Oct 31, 6:19 PM EDTstats the morning after a game; scores and grades the same night

Liberty

6–1 FBS · Conference USA · this season
Rating
+7.5
Rank
35
Résumé
18
Projected wins
10.4▲ 2.6 vs preseason
CFP odds
4%

Schedule

our line · the market · graded at the early week line
DateOpponentOur lineOursMarketResultPerf.Our call
Sat, Sep 59/5at James MadisonJMULIB +9.2LIB +6.5L 13–2048JMU · W
Sat, Sep 129/12Gardner-WebbGardner-WebbLIB −36.2LIB −28.5W 24–2364
Sat, Sep 199/19Ball StateBALLLIB −22.4LIB −14.5W 51–1572LIB · W
Thu, Sep 249/24at Coastal CarolinaCCULIB −4.1LIB +1.0W 34–1777LIB · W
Fri, Oct 210/2at DelawareDELLIB −4.4LIB −7.0W 30–1462DEL · L
Thu, Oct 810/8Sam HoustonSHSULIB −17.7LIB −13.5W 35–381LIB · W
Thu, Oct 2210/22at Kennesaw StateKENNLIB −15.4LIB −10.5W 34–677LIB · W
Sat, Oct 3110/31Florida InternationalFIULIB −18.3LIB −14.0LIB −14.0Lean · +1.2%

Model on LIB games: 5–1 ATS at the early week line · as the favorite 4–0 · as the dog 1–1 · home 3–1, away 2–0 · avg gap to the market +4.2 · closer than the market 4 of 6

Outlook

from 10,000 season simulations
Projected wins
10.46–1 banked, 5 to play · preseason 7.8
Bowl (6+)100%
9+ wins87%
11+ wins0%

The 5 games left add 4.4 expected wins.

Playoff picture
Reach title game96%
Win conference68%
Make the CFP4%
First-round bye0%
Win it all0%

Full bracket on the playoffs page.

Offense and defense

7 games · rank of 138 FBS
rank of 138
Offense
EPA per play+0.1824th
Success rate47.8%28th
Pass EPA+0.1746th
Rush EPA+0.1916th
Explosive rate15.5%17th
Quality-drive rate52.7%58th
Points per quality drive3.886th
Defense
EPA allowed−0.1210th
Success allowed33.7%5th
Pass EPA allowed−0.1416th
Rush EPA allowed−0.1013th
Explosive allowed11.9%78th
Havoc rate16.6%25th

Special teams, luck and schedule

through the latest board
rank of 138
Special teams & luck
Special teams EPA / game+0.757th
Turnover margin+89th · exp. +5.5
Field position margin+6.6 yd12th
Hidden points / game+4.8banked
Luck, wins+0.65.4 earned
One-score record1–1flipped 6–1
Rush rate over expected+8.9%10th
Overall
Rating, pts vs average+7.535th
Schedule played−8.4134th
Schedule remaining−11.7130th
Full schedule−9.9137th
Pregame expected wins3.2of 7

Ranking by week

ours vs the AP poll
151025Wk 0Wk 3Wk 6Wk 9
Ours 35th · +7.5Week 9
Where they sit · offense vs defensepinch or ⌘/ctrl + scroll to zoom · drag to move · double-tap to reset
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Libertyoff +0.18 24thdef −0.12 allowed · 10th

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Records and stats cover FBS-vs-FBS games only — the games the model grades. Rate stats exclude garbage time (a lead of 38+ in the first half, 28+ in the third quarter, 22+ in the fourth); turnovers are counted whole. Hover a row for its definition.