In the 2018 season opener, the Flames of Liberty (+7) are set to welcome the Old Dominion Monarchs (-7) to Williams Stadium. The game is scheduled to kick off at 6:00 p.m. ET.
Old Dominion Monarchs at Liberty Flames Betting Preview
In this Saturday game, Old Dominion is projected as the favorite and is currently giving up 7 points. If they want to take the moneyline, bettors would currently have to put up $300 in order to win $100 back on the Monarchs (-300). The Flames are getting +220 moneyline odds. This game is currently a toss-up. If one program can find paydirt in the early stages it’ll produce a reasonable live betting scenario. Vegas has determined the over/under (O/U) to be 58.5 points.
Sharp bettors are siding with both the Monarchs and the under. The opening line was originally 6 and the total was set initially at 59.5.
The Monarchs were 5-7 straight-up (SU) last season while the Flames had a winning season with a 6-5 SU record in 2017. When playing against conference competition, the Monarchs finished 3-5 SU and 2-2 SU against teams from outside the CUSA.
The Monarchs averaged 171 passing yards per game and 188 rushing yards per game against their eight CUSA opponents last year. They managed to put up 22.1 points per game against those opponents and gave up 33.1 per contest. When facing out-of-conference schools, they averaged 17.8 points and 28.8 points-allowed, in addition to 164 pass yards per game and 115 rush yards per game.
In 2017 the Flames passed for 311 yards per game and rushed for 136 per game on their way to 32.0 points per outing. The defense allowed opponents to score 28.5 points per game.
Free Prediction: Old Dominion Monarchs vs. Liberty Flames
SU Winner – Old Dominion, ATS Winner – Old Dominion, O/U – Under
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Notes
Team Betting Notes
The Monarchs only put up nine passing touchdowns last season.
The Flames converted 29 passing touchdowns last season.
The Monarchs created 17 rushing touchdowns last season.
The Flames put up 15 rushing touchdowns last season.
The Monarchs put up 4.3 yards per carry last season while allowing a YPC of 4.6 to opponents.
The Flames tallied 4.0 yards per carry last season and allowed a YPC of 5.5 to opponents.
The Monarchs offense allowed 20 sacks last season. Their defense created 31 sacks.
The Flames O-line gave up one sacks last season. Their defense sacked opposing QBs on zero occasions.
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