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One of the top QBs in college football will be on display when Kaidon Salter and the Liberty Flames (6-0) host the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (2-5) on Tuesday, October 17, 2023.
The Flames are expected to win by at least two TDs (currently -14) versus the Blue Raiders. The over/under for this game is 55 points.
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Game Info for Liberty vs. Middle Tennessee
- Game Day: Tuesday, October 17, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: CBS Sports Network
- Location: Lynchburg, Virginia
- Stadium: Williams Stadium
| Favorite | Spread | Favorite Spread Odds | Underdog Spread Odds | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | -14 | -110 | -110 | 55 | -110 | -110 | -681 | +465 |
Liberty Pick Insights
- Liberty has covered every spread it has faced this season (5-0-0).
- In Liberty’s five games with a set total, two have hit the over (40%).
Liberty Stats & Insights
- Liberty has been a handful for opposing teams, ranking top-25 in both total offense (13th-best with 479 yards per game) and total defense (21st-best with 315.7 yards allowed per game) this season.
- Liberty has been surging on both sides of the ball, ranking 25th-best in scoring offense (35.3 points per game) and 19th-best in scoring defense (17.2 points allowed per game).
- On offense, Liberty ranks 78th in the FBS with 225.5 passing yards per game. Meanwhile, the defense ranks 29th in passing yards allowed per contest (194.7).
- Liberty ranks 37th in run defense this season (121 rushing yards allowed per game), but has been thriving on offense, ranking second-best in the FBS with 253.5 rushing yards per game.
- Liberty ranks 29th in third-down defense this season (33.3% third-down conversion rate allowed), but has been thriving on offense, ranking 13th-best in the FBS with a 50% third-down conversion rate.
- Liberty has the seventh-best turnover margin in college football at +8, forcing 15 turnovers (fourth in the FBS) while turning it over seven times (35th in the FBS).
Liberty’s Best Players
- Salter leads Liberty with 1,353 yards (225.5 ypg) on 76-of-132 passing with 14 touchdowns and two interceptions this season. He also has 337 rushing yards on 69 carries while scoring six touchdowns on the ground.
- Quinton Cooley has carried the ball 98 times for a team-high 592 yards on the ground and has found the end zone three times.
- CJ Daniels’ team-high 438 yards as a receiver have come on 18 catches (out of 34 targets) with three touchdowns.
- Treon Sibley has put up a 385-yard season so far with three touchdowns, hauling in 16 passes on 22 targets.
- Elijah Smoot has a total of 145 receiving yards so far this year, grabbing seven throws and scoring two touchdowns.
- CJ Bazile Jr. has collected 2.5 sacks to lead the team, while also recording three TFL and 14 tackles.
- Tyren Dupree, Liberty’s tackle leader, has 45 tackles, two TFL, one sack, and two interceptions this year.
- Brylan Green leads the team with four interceptions, while also putting up 16 tackles, one TFL, one sack, and four passes defended.
Middle Tennessee Betting Insights
- Middle Tennessee has covered the spread twice in seven opportunities this season.
- In games they have played as at least 14-point underdogs this year, the Blue Raiders are 1-1 against the spread.
- Middle Tennessee games have gone over the point total in three out of seven opportunities (42.9%).
Middle Tennessee Pick Insights
- Middle Tennessee ranks 72nd with 389 total yards per contest on offense, and it ranks 103rd with 398.6 total yards surrendered per contest on defense.
- Middle Tennessee ranks 108th in points per game (22.1), but it has been less effective on the defensive side of the ball, ranking 20th-worst in the FBS with 31.9 points allowed per contest.
- Middle Tennessee ranks 40th in passing yards per game (267.3), but it has been less effective on the other side of the ball, ranking 23rd-worst in the FBS with 263 passing yards allowed per contest.
- With 121.7 rushing yards per game on offense, Middle Tennessee ranks 106th in the FBS. Defensively it ranks 65th, giving up 135.6 rushing yards per game.
- Middle Tennessee ranks 45th in third-down conversion rate (42.6%) on offense, but it has been less productive defensively, ranking 15th-worst in the FBS with a 46.2% third-down percentage allowed.
- Middle Tennessee owns a bottom-25 turnover margin this season, 14th-worst at -5.
Middle Tennessee’s Best Players
- Nicholas Vattiato has recored 1,819 passing yards, or 259.9 per game, so far this season. He has completed 68.6% of his passes and has tossed 11 touchdowns with six interceptions. He’s also chipped in on the ground with 22.3 rushing yards per game while scoring as a runner two times.
- The team’s top rusher, Jaiden Credle, has carried the ball 58 times for 316 yards (45.1 per game) with two touchdowns.
- Frank Peasant has totaled 171 yards on 49 carries with two touchdowns.
- Holden Willis paces his team with 412 receiving yards on 27 receptions with two touchdowns.
- Elijah Metcalf has 35 receptions (on 48 targets) for a total of 409 yards (58.4 yards per game) and four touchdowns this year.
- Justin Olson’s 29 receptions (on 36 targets) have netted him 333 yards (47.6 ypg) and one touchdown.
- Sam Brumfield, the team’s sack and tackle leader, has amassed 2.5 sacks, one TFL and 30 tackles.
- Tra Fluellen has picked off a team-high two passes. He also has 20 tackles and two passes defended to his name.
