The Massachusetts Minutemen (0-3, Independent) visit the Liberty Flames (8-1, Indep.) Friday for a noon ET kickoff. Below, we analyze the Massachusetts-Liberty college football betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Massachusetts at Liberty: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 1:50 p.m. ET.
- Money line: No line posted as of this publishing
- Against the spread/ATS: Massachusetts +37.5 (-110) | Liberty -37 (-110)
- Over/Under: 56.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Massachusetts at Liberty: Three things to know
- The Minutemen were blanked offensively last week, notching just a safety in a 24-2 loss at FAU last Friday. UMass has scored 12 total points across three outings, and they have failed to score an offensive point in two of those contests. They allowed 92 total points in the first two games before yielding just the 24 last week, but that’s mostly a product of FAU’s struggling offense.
- The Flames were torching everyone offensively, posting 28 or more points in each of the first eight outings. That figured to continue last week against a leaky N.C. State defense, but Liberty went down in flames by a 15-14 score, suffering its first setback of the season. They still covered, running their cover streak to 6-0 ATS in the past six.
- The Flames rank 23rd in points scored per game, 37.6, while allowing 21.3 PPG to check in 23rd defensively. They are also seventh in the nation with just 172.9 passing yards per game allowed, and 37th with 136.6 rushing yards per contest. QB Malik Willis has passed for 1,817 yards, 17 touchdowns and four interceptions while running for a team-best 744 yards and nine scores.
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Massachusetts at Liberty: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Liberty 51, Massachusetts 10
Money line (ML)
There was no money line posted as of this publishing, probably because of the lopsided spread. It wouldn’t be worth pursuing, anyway.
Against the spread (ATS)
LIBERTY -37 (-110) will get on track against this struggling Massachusetts side, which is averaging just 4.0 PPG this season. Liberty has gone for 56 or more points in two of the past four outings, and they have covered six in a row. They’ll get back on track in a big way against a UMass side, which is an FBS football team in name only. They’re more like a mediocre FCS side.
Over/Under (O/U)
OVER 56.5 (-110) is the best play on the board in this game, and the Flames are more than capable of inching the total over the line even if the Minutemen cannot put any points on the board. Willis and company will be ornery after taking their first L in Raleigh last weekend.
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