The Kennesaw State Owls will look to earn their first win at the FBS level, as well as snap the Liberty Flames' 17-game regular-season winning streak, when they meet in a Conference USA matchup on Wednesday in Kennesaw, Ga. This will be the first meeting between the teams since 2017, when they both played in the Big South Conference. The Flames (5-0, 3-0 C-USA), who have won two of three meetings with Kennesaw State, are one of 10 unbeaten teams at the FBS level this season. The Owls (0-6, 0-2 C-USA), who beat Liberty 42-28 in their last meeting in 2017, are playing just their third home game all-time against an FBS opponent.
Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET from Fifth Third Stadium on CBS Sports Network. Liberty allows 21.2 points per game, while Kennesaw State gives up 32.3. The Flames are favored by 25.5 points in the latest Liberty vs. Kennesaw State odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 47. Before making any Liberty vs. Kennesaw State picks, check out the college football predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.
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The model has set its sights on Liberty vs. Kennesaw State. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college football betting lines and trends for Kennesaw State vs. Liberty:
- Liberty vs. Kennesaw State: Liberty -25.5
- Liberty vs. Kennesaw State over/under: 47 points
- Liberty vs. Kennesaw State money line: Liberty -4545, Kennesaw State +1550
- LIB: 1-4 against the spread this season
- KEN: 1-5 ATS this season
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Why you should back Liberty
Junior quarterback Kaidon Salter enters the game with the third-highest winning percentage among active FBS quarterbacks with a minimum of 15 career starts at 87% at 20-3. Six of his seven passing touchdowns have come in the red zone this year, which is tied for the second-most red zone passing touchdowns in Conference USA. In the win over FIU on Oct. 8, he set season highs with 60 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns. He transferred to Liberty after spending the 2021 spring season at Tennessee.
Senior running back Quinton Cooley leads C-USA in rushing at 109 yards per game, and is second in rushing average at 6.7 yards per carry. In the win over FIU, he carried the ball a career-high 29 times for 174 yards and two touchdowns. He has four 100-yard games this season, the most in the conference. Since the start of 2023, the Wake Forest transfer has 11 100-yard games, tied for the fourth-most in FBS over that stretch. He played in 25 career games for the Demon Deacons from 2020-22. See which team to pick here.
Why you should back Kennesaw State
The Owls are led by senior running back Michael Benefield. He had a career-high 112 yards rushing in Week 6 against Jacksonville State, and became the first Kennesaw State player to surpass 100 yards rushing this season. Last season, Benefield became the only player in program history with four consecutive 100-yard rushing games. For the season, he has 59 carries for 242 yards (4.1 average) and one touchdown.
Defensively, junior linebacker Garland Benyard has been solid this season. He is fifth on the Owls in tackles with 28, including 14 solo, with one fumble recovery. In last week's 14-5 loss at Middle Tennessee State, Benyard tied the school record for sacks in a game with three. It was his first multi-sack game of his career, and his four tackles for loss were also a career high. See which team to pick here.
How to make Liberty vs. Kennesaw State picks
SportsLine's model is leaning Over on the total, projecting 51 combined points. It also says one side of the spread hits well over 60% of the time. You can only get the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Liberty vs. Kennesaw State, and which side of the spread hits well over 60% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread to jump on, all from the advanced model that is up well over $2,000 on its FBS college football picks since its inception, and find out.