign. Liberty suffered a humiliating loss to Kennesaw State, a virtual expansion team in college football. Chadwell and his Flames lacked the dominance that LU fans became used to.
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In postseason action, on Saturday, January 4, 2024, the Liberty Flames will face the Buffalo Bulls in the Bahamas Bowl at Thomas Robinson Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas. Kickoff time is 11 a.m. ET, and television coverage will be on ESPN2.
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Last game, the Buffalo Bulls won 43-7 against the Kent State Golden Flashes as 23.5-point home favorites. The game went under the total of 51. Buffalo has a record of 8-4 straight up, 7-5 against the spread, and 7-4-1 over/under the total. Buffalo ranks 95th for total offense, 106th for passing, 63rd for rushing and 61st for scoring. Defensively, they rank 100th overall, 121st against the pass, 62nd against the rush, and 87th for points allowed. Also, Buffalo ranks 36th for fewest turnovers lost and 41st for takeaways.
Liberty Flames Weekly Recap
Last game, the Liberty Flames lost 20-18 against the Sam Houston Bearkats as 2.5-point road favorites. The game went under the total of 48. Liberty has a record of 8-3 straight up, 3-8 against the spread, and 5-5-1 over/under the total. Liberty ranks 27th for total offense, 120th for passing, 2nd for rushing and 46th for scoring. Defensively, they rank 50th overall, 44th against the pass, 68th against the rush, and 55th for points allowed. Also, Liberty ranks 48th for fewest turnovers lost and 94th for takeaways.
Liberty scored twice during the final eight minutes of the game but was unable to convert on a two-point play, allowing Sam Houston to secure a hard-fought 20-18 Conference USA victory at Bowers Stadium.
Hunter Watson threw two touchdown passes in the second quarter to Simeon Edwards, and Sam Houston held off Liberty to remain in contention for the Conference USA title game.
Liberty's Kaidon Salter scored on a 33-yard run to cap a six-play, 64-yard drive with 1:10 remaining, but the Flames failed on the two-point conversion attempt.
The Bearkats will need Jacksonville State to beat Western Kentucky on Saturday to make the championship. The Gamecocks secured their bid to their first title game with a 21-11 win over Sam Houston on Nov. 23 and will host the championship on Dec. 6. The Hilltoppers are in with a win on Saturday.
Watson connected with scoring throws of 17 and 2 yards to Evans to give Sam Houston a 17-2 lead midway through the second quarter. Watson finished 19-of-33 passing for 202 yards.
Jay Ducker added 96 yards on the ground for Sam Houston. Christian Pavon kicked a 39-yard field goal in the first quarter and a 38-yarder in the third for the Bearkats.
Salter's 10-yard touchdown pass to Elijah Canion pulled Liberty to 17-9 with 1:14 left before halftime. Salter was 12-of-35 passing for 83 yards and threw two interceptions. Quinton Cooley had 90 yards rushing on 19 carries for Liberty.
Liberty will be making its sixth-straight bowl game appearance. The Flames have qualified for a bowl game each year they have been bowl eligible since moving up to the FBS level (2019).
2024 Liberty Flames Football Schedule
| DATE |
OPPONENT |
SCORE |
RECORD |
| Aug 31 |
vs. Campbell |
W 41-24 |
1-0 |
| Sep 7 |
at New Mexico State |
W 30-24 |
2-0 |
| Sep 14 |
vs. UTEP |
W 28-10 |
3-0 |
| Sep 21 |
vs. East Carolina |
W 35-24 |
4-0 |
| Sep 28 |
at Appalachian State (Cancelled) |
| Oct 5 |
OFF |
| Oct 8 |
vs. FIU |
W 31-24 |
5-0 |
| Oct 19 |
OFF |
| Oct 23 |
at Kennesaw State |
L 24-27 |
5-1 |
| Oct 30 |
vs. Jacksonville State |
L 21-31 |
5-2 |
| Nov 9 |
at Middle Tennessee |
W 37-17 |
6-2 |
| Nov 16 |
at UMass |
W 35-34 |
7-2 |
| Nov 23 |
vs. WKU |
W 38-21 |
8-2 |
| Nov 29 |
at Sam Houston |
L 18-20 |
8-3 |
In 2018, Liberty University went Big Time with its football program. From 1988 to 2017, Liberty was a member of the FCS but graduated from the FBS in 2018. Turner Gill was the head coach for that first FBS season and went 6-6 to set a good foundation.
Hugh Freeze arrived in 2019 and produced four bowl games in four years. In 2020, Freeze led the Flames to a 10-1 season with a final national ranking of 17th. Freeze gave the Liberty program substantial credibility with his success at Ole Miss in the SEC. Freeze was innovative, dynamic, and a strong recruiter. He built a Liberty program built to sustain success.
In 2023, Jamey Chadwell arrived from Coast Carolina, where he became a Group of Five legend. Chadwell put together a spectacular first season as the Liberty head coach with a 13-1 record and a berth in the Fiesta Bowl. The Flames finished with a final national ranking of 25th and with the promise of a strong future.
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