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Liberty vs Kennesaw State

Liberty visit Kennesaw State in Week 8. The model favors Liberty by 22.6. Win probability, the tale of the tape, and the all-time series, all from real data.

Win probability
91%
9%

Model win probability from SP+ ratings + home-field edge.

The read
Model analysis · October 21 · refreshed weekly

SP+ pegs Liberty at 7.5 (rank 46) against Kennesaw State at -10.8 (rank 112), a gap that projects Liberty by 15.9 and assigns the Flames an 83% win probability. The market is more cautious: a Kennesaw State +10 line and a 50.5 total imply 73% for Liberty, while the ProphetX exchange sits between the two at Liberty -365 (78%) versus Kennesaw State +350 (22%). Every source favors Liberty, but the model carries roughly six more points and ten more percentage points than the consensus line, leaving daylight for traders who trust the ratings.

The unit ranks reinforce the spread. Liberty grades out at #53 on offense and #36 on defense, while Kennesaw State sits at #110 and #104, a two-sided edge that matches the 17.9-point rating separation. Season simulations push the same direction: Liberty projects to 9.7 wins with a 17.9% Playoff chance, Kennesaw State to 3.9 wins with 0%.

Series history complicates the clean read. Kennesaw State leads 3-2 and won the last meeting 48-42 in 2025. Form cuts the other way this year: Liberty is 5-1 with wins of 51-15, 34-17 and 35-3, while Kennesaw State is 1-5 since a 47-0 opener, losing five straight by a combined 20 points plus the Tennessee blowout.

Numbers back Liberty across the board, and the model's 15.9-point margin prices the Flames stronger than the +10 market line.

Matchup odds
Consensus line · 2 books
Spread
LIB -8.5
Total (O/U)
50.5
Favorite
LIB
Moneyline win probability (implied from the spread)

Real consensus line across 2 sportsbooks. Spread and total are the current market number; the win probabilities are implied from the spread.

Matchup odds price history
The market to win this game · daily prices, colored by the favorite
Liberty99%+11 ptsvsKennesaw State1%-11 pts
0%25%50%75%100%Liberty favoredKennesaw State favoredOct 12Oct 15Oct 18Oct 20Oct 22Oct 23

Real daily prices from the market to win this game, shown as Liberty's win price; Kennesaw State's is 100 minus it (the same market's other side). Above the 50% line Liberty is favored, below it Kennesaw State is, and each candle takes the favored team's color. Kalshi shows open-high-low-close candles (filled body closed up, hollow closed down). As of Nov 8.

Tale of the tape
Percentile vs FBS · 2025 stats, 2026 SP+
#22SP+SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.#108
#104FPIFPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.#95
1441EloElo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.1310
-Title oddsDe-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.-
LibertyKennesaw Statesolid = better, faded = trailing
What these metrics mean
SP+. SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.
FPI. FPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.
Elo. Elo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.
Title odds. De-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.
Off PPA. PPA (Predicted Points Added): the average point value each play adds. Higher is better for offense, lower for defense.
Success. Success rate: the share of plays that stay on schedule (roughly 50% of needed yards on 1st down, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th). Higher is better.
Explosive. Explosiveness: the average value of a team's successful plays, i.e. how big its good plays are when they hit.
Yards/game. Total yards gained per game.
Success allowed. How often the defense allows an on-schedule play (enough yards for the down). Lower is better.
Havoc. Havoc rate: the share of plays where the defense makes a tackle for loss, forced fumble, interception, or pass breakup.
Yards allowed. Total yards allowed per game. Lower is better.
Efficiency profile
Percentile vs FBS · 2025
Recent series
Kennesaw State lead 3-2
Kennesaw State have won the last 3
20152025
Head to head
Every meeting in our records
2025
48-42
Kennesaw State
at Liberty
2024
27-24
Kennesaw State
at Kennesaw State
2017
42-28
Kennesaw State
at Liberty
2016
36-21
Liberty
at Kennesaw State
2015
45-35
Liberty
at Liberty
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When do Liberty and Kennesaw State play?

Week 8 of 2026, on Oct 22, 2026 at Kennesaw State.

Who is favored?

The model projects Liberty by 22.6 (91% win probability), from SP+ ratings.

What is the all-time series?

Kennesaw State lead 3-2 over the meetings in our records.

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