FIU vs Liberty Prediction College Football Picks 10/8/24

In this article, we will formulate a FIU vs Liberty Prediction for this College Football Week 7 game on Tuesday, October 8th, at Williams Stadium.  Let’s take a look at a FIU Panthers vs Liberty Flames pick. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Panthers’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Flames’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving FIU

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Liberty

-Recent betting trends in games played between FIU and Liberty.

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Panthers and Flames. 

FIU Coming off a Win

Last Saturday, FIU had a bye, but in the previous game against Louisiana Tech, they scored 17 points on the way to the victory. Keyone Jenkins had quite the game, completing 17 of his 31 passes for 208 yards, one touchdown, and zero interceptions. Eric Rivers was his top wide receiver, catching seven passes for 97 yards and a touchdown. Lexington Joseph finished with 13 carries for 73 yards and a touchdown. FIU on the season is averaging 27.6 points, while their defense is giving up 28 points per game. The offense is ranked 78th in college football, while the defense is ranked 93rd. Their red zone efficiency is 85.7 which is 63rd in the league. 

Long Layoff for Liberty

It’s a long layoff for Liberty, as their game on the 28th was canceled against Appalachian State. Last weekend they had a scheduled bye. In the last game against East Carolina, Liberty scored 35 points, and they ended up winning by 11 points. Liberty currently sits with a 4-0 record. In the last game, Kaidon Salter completed 19 of his 23 passes for 223 four touchdowns, and one interception. Quinton Cooley finished with 19 carries for 105 yards and a touchdown. 

Liberty on the season is averaging 33.5 points, while their defense is giving up 20.5 points per game. The offense for this team is ranked 36th in the league, while the defense is ranked 43rd in the league. In this game, Liberty is going to need to get a good from Salter if they want to come out on top. 

FIU vs Liberty Prediction

FIU is going to put up a big fight here. FIU’s offense has been decent this season, and they are averaging 27.6 points per game. Liberty’s offense is averaging 33.5 points per game, but their defense isn’t going to be elite, and that is going to be the difference here. Jenkins is going to have a huge game for FIU and their offense is going to keep this game close. Back FIU against the spread here.