Week 5 report · Fri, Oct 2 · 2026 Week 5
Liberty
5–1 · Ours #67 enteringOur rank going into this game, from the rankings page. The board's line comes from the betting model, which sees more than this one number.
30–14FinalWe had LIB 31 – DEL 27
Delaware
2–4 · Ours #107 enteringOur rank going into this game, from the rankings page. The board's line comes from the betting model, which sees more than this one number.
Win chanceOur odds before kickoff: how often each team won outright when we played the game out thousands of times from our line.LIB 61%LIB won
LIB 61%LIB wonSpreadOur last pregame odds pull, usually inside the hour before kickoff. A median of the books we track, not a sharp close. First seen at LIB −6.5.LIB −7oursOur computer's point spread for this game, built from team stats, not from the betting odds. Read it like a betting line: −7 means we have that team winning by 7. −4.4 · LIB covered by 9
TotalOur last pregame odds pull, usually inside the hour before kickoff. A median of the books we track, not a sharp close. Our total was 58.2.51.5final 44 · under by 7.5
Our callThe side our number took at the early-week line, graded at that line. Line value is how far the market moved toward it by the last capture before kickoff.DEL +7Lmatched the close
DEL +7Lmatched the closeQuarterbacksthis game
Deshawn Purdie13/20 · 157 yards
- EPA / dropbackExpected points added per dropback (passes and sacks) in this game. The percentile is among every 2026 FBS quarterback game with 10+ dropbacks.
- −0.2121st pct
- Comp %
- 65.0
- TD
- 0
- Turnovers
- 00 INT · 0 fum
- Sacked
- 2
EJ Archield Jr.10/19 · 137 yards
- EPA / dropbackExpected points added per dropback (passes and sacks) in this game. The percentile is among every 2026 FBS quarterback game with 10+ dropbacks.
- +0.2563rd pct
- Comp %
- 52.6
- TD
- 0
- Turnovers
- 00 INT · 0 fum
- Sacked
- 0
Relieved in Q4 by 5289314
The matchupthis game · ▲▼ better or worse than the unit's usual · percentile vs every 2026 team game
| Libertyoffense | Played like LIB +10.6Fitted from non-garbage efficiency; describes how the game was played, not who deserved it. | defenseDelaware | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81st | 51.7%▼0.5 | Success rateSuccessShare of plays that kept the offense on schedule, outside garbage time. | 51.7%▼6.1 | 19th |
| 46th | +0.03▼0.29 | EPA / playEPA/playExpected points added per play, outside garbage time. | +0.03▲0.15 | 54th |
| 16th | −0.32▼0.70 | PassingPassingExpected points added per dropback, outside garbage time. | −0.32▲0.56 | 84th |
| 79th | +0.25▲0.02 | RushingRushingExpected points added per run, outside garbage time. | +0.25▼0.19 | 21st |
| 79th | 0▲0.3 | TurnoversTurnoversInterceptions and lost fumbles: giveaways for the offense, takeaways for the defense. | 0▼0.5 | 21st |
| Delawareoffense | defenseLiberty | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23rd | 33.3%▼6.9 | Success rateSuccessShare of plays that kept the offense on schedule, outside garbage time. | 33.3%▲1.4 | 77th |
| 23rd | −0.14▼0.14 | EPA / playEPA/playExpected points added per play, outside garbage time. | −0.14▲0.13 | 77th |
| 50th | +0.06▲0.09 | PassingPassingExpected points added per dropback, outside garbage time. | +0.06▼0.03 | 50th |
| 5th | −0.43▼0.44 | RushingRushingExpected points added per run, outside garbage time. | −0.43▲0.39 | 95th |
| 41st | 1 | TurnoversTurnoversInterceptions and lost fumbles: giveaways for the offense, takeaways for the defense. | 1 | 59th |
Team statsthis game · percentile vs every 2026 team game
| LibertyLIB | DelawareDEL | |
|---|---|---|
| Special teams & field position | ||
| Average startWhere the team's drives started on average. | Own 4095th | Own 229th |
| Kicking vs expectedKickingPoints from field goals and extra points against what an average kicker makes from the same spots. | +1.5 pts87th | 0.0 pts39th |
| Drives & pace | ||
| PlaysOffensive plays outside garbage time. | 5853rd | 4224th |
| Drive pointsThe part of the final margin the offense moved the ball for (efficiency, success rate, big plays, finishing drives), in points. A margin over the opponent. | +4.563rd | −4.537th |
| Turnovers & hidden points | ||
| Penalty first downsPenalty 1st downsFirst downs the team was handed by the opponent's penalties. | 248th | 248th |
| 4th downsPoints from going for it on fourth down, against what the average team gets from the same spots. | −0.1 pts39th | −1.1 pts5th |
| Hidden pointsPoints from outside the offense's drives: turnovers, field position, kicking, fourth downs, penalty first downs, return touchdowns and safeties. A margin over the opponent. LIB +13.8: turnovers +5.2, field position +6.2, kicking +1.1, 4th downs +1.3. | +13.896th | −13.84th |
Season so far
Liberty5–1 · 131st-hardest schedule
L
at James Madison13–20missed +6.5
at James Madison13–20missed +6.5Wvs Gardner-Webb24–23missed −28.5
W
vs Ball State51–15covered −14.5
vs Ball State51–15covered −14.5W
at Coastal Carolina34–17covered −2.5
at Coastal Carolina34–17covered −2.5Wat Delaware30–14covered −7
at Delaware30–14covered −7W
vs Sam Houston35–3covered −13.5
vs Sam Houston35–3covered −13.5Delaware2–4 · 99th-hardest schedule
Wvs Merrimack42–7covered −31.5
L
at Vanderbilt26–35covered +20.5
at Vanderbilt26–35covered +20.5Wvs Coastal Carolina22–14covered −5
vs Coastal Carolina22–14covered −5L
at Virginia3–42missed +20QB change mid-game
at Virginia3–42missed +20QB change mid-gameLvs Liberty14–30missed +7
vs Liberty14–30missed +7L
at Middle Tennessee30–33missed −1
at Middle Tennessee30–33missed −1Model cfb_scratch · uncertainty ±15.5 · run Oct 2, 7:15 AM EDT · froze at kickoff and graded as-is