Oct 13, 7:43 AM EDTstats the morning after a game; scores and grades the same night

Liberty

5–1 FBS · Conference USA · this season
Rating
+5.5
Rank
42
Résumé
40
Projected wins
10.1▲ 2.3 vs preseason
CFP odds
2%

Schedule

our line · the market · graded at the early week line
DateOpponentOur lineOursMarketResultPerf.Our call
Sat, Sep 59/5at James MadisonJMULIB +9.2LIB +6.5L 13–2049JMU · W
Sat, Sep 129/12Gardner-WebbGardner-WebbLIB −36.2LIB −28.5W 24–2364
Sat, Sep 199/19Ball StateBALLLIB −22.4LIB −14.5W 51–1572LIB · W
Thu, Sep 249/24at Coastal CarolinaCCULIB −4.1LIB +1.0W 34–1777LIB · W
Fri, Oct 210/2at DelawareDELLIB −4.4LIB −7.0W 30–1462DEL · L
Thu, Oct 810/8Sam HoustonSHSULIB −17.7LIB −13.5W 35–380LIB · W

Model on LIB games: 4–1 ATS at the early week line · as the favorite 3–0 · as the dog 1–1 · home 3–1, away 1–0 · avg gap to the market +3.8 · closer than the market 3 of 5

Outlook

from 10,000 season simulations
Projected wins
10.15–1 banked, 6 to play · preseason 7.8
Bowl (6+)100%
9+ wins77%
11+ wins0%

The 6 games left add 5.1 expected wins.

Playoff picture
Reach title game90%
Win conference63%
Make the CFP2%
First-round bye0%
Win it all0%

Full bracket on the playoffs page.

Offense and defense

6 games · rank of 138 FBS
rank of 138
Offense
EPA per play+0.1930th
Success rate48.6%22nd
Pass EPA+0.1841st
Rush EPA+0.2020th
Explosive rate15.6%17th
Quality-drive rate54.7%56th
Points per quality drive3.798th
Defense
EPA allowed−0.0922nd
Success allowed33.1%10th
Pass EPA allowed−0.1032nd
Rush EPA allowed−0.0829th
Explosive allowed11.6%71st
Havoc rate11.3%33rd

Special teams, luck and schedule

through the latest board
rank of 138
Special teams & luck
Special teams EPA / game+0.567th
Turnover margin+619th · exp. +3.5
Field position margin+4.9 yd27th
Hidden points / game+3.7banked
Luck, wins+0.64.4 earned
One-score record1–1flipped 5–1
Rush rate over expected+8.4%12th
Overall
Rating, pts vs average+5.542nd
Schedule played−8.4131st
Schedule remaining−10.6131st
Full schedule−9.6137th
Pregame expected wins4.3of 6

Ranking by week

ours vs the AP poll
151025Wk 0Wk 2Wk 4Wk 6
Ours 42nd · +5.5Week 6
Where they sit · offense vs defensepinch or ⌘/ctrl + scroll to zoom · drag to move · double-tap to reset
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Libertyoff +0.19 30thdef −0.09 allowed · 22nd

Every FBS team, through the latest board. EPA is garbage-time filtered. Tap a logo for its numbers.

Records and stats cover FBS-vs-FBS games only — the games the model grades. Rate stats exclude garbage time (a lead of 38+ in the first half, 28+ in the third quarter, 22+ in the fourth); turnovers are counted whole. Hover a row for its definition.