Liberty Flames CFB Week 13 Betting Lines
For Liberty Flames and head coach Jamey Chadwell, the honeymoon is over. Chadwell will need a lot of time to live down a dreadful road loss to the then-winless Kennesaw State Owls. Following that was a decisive home loss to the Jackson State Gamecocks, which was the dagger to Liberty’s College Football Playoff hopes. Since then, Chadwell’s charges mauled the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and then barely averted disaster with an overtime win on the road against the rotten UMass Minutemen. This week brings a potentially dangerous game against the WKU Hilltoppers.
College Football Week 13 Betting Lines
WKU Hilltoppers +1
Liberty Flames -1
Over/Under: 57.5
Liberty Flames Weekly Matchup
In Week 13 college football action, on Saturday, November 23, 2024, the Liberty Flames will host the WKU Hilltoppers at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, VA. Kickoff time is 1 p.m. ET, and television coverage will be on ESPN Network.
Liberty has burned betting on college football using crypto gamblers this season and will not have as much support for a quality opponent like WKU.
Last game, the WKU Hilltoppers lost 12-7 against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs as 12-point home favorites. The game went under the total of 52.5. WKU has a record of 7-3 straight up, 6-4 against the spread, and 4-6 over/under the total. WKU ranks 63rd for total offense, 28th for passing, 106th for rushing and 64th for scoring. Defensively they rank 73rd overall, 25th against the pass, 108th against the rush, and 35th for points allowed. Also, WKU ranks 62nd for fewest turnovers lost and 46th for takeaways.
Amani Givens rushed for 103 yards, defensive back Cedric Woods made a game-saving tackle on fourth down with 1:05 remaining, and Louisiana Tech beat Western Kentucky 12-7 on Saturday for its first road win since last season.
Liberty Flames Weekly Recap
Last game, the Liberty Flames won 35-34 against the UMass Minutemen as 15.5-point road favorites. The game went over the total of 52.5. Liberty has a record of 7-2 straight up, 2-7 against the spread, and 4-4-1 over/under the total. Liberty ranks 27th for total offense, 103rd for passing, 5th for rushing and 41st for scoring. Defensively they rank 53rd overall, 37th against the pass, 80th against the rush, and 63rd for points allowed. Also, Liberty ranks 48th for fewest turnovers lost and 118th for takeaways.
Quinton Cooley rushed for 147 yards and scored his third touchdown in overtime; Colin Karhu made a game-winning point-after attempt to clinch the game. Liberty edged Massachusetts on Saturday to avoid disaster.
UMass had a chance to win it on the final drive of regulation that started its 10-yard line. Freshman AJ Hairston had 15-yard completions to T.Y. Harding and Jakobie Keeney-James to get near midfield. Then Hairston connected with tight end Dominick Mazotti on consecutive plays to get to the Liberty 23.
UMass ran the clock before setting up Jacob Lurie's 43-yard attempt in the middle of the field. Liberty called a timeout just before the field goal and Lurie eventually missed it wide right.
Jalen John opened overtime with a 23-yard run, and he scored on the next play to give UMass the lead. But Lurie's point-after attempt hit the upright.
Liberty quarterback Kaidon Salter picked up 8 yards on a first-down run, and Cooley followed with a 12-yard run before powering it in from the 5. Karhu made the PAT and was hoisted in the air by his teammate in celebration.
Salter was 9 of 16 for 114 yards with an interception for Liberty. He also had 13 carries for 58 yards and two touchdowns. John finished with 119 yards rushing and two touchdowns for UMass.
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 |
- |
- |
| Nov 29 |
at Sam Houston |
- |
- |
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.
2024-2025 College Football Schedule
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