Liberty Flames vs Old Dominion Monarchs Prediction, 10/1/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Liberty Flames vs Old Dominion Monarchs

Date: Saturday, October 1, 2022

Location: S.B. Ballard Stadium in Norfolk, VA

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Monarchs (+2.5)

Total/Over-Under: 49

S.B. Ballard Stadium is the site where the Old Dominion Monarchs (2-2) will try to beat the Liberty Flames (3-1) on Saturday. Liberty opens this contest as 2.5-point favorites. The over/under is 49.

The Liberty Flames come into this matchup with a record of 3-1 this season. In their last matchup, the Flames took on the Akron Zips and walked away with a win by a score of 21-12. Johnathan Bennett went 13/27 with 152 yards passing and 2 touchdowns. He had a QB rating of 112.5 and ended the contest with 1 interception. Dae Dae Hunter was the leader on the ground for the Flames with 18 totes for 118 yards (6.6 yards per attempt). When the final whistle blew, they tallied 65 plays which gave them a total of 309 yds. The Liberty Flames ended up running the ball 37 different times and totaled 157 yds, which came out to an average of 4.2 yards per carry. Against the run, the Flames gave up 52 yds on 28 attempts, which is 1.9 yds per run surrendered. Liberty relinquished 29 completions on 52 tries for 269 yds, and a completion rate of 55.8%.

When talking about getting in the endzone, the Liberty Flames are sitting at 26.8 points per outing. Offensively they're holding an average of 191.5 yards on the ground which has them sitting 38th in D-1. The Flames have racked up 1,581 total yards over the course of this season. When it comes to notching touchdowns, Liberty has earned 6 passing touchdowns and 7 rushing touchdowns. Liberty has earned 81 1st downs as a unit, and they have committed 33 infractions for 291 yds. They have turned the football over 10 different times.

Regarding yards via the pass, the Flames are allowing 845 yds which puts them in 57th in Division 1. They are conceding 211.3 yards per contest via the pass in addition to giving up a completion percentage of 56.5%. During the season, they are giving up 352.8 yards per contest which puts them 54th in the country. They have yielded 4 touchdowns via the pass and 5 touchdowns running the ball. They are giving up 3.7 yards per attempt on the ground and 141.5 rushing yards per game for the campaign. For the season, they have given up 566 running yards through 4 outings. The Flames are sitting in 56th in Division 1 when it comes to the opposition scoring, allowing 22.5 points per contest.

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The Monarchs step onto the field holding a record of 2-2 for this season. In their last game, the Monarchs took home the win by a final score of 29-26 against the Arkansas State Red Wolves. Keshawn Wicks ran the ball 9 times for 36 yards, finishing the contest with 4.0 yards per carry for Old Dominion. Hayden Wolff (2 TDs) walked away from the game with 279 yds on 19/32 through the air while his quarterback rating was 153.2. He didn't toss any interceptions and his average yards per attempt was 8.7. Old Dominion surrendered 47 running attempts for 112 yards (2.4 yds per rush). The Monarchs secondary allowed a completion percentage of 65.7%, relinquishing 285 yds on 23 for 35 through the air. The Monarchs finished the game with 330 yds while they ran 58 plays (5.7 yds per play). Old Dominion ran the ball for 2.0 yards per attempt, finishing the game with 51 yds on 26 attempts.

The Old Dominion Monarchs maintain an average of 298.3 yards/outing, which has them sitting 116th in Division 1. The Old Dominion offense has compiled 253 yds of penalties on 27 infractions, which has them ranked 53rd in college football in terms of giving up free yards. During this campaign thus far, the Monarchs have earned 954 yards through the air as well as holding an average of 238.5 throwing yards per outing, which ranks 76th in college football. Concerning their ability to score points, the Monarchs rank 109th in D-1 by tallying 21.0 points per game.

Old Dominion has surrendered a total of 738 yards via the ground game (184.5 yards per contest) and 7 touchdowns rushing so far this season. They have given up 4 touchdowns via the pass and 259.0 yards per game, which puts them in 97th in college football. The Monarchs defense has been on the field for 325 plays, ranking them 121st in the country. The Monarchs are conceding 24.5 PPG, which has them 67th in Division 1. This year, they have allowed 98 points in total.

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

Tony's Pick: Take the Monarchs +2.5

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