Liberty at North Texas 10/23/21 - College Football Picks & Predictions

The Liberty Flames visit Apogee Stadium in Denton, Texas on Saturday to play the North Texas Mean Green. Liberty dropped to 5-2 following a 31-28 loss to Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday. Liberty was a 32-point chalk entering the matchup. Malik Willis passed for 136 yards and one touchdown but the Liberty quarterback was intercepted three times. Willis also ran for a team-high 157 yards and two touchdowns. Turnovers were the difference as Liberty turned it over three times and UL-Monroe just once.

Malik Willis has passed for 1,462 yards with 14 touchdowns and six interceptions and the Liberty quarterback is the leading rusher with 655 yards and nine touchdowns. The leading receiver is Demario Douglas with 526 yards and four touchdowns. On defense, linebacker Storey Jackson is the leading tackler with 52 and is the leader in quarterback sacks with 3.0.

North Texas fell to 1-5 with a 49-21 loss to the Marshall Thundering Herd on Friday. North Texas gained 411 yards of total offense and turned the ball over twice and allowed Marshall 477 yards of total offense. Quarterback Austin Aune threw for 121 yards and two interceptions, while running back DeAndre Torrey rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns.

Quarterback Austin Aune has passed for 639 yards with five touchdowns and four interceptions. The Mean Green signal caller has been sacked eight times. The leading rusher is DeAndre Torrey with 780 yards and six touchdowns, while the leading receiver is Roderic Burns with 395 yards and two touchdown receptions. On defense, linebacker KD Davis is the leading tackler with 54 and Davis is tied with three others for the lead in quarterback sacks with 2.0.