Sat, Oct 31, 2026, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Liberty · Conference game
3-4 · Power #105
16
projected
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6-1 · Power #67
28
projected
FIU 16%
84% LIB
Spread
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Total
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model 44.5
Model line
LIB -14
LIB 84% to win
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Market

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Spread
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Total
 

Model view

Power-rating model, before kickoff
Model Favorite
Liberty 84%
Projected FIU 16 – LIB 28 · Model Favorite won 73.7% in backtest
Model line
LIB -14
Market —
Against the spread
No lean
No market line yet
Total
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Model 44.5
How the model gets there (points from LIB’s side; the model line rounds to the half point)
SpreadLIB rating edge+11.1+Home field+2.5+Travel+0.5=Model marginLIB by 14.1
TotalScoring ratings44.3=Model total44.3

Signals

The data signal, and no trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
No clear signal on the total

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

No notable trends or market moves for this game.

Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
FIU−10.0 →−9.4▲ 0.6#105
LIB−8.8 →+1.1▲ 9.9#64
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8

FIU
Longer bar = better
LIB
#110
Offense
LIB better ▶
#42
#28
Defense
LIB better ▶
#13
−0.3 #91
Turnovers
LIB better ▶
+0.7 #20
69 plays #36
Pace
◀ FIU faster
64 plays #99
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When FIU has the ball
Advantage: LIB defense
FIU offLIB defEdge
Points / game 20.1 #119 14.0 #8 LIB
Yards / play 5.44 #103 4.77 #22 LIB
PPA / play +0.03 #114 −0.04 #17 LIB
Success rate 40% #105 33% #4 LIB
When LIB has the ball
Even matchup
LIB offFIU defEdge
Points / game 31.6 #54 16.3 #21 FIU
Yards / play 6.51 #35 4.86 #26 Even
PPA / play +0.19 #55 +0.01 #35 Even
Success rate 49% #22 37% #30 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
FIU scoring against the LIB defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
FIU scored
6.1
#74
4.9
#124
11.0
#105
5.1
#92
4.0
#123
9.1
#122
LIB allowed
3.3
#34
6.3
#53
9.6
#40
2.0
#11
2.4
#4
4.4
#3
LIB scoring against the FIU defense
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LIB scored
9.1
#26
5.7
#114
14.9
#74
6.3
#66
10.4
#10
16.7
#25
FIU allowed
5.3
#83
3.0
#10
8.3
#24
4.4
#59
3.6
#14
8.0
#24

Game conditions

Before kickoff
Home field
LIB +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
No forecast
Venue not known yet
Rest
FIU11d
LIB9d
FIU +2 days
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 133fast

News & sentiment

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