Bowling Green Falcons vs Liberty Flames Prediction, 9/2/2023 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Bowling Green Falcons vs Liberty Flames
Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023
Location: Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, VA
TV: CBSSN
Odds/Point Spread: Flames (-13)
Total/Over-Under: 50
The Liberty Flames (8-5 last year) will compete against the Bowling Green Falcons (6-7 last season) at Williams Stadium on Saturday, September 2, 2023. Liberty opens as 13-point favorites. The total comes in at 50.
The Bowling Green Falcons wrapped up their year with a 6-7 mark. The last time they stepped onto the field, the Falcons faced off with the New Mexico State Aggies and went home with a loss by a final score of 24-19. Camden Orth finished 14/22 with 195 yards passing and 1 TD. He had a QB rate of 153.1 and ended the game without throwing a pick. Jaison Patterson was the leader on the ground for the Falcons with 6 carries for 23 yds (3.8 yds per carry). In the game, they ran 47 plays which totaled 298 yards. The Bowling Green Falcons ran the rock 21 different times and amassed 73 yds, which is an average of 3.5 yds per attempt. When it came to the battle of the line of scrimmage, the Falcons gave up 240 yards on 41 tries, which is 5.9 yards per run surrendered. Bowling Green gave up 17 pass completions on 29 tries for a total of 167 yards, and a completion rate of 58.6%.
Concerning putting points on the board, the Bowling Green Falcons held an average of 23.5 points per contest. As a unit they averaged 97.5 yds via the ground game, which had them sitting 121st in the nation. The Falcons earned 4,334 total yards for last year. Bowling Green amassed 25 touchdowns via the pass and 8 rushing touchdowns. Bowling Green compiled 228 1st downs as a unit, and they were flagged for 101 penalties for 917 yds. They turned the ball over 23 different times.
The Falcons were sitting in 114th in D-1 regarding team defense, allowing 32.5 PPG. They gave up an average of 4.4 yards per rush and 168.9 rushing yards per contest last season. During the season, they conceded 2,196 rushing yards through 13 games. Concerning yards through the air, the Falcons conceded 3,259 yds which put them in 100th in the nation. In their 13 games, they conceded 250.7 yards per outing through the air as well as allowing a completion percentage of 64.7%. They surrendered 419.6 yards/contest which ranked them 103rd in Division 1. They gave up 29 throwing touchdowns as well as 22 rushing touchdowns.
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The Flames ended the year with a 8-5 record. The last time they took the gridiron, the Flames walked away with a loss by a score of 21-19 when they played the Toledo Rockets. Kaidon Salter ran the football 10 times for 63 yards, finishing the contest with 6.3 yds per attempt for Liberty. Kaidon Salter (1 TD) ended the game with 84 yards on 12/20 passing while his QB rating was 111.8. He didn't toss any interceptions and his average yards per attempt was 4.2. Liberty conceded 56 run attempts for 173 yds (3.1 yds per carry). The Flames pass defense gave up a completion rate of 64.3%, surrendering 183 yds on 18 for 28 through the air. The Flames finished the game with a total of 253 yards while they ran 41 plays (6.2 yds per play). Liberty ran for 5.1 yards per attempt, finishing the contest with 102 yds on 20 attempts.
The Liberty Flames averaged 389.4 yards per contest, ranking them 66th in Division 1. The Liberty offense racked up 696 penalty yards on 81 infractions, which was 53rd in the nation in terms of making mistakes. Last season, the Flames had a total of 2,817 passing yards in addition to an average of 216.7 passing yards per game, which had them ranked 88th in Division 1. When it comes to the points being put on the board, the Flames had a ranking of 71st in college football maintaining an average of 27.5 points per contest.
The Flames gave up 24.6 PPG, which had them ranked 53rd in college football. Liberty conceded a total of 1,902 rushing yards (146.3 yards per outing) and 20 touchdowns via the rush last season. In total, they allowed 320 points in total. They conceded 16 touchdowns through the air and 199.8 yards per contest, which had them ranked 25th in Division 1. The Flames defense was on the field for 906 plays, which was good for 92nd in Division 1.
Who will win tonight's Falcons/Flames college football game against the spread?
Josh's Pick: Take the Falcons +13
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