Both teams in Friday’s Liberty vs Sam Houston matchup have a chance to make the Conference USA championship game going into the final week of regular season play. Liberty is a 2.5-point favorite going into this matchup, while the total has been set at 47.5. Here, you will get our college football best bets for this game that both teams have to have in CUSA.
Liberty Looks For Fourth Straight Win, CUSA Title Game Berth
The Liberty Flames have won three games in a row coming into this week’s college football action, giving themselves a chance to get back to the Conference USA championship game. The Flames defeated Western Kentucky at home last week to put those two teams and Sam Houston into a three-way tie for second place in the conference behind Jacksonville State. With a win, Liberty clinches a CUSA title game berth against Jacksonville State. And with Liberty scoring 35 points or more in three straight games, they will like their chances to get the win in this huge contest.
Sam Houston Looks to Pass Huge Test In Elimination Game
Sam Houston has a chance to get to its first Conference USA championship game with a win over Liberty and a Western Kentucky loss to Jacksonville State. Sam Houston has lost to Jacksonville State and Western Kentucky already this season. If they can get their first win over a top-four team in CUSA this week, the Bearkats can keep their conference championship hopes alive. But after averaging just 12.5 points per game against Jacksonville State and Western Kentucky, there are some questions to answer on offense for Sam Houston this week.
Liberty vs Sam Houston Prediction
It would be a great story if Sam Houston were to win this Liberty vs Sam Houston State matchup to reach the CUSA title game in their first season of eligibility. But we do not expect that to happen, as Liberty has been much better offensively of late and should be able to close the deal to give themselves a chance to defend their conference title against Jacksonville State.
