Sat, Nov 14, 3:30 PM ET· Williams Stadium· Liberty -21.5 · O/U 53.5
Rest 7d / 7dTravel 412 mi / 0 miForecast: 46°F · wind 15 mph · Partially cloudy
Market context
Liberty -21.5 · O/U 53.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Middle Tennessee as road underdog
2026 overall: 6-3 ATS (9 games) · 5-4 O/U (9 games)
2026 as road underdog: 2-2 ATS (4 games) · 2-2 O/U (4 games)
Last season (2025): 3-3 ATS (6 games) · 4-2 O/U (6 games)
Since 2020: 20-19-1 ATS (40 games) · 19-21 O/U (40 games)
Liberty as home favorite
2026 overall: 7-2 ATS (9 games) · 3-6 O/U (9 games)
2026 as home favorite: 3-1 ATS (4 games) · 2-2 O/U (4 games)
Last season (2025): 1-3 ATS (4 games) · 2-2 O/U (4 games)
Since 2020: 18-18 ATS (36 games) · 19-17 O/U (36 games)
Away
Home
2026 · TraditionalLiberty · 9 of 9
363.3
Yards / game
409.7
2.23
Points / drive
2.82
2.8
TDs / game
4.1
34.2
3rd-down %
45.2
68.2
RZ TD %
69.0
0.7
Turnover margin
0.9
1.2
Sacks / game
2.2
2.9
TFL / game
6.0
7.9
Havoc / game
13.3
53.1 / 46.9
Pass / Rush split
35.0 / 65.0
2026 · Situational matchup
When Middle Tennessee has the ball
Middle Tennessee's early-down offense ranks 47th of 138. Liberty's early-down defense ranks 7th of 138.
Middle Tennessee's passing-down offense ranks 70th of 138. Liberty's passing-down defense ranks 62nd of 138.
Middle Tennessee's third-down offense ranks 136th of 138. Liberty's third-down defense ranks 60th of 138.
Middle Tennessee's red-zone offense ranks 32nd of 138. Liberty's red-zone defense ranks 12th of 138.
When Liberty has the ball
Liberty's early-down offense ranks 16th of 138. Middle Tennessee's early-down defense ranks 116th of 138.
Liberty's passing-down offense ranks 72nd of 138. Middle Tennessee's passing-down defense ranks 94th of 138.
Liberty's third-down offense ranks 54th of 138. Middle Tennessee's third-down defense ranks 63rd of 138.
Liberty's red-zone offense ranks 52nd of 138. Middle Tennessee's red-zone defense ranks 98th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
Offense formabout the same(-0.023 last 3 vs -0.037 season)
Defense formabout the same(0.096 last 3 vs 0.056 season)
▲Offense form0.162 last 3 vs 0.106 season (+0.055)
▲Defense form-0.283 last 3 vs -0.225 season (-0.057)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingRoman Gagliano — 1899 yd, 16 TD
RushingAntonio Martin Jr. — 711 yd, 4 TD
ReceivingCam'ron Lacy — 579 yd, 4 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingDeshawn Purdie — 1705 yd, 11 TD
RushingKam Davis — 666 yd, 8 TD
ReceivingMakai Jackson — 702 yd, 6 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Middle Tennessee offense
47thof 1380.048430 plays
vs
Liberty defense · allowed
7thof 138-0.213Middle Tennessee defense · allowed
116thof 1380.073vs
Liberty offense
16thof 1380.119397 plays
Passing downs
Middle Tennessee offense
70thof 138-0.030197 plays
vs
Liberty defense · allowed
62ndof 138-0.029205 plays
Middle Tennessee defense · allowed
94thof 1380.054165 plays
vs
Liberty offense
72ndof 138-0.032173 plays
Third down
Middle Tennessee offense
136thof 138-0.275113 plays
vs
Liberty defense · allowed
60thof 1380.011112 plays
Middle Tennessee defense · allowed
63rdof 1380.016106 plays
vs
Liberty offense
54thof 1380.097105 plays
Red zone
Middle Tennessee offense
32ndof 1380.13656 plays · small sample
vs
Liberty defense · allowed
12thof 138-0.33445 plays · small sample
Middle Tennessee defense · allowed
98thof 1380.10380 plays
vs
Liberty offense
52ndof 1380.050107 plays
Field advancement
Middle Tennessee offense
91stof 13844.2%vs
Liberty defense · allowed
15thof 13834.6%Middle Tennessee defense · allowed
106thof 13848.4%vs
Liberty offense
31stof 13852.8%Away
Home
Middle Tennessee Offense vs Liberty DefenseLiberty · 11 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.09#87
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#80.43
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.016#83
551 plays
EPA/Play
#7-0.213
allowed · 434 plays
-0.138#108
289 plays
EPA/Pass
#11-0.217
allowed · 222 plays
0.118#27
262 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#8-0.209
allowed · 212 plays
47.0%#60
551 plays
Success Rate
#337.8%
allowed · 434 plays
43.6%#77
Pass Success Rate
#3640.6%
allowed
50.8%#36
Rush Success Rate
#438.3%
allowed
44.2%#91
Available Yards %
#1534.6%
allowed
71.8#97
Net Field Position
#574.9
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.048#47
430 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#7-0.213
allowed
7.2#86
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#98.0
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Middle Tennessee Defense vs Liberty OffenseLiberty · 10 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.27#125
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#330.17
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.064#106
allowed · 515 plays
EPA/Play
#330.086
494 plays
-0.016#72
allowed · 230 plays
EPA/Pass
#190.180
174 plays
0.128#121
allowed · 285 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#610.035
320 plays
48.5%#119
allowed · 515 plays
Success Rate
#1351.8%
494 plays
45.3%#98
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#5146.6%
53.0%#135
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#754.7%
48.4%#106
allowed
Available Yards %
#3152.8%
70.7#83
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#465.8
0.073#116
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#160.119
397 plays
6.8#98
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#987.3
2026 · Situational EPALiberty · 5 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
-0.018
553 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.091
492 plays
0.069
523 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.213
434 plays
0.136
56 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
0.050
107 plays
0.103
80 plays
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.334
45 plays · small sample
-0.275
113 plays
3rd Down · Off
0.097
105 plays
0.016
106 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.011
112 plays