Army Black Knights vs Liberty Flames Prediction, 11/27/2021 College Football Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Army Black Knights vs Liberty Flames

Date: Saturday, November 27, 2021

Location: Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, VA

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Flames (-3.5)

Total/Over-Under: 54

The Army Black Knights (7-3) are en route to Williams Stadium on Saturday where they will take on the Liberty Flames (7-4). Army is 3.5-point underdogs. The total comes in at 54.

The Army Black Knights step onto the field holding a record of 7-3 this season. In their last game, the Black Knights played against the UMass Minutemen and went home with a win by a final score of 33-17. Christian Anderson connected on 2/12 with 42 yds passing. He had a quarterback rating of 46.1 and walked away from the contest without throwing a pick. Jakobi Buchanan was the leader on the ground for the Black Knights with 11 carries for 84 yds (7.6 yds per attempt). When the final whistle blew, they had 71 plays for 419 yds. The Army Black Knights ended up running the ball 59 times and had 377 yds, which had them averaging 6.4 yds per attempt. Against the run, the Black Knights conceded 199 yards on 39 attempts, which averages out to 5.1 yards per run allowed. Army gave up 7 pass completions on 13 attempts for 78 yards, and a completion percentage of 53.8%.

When talking about scoring points, the Army Black Knights are sitting at 35.9 PPG. As a unit they maintain an average of 309.9 yards on the ground which is 2nd in Division 1. The Black Knights have earned 4,027 total yards for the year. When it comes to scoring, Army has earned 9 passing touchdowns and 40 touchdowns via the ground. Army has earned 207 first downs, and they have been called for 42 infractions for 414 yds. They have surrendered the football 8 times.

The Black Knights are sitting in 58th in the nation when it comes to team defense, allowing 23.5 PPG. They are allowing an average of 3.7 yards per run and 106.2 rushing yards per contest this season. Over the course of this year, they have conceded 1,062 yards on the ground through 10 games. Regarding yards through the air, the Black Knights have conceded 2,120 yds which ranks them 30th in the nation. They are allowing 212.0 yards per game through the air as well as allowing a completion percentage of 58.1%. During this campaign, they have yielded 318.2 yards per contest which has them sitting 26th in D-1. They have granted 13 touchdowns by air in addition to 15 touchdowns on the ground.

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The Flames step onto the field holding a record of 7-4 this season. When they last stepped on the field, the Flames took a loss by a final score of 42-14 against the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. Malik Willis ran the ball 20 times for 28 yds, ending the game with 1.4 yds per carry for Liberty. Malik Willis (2 touchdowns) ended the game with 162 yds on 14/34 passing while his quarterback rating was 88.8. He threw 2 interceptions and his average yards per pass attempt was 4.8. Liberty conceded 40 rush attempts for 130 yds (3.3 yds per rush). The Flames pass defense gave up a completion percentage of 56.0%, surrendering 166 yards on 14 for 25 passing. The Flames ended up finishing with 293 yards while running 71 plays (4.1 yds per play). Liberty ran for 2.6 yds per attempt, finishing with a total of 87 yards on 34 attempts.

In relation to their ability to score points, the Flames are ranking 30th in the country averaging 33.2 PPG. For the year to this point, the Flames have a total of 2,715 passing yards along with holding an average of 246.8 passing yards per outing, which ranks 55th in D-1. The Liberty Flames average 432.1 yards/contest, which is good for 41st in college football. The Liberty offense has totaled 761 penalty yds on 79 violations, which has them sitting 29th in D-1 in terms of giving up free yards.

The Flames are allowing 20.8 PPG, which has them ranked 38th in the nation. Liberty has yielded a total of 1,474 yards via the ground game (134.0 yards/game) as well as 15 touchdowns via the rush so far this season. Overall, they have relinquished 229 total points. They have surrendered 13 touchdowns through the air and 180.7 yards/game, which has them ranked 22nd in Division 1. The Flames defense has taken the field for 725 plays, which is good for 52nd in college football.

Who will win tonight's Black Knights/Flames college football game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Black Knights +3.5

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