Liberty at UL Monroe 10/16/21 - College Football Picks & Predictions

By: Adam |

Last Updated: 10/15/2021 at 6:23 PM ET

The Liberty Flames visit Malone Stadium in Monroe, Louisiana on Saturday to play the UL-Monroe Warhawks. Liberty improved to 5-1 following a 41-13 victory over Middle Tennessee State on Saturday. Liberty gained 449 yards of total offense but turned the ball over three times, while holding MTS to 265 yards and forcing two turnovers. Liberty quarterback Malik Willis passed for 222 yards with two touchdowns but was intercepted three times. Running back Joshua Mack rushed for 91 yards and one touchdown.

Quarterback Malik Willis has passed for 1,327 yards with 13 touchdowns and three interceptions and is the leading rusher with 198 yards and seven touchdowns. The leading receiver is Demario Douglas with 526 yards and four touchdowns. On defense, linebacker Storey Jackson has a team-high 42 tackles and is tied for the lead with Ralfs Rusins in quarterback sacks with 2.5. Four players for Liberty each have one interception.

Louisiana-Monroe dropped to 2-3 following a 55-21 loss to Georgia State on Saturday. The Warhawks defense gave up 572 yards of total offense to Georgia State. Louisiana-Monroe quarterback Chandler Rogers passed for 200 yards with two touchdowns while rushing for a team-high 72 yards. Boogie Knight was the leading receiver with 78 yards.

Chandler Rogers has passed for 365 yards with two touchdowns and one interception while the leading rusher is Andrew Henry with 203 yards and one touchdown, while Rogers has rushed for 171 yards. The leading receiver is Boogie Knight with 261 yards. On defense, linebacker Traveion Webster is the leading tackler with 37 and Ty Shelby is the leader in quarterback sacks with 5.0. Three players for Louisiana-Monroe each have one interception.

The Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks are scoring an average of only 15.6 points per game and will be up against a Liberty defense that is allowing an average of only 14.3 points per game. Liberty has become a cover machine, covering the number in 13 of the last 14 overall. The Flames have covered the number in six of the last seven played on the road and will shut down a below average Warhawks offense and run all over a below average UL-Monroe defense that is allowing an average of 36.4 points per game. Final Score Prediction, Liberty Flames win and cover ATS 43-7.

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