Liberty is 3-1 on the season, opening up with wins over Campbell, Troy, and Old Dominion before falling for the first time this season to Syracuse. This week, the Flames are back on the road to take on UAB. The game kicks off at 7 p.m. and televised on CBS Sports Network. How will the Flames fare? The ASOR staff predicts the outcome below.
Benjamin Akers: Liberty 31 UAB 24
Jacob Bleymaier: Liberty 38 UAB 31
Josh Burdick: UAB 31 Liberty 28
Kevin Gora: Liberty 24 UAB 21
Chad Hasson: Liberty 35 UAB 21
Brett Jones: UAB 30 Liberty 24
Jon Manson: Liberty 27 UAB 23
Zach McLearen: Liberty 28 UAB 24
Evan Nester: Liberty 28 UAB 24
After entering last week with the entire staff being perfect in picking Liberty to win through the first three weeks of the season, everybody picked the Flames against Syracuse and everyone lost that prediction. As a tiebreaker for the best prediction throughout the season, we are using a point differential average (PDA). Here are the current standings after week 3:
- Benjamin Akers (Record: 3-1, PDA: 9.0)
- Jon Manson (3-1, 12.0)
- Zach McLearen (3-1, 13.0)
- Chad Hasson (3-1, 15.0)
- Evan Nester (3-1, 15.5)
- Brett Jones (3-1, 15.75)
- Jacob Bleymaier (3-1, 19.0)
- Kevin Gora (3-1, 19.25)
- Josh Burdick (3-1, 21.0)
Who do you think has the best prediction this week? What is your prediction?