Liberty Flames vs Connecticut Huskies Prediction, 11/12/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Liberty Flames vs Connecticut Huskies

Date: Saturday, November 12, 2022

Location: Pratt & Whitney Stadium in East Hartford, CT

TV: CBSSN

Odds/Point Spread: Huskies (+14.5)

Total/Over-Under: 47

The Liberty Flames (8-1) are traveling to Pratt & Whitney Stadium on Saturday where they will meet the Connecticut Huskies (5-5). Liberty opens as 14.5-point favorites from oddsmakers. The over/under comes in at 47.

The Liberty Flames come into this game with a record of 8-1 this season. The last time they took the field, the Flames took the field against the Arkansas Razorbacks and notched a win by a score of 21-19. Shedro Louis led the offense in rushing for the Flames with 15 attempts for 57 yards (3.8 yds per attempt). Johnathan Bennett connected on 15/25 with 224 yds through the air and 3 touchdowns. He had a quarterback rating of 166.9 and ended the game with 1 interception. On the ground, the Flames conceded 144 yards on 42 tries, which calculates to 3.4 yds per rush allowed. Liberty relinquished 23 pass completions on 37 tries for a total of 284 yards, and a completion percentage of 62.2%. On the day, they ran 63 plays which totaled 315 yards. The Liberty Flames rushed the ball a total of 38 times and compiled 91 yds, which is an average of 2.4 yards per tote.

The Flames have earned 3,689 yards in total this year. When it comes to getting in the endzone, Liberty has totaled 17 passing touchdowns and 18 touchdowns on the ground. They have given the ball to the opposition 19 different times. Liberty has accrued 184 1st downs as a team, and they have been called for 54 infractions for 473 yds. As a team they maintain an average of 183.8 yards on the ground ranking them 41st in Division 1. Regarding getting in the endzone, the Liberty Flames have an average of 30.0 points per contest.

The Flames are ranked 28th in Division 1 regarding the opposition scoring, allowing 21.2 PPG. They are allowing an average of 3.5 yards per running attempt and 125.6 rushing yards per game on the campaign. Overall, they have allowed 1,130 yards on the ground through 9 games. When talking about passing yardage, the Flames have conceded 1,940 yds which has them sitting in 48th in D-1. They are allowing 215.6 yards per contest through the air as well as allowing a completion percentage of 55.1%. For the season, they are giving up 341.1 yards per game putting them 29th in the nation. They have conceded 11 touchdowns by air as well as 9 touchdowns pounding the rock.

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The Huskies head into this matchup 5-5 for this year. For their last game, the Huskies walked away with a victory by a final of 27-10 against the UMass Minutemen. Victor Rosa ran the ball 17 times for 87 yards, ending the contest with 5.1 yards per attempt for Connecticut. Zion Turner walked away from the game with 60 yds on 6/13 passing while his QB rating was 84.9. He didn't toss any picks and his average yards per pass attempt was 4.6. Connecticut gave up 32 running attempts for 85 yds (2.7 yards per rush). The Huskies pass defense conceded a completion percentage of 55.9%, surrendering 266 yds on 19 out of 34 through the air. The Huskies ended up finishing with 334 yds while running 58 plays (5.8 yards per play). Connecticut rushed the football for 6.1 yds per attempt, finishing with a total of 274 yds on 45 attempts.

When it comes to their ability to score points, the Huskies are ranking 121st in the nation by tallying 18.5 points per outing. During this campaign to this point, the Huskies have compiled 1,058 yards through the air as well as holding an average of 105.8 passing yards per game, which has them ranked 127th in the country. The Connecticut Huskies have an average of 293.4 yards per game, ranking them 124th in the country. The Connecticut offense has compiled 520 penalty yds on 65 infractions, which has them ranked 29th in college football in terms of helping out the other team.

The Huskies are conceding 24.6 points per contest, which has them sitting 53rd in Division 1. Connecticut has allowed a total of 1,409 yards rushing (140.9 yards/game) in addition to 16 touchdowns rushing this season. This year, they have conceded 246 points in total. They have surrendered 12 touchdowns through the air and 244.0 yards/outing, which has them in 92nd in the nation. The Huskies defense has been on the field for 693 plays, which ranks 124th in the country.

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

Guy's Pick: Take the Flames -14.5

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