Week 4 report · Thu, Sep 24 · 2026 Week 4
Liberty
7–1 · Ours #77 enteringOur rank going into this game, from the rankings page. The board's line comes from the betting model, which sees more than this one number.
34–17FinalWe had LIB 30 – CCU 26
Coastal Carolina
3–5 · Ours #100 enteringOur rank going into this game, from the rankings page. The board's line comes from the betting model, which sees more than this one number.
Win chanceOur odds before kickoff: how often each team won outright when we played the game out thousands of times from our line.LIB 60%LIB won
LIB 60%LIB wonSpreadOur last pregame odds pull, usually inside the hour before kickoff. A median of the books we track, not a sharp close. First seen at LIB −1.5.LIB −2.5oursOur computer's point spread for this game, built from team stats, not from the betting odds. Read it like a betting line: −7 means we have that team winning by 7. −4.1 · LIB covered by 14.5
TotalOur last pregame odds pull, usually inside the hour before kickoff. A median of the books we track, not a sharp close. Our total was 56.5.50.5final 51 · over by 0.5
Our callThe side our number took at the early-week line, graded at that line. Line value is how far the market moved toward it by the last capture before kickoff.No call
Quarterbacksthis game
Deshawn Purdie11/16 · 216 yards
- EPA / dropbackExpected points added per dropback (passes and sacks) in this game. The percentile is among every 2026 FBS quarterback game with 10+ dropbacks.
- +0.3171st pct
- Comp %
- 68.8
- TD
- 2
- Turnovers
- 00 INT · 0 fum
- Sacked
- 3
Deuce Bailey16/33 · 200 yards
- EPA / dropbackExpected points added per dropback (passes and sacks) in this game. The percentile is among every 2026 FBS quarterback game with 10+ dropbacks.
- −0.0435th pct
- Comp %
- 48.5
- TD
- 2
- Turnovers
- 22 INT · 0 fum
- Sacked
- 4
The matchupthis game · ▲▼ better or worse than the unit's usual · percentile vs every 2026 team game
| Libertyoffense | Played like LIB +24.7Fitted from non-garbage efficiency; describes how the game was played, not who deserved it. | defenseCoastal Carolina | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88th | 54.8%▲3.0 | Success rateSuccessShare of plays that kept the offense on schedule, outside garbage time. | 54.8%▼8.1 | 12th |
| 89th | +0.39▲0.14 | EPA / playEPA/playExpected points added per play, outside garbage time. | +0.39▼0.25 | 11th |
| 79th | +0.37▲0.14 | PassingPassingExpected points added per dropback, outside garbage time. | +0.37▼0.16 | 21st |
| 91st | +0.39▲0.17 | RushingRushingExpected points added per run, outside garbage time. | +0.39▼0.29 | 9th |
| 41st | 1▼0.8 | TurnoversTurnoversInterceptions and lost fumbles: giveaways for the offense, takeaways for the defense. | 1▲0.4 | 59th |
| Coastal Carolinaoffense | defenseLiberty | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8th | 26.6%▼14.8 | Success rateSuccessShare of plays that kept the offense on schedule, outside garbage time. | 26.6%▲10.7 | 92nd |
| 35th | −0.05▼0.10 | EPA / playEPA/playExpected points added per play, outside garbage time. | −0.05▼0.04 | 65th |
| 39th | −0.04▼0.01 | PassingPassingExpected points added per dropback, outside garbage time. | −0.04▼0.01 | 61st |
| 35th | −0.06▼0.15 | RushingRushingExpected points added per run, outside garbage time. | −0.06▼0.08 | 65th |
| 15th | 2▼0.8 | TurnoversTurnoversInterceptions and lost fumbles: giveaways for the offense, takeaways for the defense. | 2▲1.0 | 85th |
Team statsthis game · percentile vs every 2026 team game
| LibertyLIB | Coastal CarolinaCCU | |
|---|---|---|
| Special teams & field position | ||
| Average startWhere the team's drives started on average. | Own 3375th | Own 2954th |
| Kicking vs expectedKickingPoints from field goals and extra points against what an average kicker makes from the same spots. | +0.5 pts62nd | +0.8 pts72nd |
| Drives & pace | ||
| PlaysOffensive plays outside garbage time. | 6260th | 6466th |
| Drive pointsThe part of the final margin the offense moved the ball for (efficiency, success rate, big plays, finishing drives), in points. A margin over the opponent. | +23.094th | −23.06th |
| Turnovers & hidden points | ||
| Penalty first downsPenalty 1st downsFirst downs the team was handed by the opponent's penalties. | 486th | 251st |
| 4th downsPoints from going for it on fourth down, against what the average team gets from the same spots. | +0.3 pts68th | +0.2 pts62nd |
| Hidden pointsPoints from outside the offense's drives: turnovers, field position, kicking, fourth downs, penalty first downs, return touchdowns and safeties. A margin over the opponent. LIB +2.7: field position +1.2, kicking −0.2, 4th downs +0.1, penalty first downs +1.5. | +2.764th | −2.736th |
Season so far
Liberty7–1 · 133rd-hardest schedule
L
at James Madison13–20missed +6.5
at James Madison13–20missed +6.5Wvs Gardner-Webb24–23missed −28.5
W
vs Ball State51–15covered −14.5
vs Ball State51–15covered −14.5Wat Coastal Carolina34–17covered −2.5
at Coastal Carolina34–17covered −2.5W
at Delaware30–14covered −7
at Delaware30–14covered −7W
vs Sam Houston35–3covered −13.5
vs Sam Houston35–3covered −13.5W
at Kennesaw State34–6covered −9.5
at Kennesaw State34–6covered −9.5W
vs Florida International49–10covered −14
vs Florida International49–10covered −14Coastal Carolina3–5 · 90th-hardest schedule
L
at West Virginia24–31covered +21
at West Virginia24–31covered +21Wvs Fordham45–7covered −36
Lat Delaware14–22missed +5
at Delaware14–22missed +5Lvs Liberty17–34missed +2.5
vs Liberty17–34missed +2.5L
vs Georgia Southern24–31missed +2
vs Georgia Southern24–31missed +2W
at Marshall27–21covered +4.5
at Marshall27–21covered +4.5L
vs App State32–35missed +1.5
vs App State32–35missed +1.5W
at Georgia State31–20covered +4
at Georgia State31–20covered +4Model cfb_best · uncertainty ±15.6 · run Sep 24, 6:05 PM EDT · froze at kickoff and graded as-is