The Liberty Flames and the Massachusetts Minutemen are set to square off in a matchup between two teams without a conference at noon ET on Saturday at Williams Stadium. The Flames are 6-2 overall and 3-0 at home, while UMass is 1-6 overall and 0-3 on the road. The two independent schools have scheduled each other each of the last three seasons and UMass won the first battle in a 62-59 shootout. However, it’s been all Liberty since then with a 63-21 win in 2019 and a 45-0 win in 2020.
This time around, the Flames are favored by 36 points in the latest Liberty vs. Massachusetts odds from Caesars Sportsbook and the over-under is set at 57.5. Before entering any Massachusetts vs. Liberty picks, you need to see the college football predictions and betting advice from the red-hot simulation model at SportsLine.
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Now, the model has set its sights on Liberty vs. Massachusetts and it just locked in its coveted CFB picks and predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see all of the model’s Week 9 college football picks. Now, here are several college football odds and betting lines for Liberty vs. Massachusetts:
- Liberty vs. Massachusetts spread: Liberty -36
- Liberty vs. Massachusetts over-under: 57.5 points
What you need to know about Liberty
Liberty had a touchdown and change to spare in a 35-26 win over the North Texas Mean Green on Saturday. Wide receiver CJ Daniels was the offensive standout of the game for Liberty, catching seven passes for two touchdowns and 128 yards. Daniels now has seven touchdown receptions on the season.
Meanwhile, quarterback Malik Willis has put himself on the radar as a potential No. 1 overall pick in next year’s 2022 NFL Draft. Willis has thrown for 1,679 yards and 17 touchdowns with just six interceptions and has also rushed for 647 yards and nine touchdowns. Willis should be in line for big numbers against a UMass defense allowing 495.1 yards per game.
What you need to know about Massachusetts
Meanwhile, it’s never fun to lose, and it’s even less fun to lose 59-3, which was the final score in Massachusetts’ tilt against the Florida State Seminoles on Saturday. Quarterback Brady Olson failed to throw a touchdown and he threw two interceptions with a 44.4 percent completion rate.
Olson has struggled with a 50.3 completion percentage on the season but running back Ellis Merriweather has provided some playmaking ability in the running game. He’s rushed for 414 yards and two scores while catching 12 passes for 111 yards and another score. At 6-foot-2 and 225 pounds, Massachusetts will need Merriweather to wear down the Liberty defense to have any shot of hanging around.
How to make Massachusetts vs. Liberty picks
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