Liberty Flames CFB Week 10 Betting Lines
Rich Rodriguez is best known for his days as head coach of the Michigan Wolverines, where he was a good coach in a terrible fit. These days Rodriguez is leading a startup FBS program as head coach of the Jacksonville State Gamecocks. On Wednesday night, Rich Rod will take his team into Lynchburg to face the Liberty Flames, previously the top Group of Five team in college football. Although the Flames are winning on the gridiron, they are failing at the payout window. Too many casual gamblers have discovered Liberty, and that has driven down its value.
College Football Week 10 Betting Lines
Jacksonville State Gamecocks +2
Liberty Flames -2
Total 63.5
Liberty Flames Weekly Matchup
In Week 10 college football action, on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, the Liberty Flames will host the Jacksonville State Gamecocks at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, VA. Kickoff time is 7 p.m. ET, and television coverage will be on CBSSN.
Liberty has become a consistently overvalued bet on college football using crypto brand. Wise Guys will consider Jacksonville State, a quality road team at an enhanced price.
Last game, the Jacksonville State Gamecocks won 42-20 against the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders as 20.5-point home favorites. The game went under the total of 64. Jax State has a record of 4-3 straight up, 4-3 against the spread, and 5-2 over/under the total. Jax State ranks 12th for total offense, 86th for passing, 5th for rushing and 12th for scoring. Defensively they rank 108th overall, 81st against the pass, 106th against the rush, and 100th for points allowed. Also, Jacksonville State ranks 30th for fewest turnovers lost and 33rd for takeaways.
Liberty Flames Weekly Recap
Last game, the Liberty Flames lost 27-24 against the Kennesaw State Owls as 26.5-point road favorites. The game went over the total of 48. Liberty has a record of 5-1 straight up, 1-5 against the spread, and 3-2-1 over/under the total. Liberty ranks 32nd for total offense, 80th for passing, 10th for rushing and 45th for scoring. Defensively they rank 26th overall, 46th against the pass, 27th against the rush, and 50th for points allowed. Also, Liberty ranks 28th for fewest turnovers lost and 100th for takeaways.
Davis Bryson threw for a touchdown, Michael Benefield and Qua Ashley each rushed for a score, and Kennesaw State beat previously unbeaten Liberty to secure the program's first FBS victory.
Kennesaw State also picked up its first win against a Division I team since topping FCS-member UT Martin on Nov. 5, 2022. The Owls had wins over lower-level Tusculum, Lincoln (Calif.), and Virginia Lynchburg last season.
Liberty, which entered as one of 11 unbeaten teams in FBS, had the longest active regular season winning streak ending at 17 games.
Kennesaw State held a 24-17 lead when Liberty decided to go for it on fourth-and-6 with eight minutes left. The Flames were flagged for a false start to move out of field-goal range at the 34-yard line, and the Owls pressured Kaidon Salter into a throw out of bounds to get the ball back.
Then Bryson completed passes of 15 yards to Christian Moss and 25 to Blake Bohannon to get into Liberty territory. Austin Welch capped the drive with his 11th straight made field goal, from 42 yards out, for a 27-17 lead with 4:13 remaining.
Liberty went down the field quickly, ending in a 17-yard toss from Salter to Elijah Canion with 1:49 left to get within three points.
Preston Daniels recovered the onside kick, but the Owls were unable to pick up a first down to give the ball back to Liberty with six seconds left at its 35-yard line. Salter's throw went out of bounds and the fans rushed the field, but the officials put one second back on the clock. After the fans returned to the stands, Liberty fumbled a lateral play to end it.
Salter threw for 206 yards and three touchdowns for Liberty.
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 |
- |
- |
Nov 9 |
at Middle Tennessee |
- |
- |
Nov 16 |
at UMass |
- |
- |
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.
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