College football scores › Week 8 › Liberty at Kennesaw State
Liberty6-1away
34
FinalFifth Third Stadium, 62°, wind 7 mph
BEAVER LIB −9.5, wonBEAVER Under 50.5, wonBEAVER had LIB 76% to win

BEAVER against the market

Locked at kickoff, graded on the closing line
BEAVERSamMarketResultCall
Score (LIB–KENN)29–1833–12–34–6
SpreadLIB −11.2LIB −21.3LIB −9.5LIB by 28LIB −9.5 ✓
Total47.645.350.540Under 50.5 ✓
KENN win chance24%–+300Lost
LIB by 14+
43%
LIB by 1–13
33%
KENN by 1–13
18%
KENN by 14+
5%

Spread: 1.7 pts better than Vegas for Liberty (sides with a gap this size have won 51% in the backtest). Total: 2.9 pts below Vegas (51% historically). Opened LIB −8.5.

Tale of the tape

BEAVER Stats, opponent-adjusted, entering the game. Rank among 138 FBS teams.
Efficiency
−0.023 #78Offense EPA / play−0.081 #99
+0.030 #72Defense EPA / play allowed+0.101 #101
+3.0% #42Offense success rate−2.7% #93
−0.7% #48Defense success rate allowed+3.6% #98
+0.024 #73Rushing EPA / play−0.006 #88
−0.008 #61Passing EPA / play−0.150 #106
+0.061 #88Rush defense EPA allowed−0.017 #53
+0.022 #59Pass defense EPA allowed+0.198 #115
−2.8 #79Scoring offense (pts vs avg)−9.0 #118
−1.5 #49Scoring defense (pts vs avg)+2.5 #79
Situational
−1.7% #67Passing-down success (3rd & long)−5.2% #101
−0.3% #62Passing-down success allowed+6.4% #122
−0.32 #84Points per drive−1.04 #110
+0.10 #65Points per drive allowed+0.39 #87
Trenches
+0.33 #31Line yards per rush+0.01 #84
+0.21 #103Line yards per rush allowed+0.04 #70
−5.6% #16Runs stuffed at the line+3.2% #131
+0.3% #63Opponent runs stuffed+1.7% #45
−2.0% #56Havoc allowed (TFL, sacks, PBU)−2.0% #52
−0.5% #67Havoc created−3.0% #118
Big plays
−0.160 #129Rushing explosiveness+0.046 #56
+0.269 #15Passing explosiveness−0.133 #136
−0.00 #51Open-field yards per rush−0.55 #122
+0.145 #123Pass explosiveness allowed−0.155 #13
Style and schedule
66% #9Run rate52% #112
−15.0 #123Strength of schedule (avg opponent)−10.3 #95

Liberty: last 5 games

W35-3Covered
W30-14Covered
W34-17Covered
W51-15Covered
W24-23Missed

Kennesaw State: last 5 games

L21-24Missed
L26-27Covered
L14-17Covered
L9-42Covered
L17-31Missed

Rating trend

BEAVER Stats: net EPA per play against an average team, entering each week
−0.30−0.22−0.14−0.06+0.02Entering week12345678Liberty · 1: −0.13Liberty · 2: −0.16Liberty · 3: −0.27Liberty · 4: −0.19Liberty · 5: −0.09Liberty · 6: −0.07Liberty · 7: −0.04Liberty · 8: −0.05Kennesaw State · 1: −0.19Kennesaw State · 2: −0.11Kennesaw State · 3: −0.21Kennesaw State · 4: −0.19Kennesaw State · 5: −0.21Kennesaw State · 6: −0.19Kennesaw State · 7: −0.19Kennesaw State · 8: −0.18
● Liberty● Kennesaw State