Liberty Flames CFB Week 14 Betting Lines
Head coach Jamey Chadwell and his Liberty Flames lost credibility this season. Liberty made the New Year’s Day bowl lineup last year, their first season under Chadwell. But after that trip to the Fiesta Bowl, the Flames will be taking a big step down in the 2024 postseason. Losses to the Kennesaw State Owls and Jacksonville State Gamecocks obliterated Liberty’s dreams of a College Football Playoff berth. Last week, Liberty flashed a look at what it used to be with a dominant win over the WKU Hilltoppers. Most importantly, the Flames got the money.
College Football Week 14 Betting Lines
Liberty Flames -2 1/2
Sam Houston Bearkats +2 1/2
Over/Under 47 1/2
Liberty Flames Weekly Matchup
In Week 14 college football action, on Friday, November 29, 2024, the Liberty Flames will face the Sam Houston Bearkats at Bowers Stadium in Huntsville, TX. Kickoff time is set for 3:30 p.m. ET, and television coverage will be on CBSSN.
Liberty remains the more respected betting on college football using crypto brand, but Wise Guys like Sam Houston as a solid team at a value price.
Last game, the Sam Houston State Bearkats lost 21-11 against the Jacksonville State Gamecocks as 5-point road dogs. The game went under the total of 57. Sam Houston has a record of 8-3 straight up, 5-6 against the spread, and 3-8 over/under the total. Sam Houston ranks 97th for total offense, 125th for passing, 25th for rushing, and 101st for scoring. Defensively they rank 25th overall, 19th against the pass, 53rd against the rush, and 23rd for points allowed. Also, Sam Houston ranks 44th for fewest turnovers lost and 51st for takeaways.
Tyler Huff ran for three touchdowns, and Jacksonville State beat Sam Houston to clinch its first berth in the Conference USA championship game.
The Gamecocks won their eighth straight game. Huff ran for 177 yards on 30 carries and threw for 54 yards. Tre Stewart rushed for 99 yards on 27 carries.
Liberty Flames Weekly Recap
Last game, the Liberty Flames won 38-21 against the WKU Hilltoppers as 1-point home favorites. The game went over the total of 56. Liberty has a record of 8-2 straight up, 3-7 against the spread, and 5-4-1 over/under the total. Liberty ranks 16th for total offense, 112th for passing, 2nd for rushing and 39th for scoring. Defensively they rank 51st overall, 44th against the pass, 71st against the rush, and 59th for points allowed. Also, Liberty ranks 45th for fewest turnovers lost and 96th for takeaways.
Quinton Cooley rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns, Billy Lucas added 131 yards and a score, and Liberty gained 419 on the ground with four touchdowns in a victory over Western Kentucky.
Liberty has won eight-plus games for the sixth consecutive season to keep alive hopes of a second straight trip to the conference championship game. The Flames play Sam Houston on Friday.
Liberty scored 21 straight points to close the first quarter, the last covering 90 yards in just 45 seconds to take a 21-7 lead.
Amarian Williams made two interceptions, including one with 2:03 remaining to seal it. Caden Veltkamp was intercepted three times before finishing 20 of 34 for 262 yards and two touchdowns for Western Kentucky.
Cooley reached 1,000 yards rushing for the second straight season. The Flames entered ranked No. 5 nationally in rushing yards/game (249.8). Quarterback Kaidon Salter also carried 11 times for 66 yards and a touchdown. Three other players had at least two rushes for Liberty, which ended with 63 carries.
For the first time since 2005, the Flames avoided dropping multiple conference games at home in their season finale at Williams Stadium.
2024 Liberty Flames Football Schedule
| DATE |
OPPONENT |
SCORE |
RECORD |
| Aug 31 |
vs. Campbell |
W 41-24 |
1-0 |
| Sep 7 |
at New Mexico State |
W 30-24 |
2-0 |
| Sep 14 |
vs. UTEP |
W 28-10 |
3-0 |
| Sep 21 |
vs. East Carolina |
W 35-24 |
4-0 |
| Sep 28 |
at Appalachian State (Cancelled) |
| Oct 5 |
OFF |
| Oct 8 |
vs. FIU |
W 31-24 |
5-0 |
| Oct 19 |
OFF |
| Oct 23 |
at Kennesaw State |
L 24-27 |
5-1 |
| Oct 30 |
vs. Jacksonville State |
L 21-31 |
5-2 |
| Nov 9 |
at Middle Tennessee |
W 37-17 |
6-2 |
| Nov 16 |
at UMass |
W 35-34 |
7-2 |
| Nov 23 |
vs. WKU |
W 38-21 |
8-2 |
| Nov 29 |
at Sam Houston |
- |
- |
In 2018, Liberty University went Big Time with its football program. From 1988 to 2017, Liberty was a member of the FCS but graduated from the FBS in 2018. Turner Gill was the head coach for that first FBS season and went 6-6 to set a good foundation.
Hugh Freeze arrived in 2019 and produced four bowl games in four years. In 2020, Freeze led the Flames to a 10-1 season with a final national ranking of 17th. Freeze gave the Liberty program substantial credibility with his success at Ole Miss in the SEC. Freeze was innovative, dynamic, and a strong recruiter. He built a Liberty program built to sustain success.
In 2023, Jamey Chadwell arrived from Coast Carolina, where he became a Group of Five legend. Chadwell put together a spectacular first season as the Liberty head coach with a 13-1 record and a berth in the Fiesta Bowl. The Flames finished with a final national ranking of 25th and with the promise of a strong future.
2024-2025 College Football Schedule
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