{"id":95062,"date":"2023-10-22T06:03:22","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T06:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/2023\/10\/22\/liberty-flames-vs-western-kentucky-hilltoppers-picks-preview-ncaafb-week-9-2\/"},"modified":"2023-10-22T06:03:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T06:03:22","slug":"liberty-flames-vs-western-kentucky-hilltoppers-picks-preview-ncaafb-week-9-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runyourpool.com\/articles\/2023\/10\/22\/liberty-flames-vs-western-kentucky-hilltoppers-picks-preview-ncaafb-week-9-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberty Flames vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Picks &amp; Preview | NCAAFB Week 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span data-dsid-content=\"ct14-nid13334-qid2323-syid8603-mid838576\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Star QB Kaidon Salter and the Liberty Flames (7-0) play the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (4-3) on Tuesday at 7:30 PM ET at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The Flames are favored, but by less than a field goal (-1.5), versus the Hilltoppers.<\/p>\n<p>Create your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.articles.runyourpool.com\/college-football-pickem-pools.cfm\">Pick&#8217;em Pool<\/a> with the Internet\u2019s #1 pool creation and hosting platform. Get 15 friends together and play for free!<br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#0034ce\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.articles.runyourpool.com\/college-football-pickem-pools.cfm\">Start here &gt;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Game Info for Liberty vs. Western Kentucky<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Game Day:<\/strong> Tuesday, October 24, 2023<\/li>\n<li><strong>Game Time:<\/strong> 7:30 PM ET<\/li>\n<li><strong>TV Channel:<\/strong> ESPNU<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Bowling Green, Kentucky<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stadium:<\/strong> Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<caption>Liberty vs Western Kentucky Betting Information<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Favorite<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Spread<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Favorite Spread Odds<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Underdog Spread Odds<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Total<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Over Total Odds<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Under Total Odds<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Favorite Moneyline<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Underdog Moneyline<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Liberty<\/td>\n<td>-1.5<\/td>\n<td>-110<\/td>\n<td>-110<\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Liberty Pick Insights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Liberty has gone 5-1-0 ATS this season.<\/li>\n<li>Liberty has a 5-1 record against the spread when favored by 1.5 points or more this season.<\/li>\n<li>Liberty games with a set total have hit the over three times this season (50%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Liberty Stats &amp; Insights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Liberty owns the 33rd-ranked defense this year (331.7 yards allowed per game), and has been better on offense, ranking 12th-best with a tally of 487.9 yards per game.<\/li>\n<li>Liberty ranks 31st in scoring defense this season (19.7 points allowed per game), but has been playing really well on offense, ranking 20th-best in the FBS with 36.3 points per game.<\/li>\n<li>Liberty is totaling 213.3 passing yards per game on offense (85th in the FBS), and ranks 48th on defense with 214.3 passing yards allowed per game.<\/li>\n<li>Offensively, Liberty has been a top-25 unit in terms of rushing yards, ranking second-best in the FBS by averaging 274.6 per game. The Flames rank 36th on defense (117.4 rushing yards allowed per game). <\/li>\n<li>Liberty ranks 36th in third-down defense this season (34.1% third-down percentage allowed), but has been shining on offense, ranking 17th-best in the FBS with a 48.8% third-down percentage.<\/li>\n<li>Liberty has forced 18 total turnovers (first in the FBS) this season and have turned it over nine times (61st in the FBS) for a turnover margin of +9, the third-best in college football.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Liberty&#8217;s Best Players<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Salter has been a dual threat for Liberty so far this season. He has 1,493 passing yards, completing 57.9% of his passes and collecting 16 touchdown passes and three interceptions this season. He&#8217;s rushed for 497 yards (71 ypg) on 85 carries with six rushing touchdowns.<\/li>\n<li>Quinton Cooley has 726 rushing yards on 122 carries with six touchdowns.<\/li>\n<li>CJ Daniels has hauled in 24 catches for 509 yards (72.7 yards per game) to lead the team so far this season. He&#8217;s found the end zone four times as a receiver.<\/li>\n<li>Treon Sibley has hauled in 16 receptions totaling 385 yards, finding the end zone three times as a receiver so far this campaign.<\/li>\n<li>Bentley Hanshaw has been the target of 18 passes and racked up 13 catches for 170 yards, an average of 24.3 yards per contest. He&#8217;s found the end zone four times through the air this season.<\/li>\n<li>CJ Bazile Jr. has 2.5 sacks to pace the team, and also has three TFL and 18 tackles.<\/li>\n<li>Liberty&#8217;s top-tackler, Tyren Dupree, has 57 tackles, three TFL, two sacks, and two interceptions this year.<\/li>\n<li>Brylan Green has a team-high five interceptions to go along with 21 tackles, two TFL, one sack, and five passes defended.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Western Kentucky Betting Insights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Western Kentucky is 4-2-0 ATS this year.<\/li>\n<li>Western Kentucky has a 1-1 record against the spread when an underdog by 1.5 points or more this year.<\/li>\n<li>Western Kentucky hase hit the over in two of six games with a set total (33.3%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Western Kentucky Pick Insights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Western Kentucky ranks 75th in total yards per game (382.7), but it has been less productive on the defensive side of the ball, ranking third-worst in the FBS with 463.6 total yards surrendered per contest.<\/li>\n<li>With 30 points per game on offense, Western Kentucky ranks 58th in the FBS. Defensively, it ranks 85th, allowing 27.7 points per game.<\/li>\n<li>Western Kentucky ranks 29th in passing yards per game (281.4), but it has been worse on the defensive side of the ball, ranking 23rd-worst in the FBS with 259.9 passing yards conceded per contest.<\/li>\n<li>In terms of rushing, this season has been ugly for Western Kentucky on both sides of the ball, as it is compiling only 101.3 rushing yards per game (14th-worst) and allowing 203.7 rushing yards per game (sixth-worst).<\/li>\n<li>With a 35.9% third-down conversion rate on offense, Western Kentucky ranks 100th in the FBS. On defense, it ranks 96th, allowing a 41.7% third-down rate.<\/li>\n<li>Western Kentucky has produced 18 forced turnovers this season and have turned the ball over nine times, resulting in a +9 turnover margin, which ranks third-best in the FBS.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Western Kentucky&#8217;s Best Players<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Austin Reed has racked up 1,908 yards (272.6 yards per game) while completing 59% of his passes and recording 16 touchdown passes with four interceptions this season. He&#8217;s also rushed for 92 yards with three touchdowns.<\/li>\n<li>Markese Stepp has carried the ball 43 times for 203 yards, with two touchdowns.<\/li>\n<li>LT Sanders has collected 129 yards (on 22 carries).<\/li>\n<li>Malachi Corley has registered 43 catches this season and his team-high yardage total sits at 590 (84.3 yards per game). 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