Liberty vs Jacksonville State Picks and Prediction for Saturday, September 6, 2025
The Liberty Flames (1-0) are looking to continue their strong start to the season as they are coming off Saturday’s 28-7 home win over the Maine Black Bears. Junior quarterback Ethan Vasko had a good game as he completed 19-of-33 passes for 197 yards with three touchdown passes while also rushing 13 times for 63 yards and a touchdown on the ground.
The Jacksonville State Gamecocks (0-1) are looking to recover from their opening week loss against the UCF Knights on the road, 17-10 on Saturday. Senior quarterback Gavin Wimsatt struggled as he completed 15-of-29 passes for 139 yards with an interception. He also ran the football 13 times for 28 yards (2.2 yards per carry) but could not find the end zone.
Your Saturday scout: NCAAF predictions for Liberty Flames vs Jacksonville State Gamecocks you can trust.
Flames Looking to Stay Hot
The Liberty Flames wound up securing a win during the opening game of the season 28-7 at home against the Maine Black Bears last week. The offense was able to move the football as they were 11-for-19 on third downs and were able to move the ball well with 6.0 yards per pass and 4.9 yards per carry.
The defense stepped up as they gave up seven points on 316 total yards (132 passing, 184 rushing) in the game. The defense needs to do better as they gave up 5.8 yards per rush. However, they forced a pair of turnovers to make things look even better.
Liberty has been stepping up as they are tied for 64th in college football with 28.0 points per game. Their defense is clicking early on as their 7.0 points per game allowed ranks tied for 20th in the nation.
Injury Report for Liberty
- Safety Dylan Mullins: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Linebacker Kaidon Whidby: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Offensive guard Cal Grubbs: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Offensive guard Da’Jy’Quwan Jackson: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Defensive lineman Kam Cullins: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Quarterback Ryan Burger: Concussion (OUT)
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Gamecocks Ready to Fight
The Jacksonville State Gamecocks are looking to recover from their last game as they lost on the road against the UCF Knights 17-10 last time out. The offense could not manage to get much going as the team was held to going 3-for-15 on third downs and wa able to move the ball on the ground for 4.2 yards per carry.
The defense did a good job as they held UCF to 17 points on 422 total yards of offense (314 passing, 108 rushing). The team needs to do better defending the pass as the Knights were able to throw for 9.5 yards per pass attempt.
The Jacksonville State Gamecocks have been unable to score points consistently as they are tied for 118th in the nation with 10.0 points per game. Their defense has been better as they are giving up 17.0 points per game, which is tied for 69th in college football.
Injury Report for Jacksonville State
- Wide receiver Michael Pettway: Undisclosed (Questionable)
Liberty vs. Jacksonville State Pick
Spread Pick for Liberty vs. Jacksonville State
- Liberty Flames -7.5 (4 units)
Gavin Wimsatt was not accurate enough to instill a lot of confidence in his ability to pass on the Flames. Liberty was able to move the chains on third downs last week, while Jacksonville State was barely able to do too much. The Liberty Flames are in a position to step up and should be able to cover the spread on the road.
Over/Under Pick for Liberty vs. Jacksonville State
- Under 49.5 (5 units)
These defenses are stepping up in the first game of the season and should continue to do well. Ethan Vasko is going to struggle to have another four total touchdown game, while we already discussed the inaccuracies of Gavin Wimsatt. Go with under 49.5 total points to hit in this game as the better bet here.
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