The Liberty Flames look to stay unbeaten on the season when they battle the Kennesaw State Owls in a Conference USA matchup on Wednesday. Liberty is one of 10 unbeaten teams at the FBS level, but the only one of them not ranked in this week’s Associated Press poll. The Flames (5-0, 3-0 C-USA), who have won a program-record 17 consecutive regular-season games, are 11-0 all-time in conference play. The Owls (0-2, 0-6 C-USA), who are one of just two winless teams in FBS, are 0-10 all-time against FBS opponents.
Kickoff from Fifth Third Stadium in Kennesaw, Ga., is set for 7 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network. Liberty is averaging 33 points per game, while Kennesaw State averages 13. The Flames are favored by 25.5 points in the latest Liberty vs. Kennesaw State odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 46.5. Before making any Liberty vs. Kennesaw State picks, check out the college football predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.
The model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Since its inception, it has generated a betting profit of well over $2,000 for $100 players on its top-rated college spread football picks, and it is a sizzling 14-7 on all top-rated picks over the past four weeks of this season. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps has seen strong returns.
The model has set its sights on Liberty vs. Kennesaw State. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college football betting lines and trends for Kennesaw State vs. Liberty:
- Liberty vs. Kennesaw State: Liberty -25.5
- Liberty vs. Kennesaw State over/under: 46.5 points
- Liberty vs. Kennesaw State money line: Liberty -3704, Kennesaw State +1400
- LIB: 1-4 against the spread this season
- KEN: 1-5 ATS this season
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Why you should back Liberty
Junior quarterback Kaidon Salter enters the game with the third-highest winning percentage among active FBS quarterbacks with a minimum of 15 career starts at 87% at 20-3. Six of his seven passing touchdowns have come in the red zone this year, which is tied for the second-most red zone passing touchdowns in Conference USA. In the win over FIU on Oct. 8, he set season highs with 60 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns. He transferred to Liberty after spending the 2021 spring season at Tennessee.
Senior running back Quinton Cooley leads C-USA in rushing at 109 yards per game, and is second in rushing average at 6.7 yards per carry. In the win over FIU, he carried the ball a career-high 29 times for 174 yards and two touchdowns. He has four 100-yard games this season, the most in the conference. Since the start of 2023, the Wake Forest transfer has 11 100-yard games, tied for the fourth-most in FBS over that stretch. He played in 25 career games for the Demon Deacons from 2020-22. See which team to pick here.
Why you should back Kennesaw State
The Owls are led by senior running back Michael Benefield. He had a career-high 112 yards rushing in Week 6 against Jacksonville State, and became the first Kennesaw State player to surpass 100 yards rushing this season. Last season, Benefield became the only player in program history with four consecutive 100-yard rushing games. For the season, he has 59 carries for 242 yards (4.1 average) and one touchdown.
Also helping lead the offense is senior running back Qua Ashley. He carried 11 times for 79 yards (7.2 average) in the loss at Middle Tennessee State. Ashley has carried 64 times for 200 yards (3.1 average), including a long of 60. He also has a team-high 11 receptions for 139 yards. Ashley is one of just three players in FBS with 200 or more yards rushing, 130 or more receiving and 150 or more kickoff return yardage. See which team to pick here.
How to make Liberty vs. Kennesaw State picks
SportsLine’s model is leaning Over on the total, projecting 51 combined points. It also says one side of the spread hits well over 60% of the time. You can only get the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Liberty vs. Kennesaw State, and which side of the spread hits well over 60% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread to jump on, all from the advanced model that is up well over $2,000 on its FBS college football picks since its inception, and find out.
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