Clark desk · DallasThursday, September 24, 2026

The Saturday Slate

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Thu, Sep 24 · 6:30pm CT · Brooks Stadium (SC) · Conway, SC · ESPN6:30pm CT
LIB
Liberty Flames · C-USA · 2-1 · Away
FPI -4.4 · rank 83 · No CFBD row
-2.5 (-112)
-135
CCU
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers · Sun Belt · 1-2 · Home
FPI -8.3 · rank 103 · No CFBD row
+2.5 (-108)
+114

Market vs model

Spread
LIB -2.5
CCU +2.5 (-108)
LIB -2.5 (-112)
Model
LIB -1.4
Edge 1.1 pts CCU
Full ratings
ESPN FPI only
ML / total
Pass
CCU +114 · LIB -135
Total 50.5 — no O/U pick
CallNo ticket

Number from DraftKings, via ESPN.

Why

CFBD enrichment is off. No API key and no ratings cache, so these numbers are ESPN FPI only.

  • CCU rating -8.3, LIB rating -4.4.
  • Fuel: ESPN FPI only. CFBD enrichment is not in this number.
  • Home field adds 2.5 to CCU.
  • Predicted margin is LIB by 1.4.
  • Edge is 1.1 points toward CCU.
  • Edge 1.1 pts — inside the 1.5-pt no-bet band. (Rating gap -3.9; home field +2.5).
  • Moneyline is a pass — the predicted margin is inside 2 points.
  • No totals model — we do not guess over/unders.

Recent form

LIB

FPI -4.4 · rank 83 · No CFBD row

  1. Wvs BALL 51-15 · Sat, Sep 19
  2. Wvs GWEB 24-23 · Sat, Sep 12
  3. L@ JMU 20-13 · Sat, Sep 5
  4. Lvs KENN 48-42 2OT · Sat, Nov 29
  5. L@ LT 34-28 OT · Sat, Nov 22

CCU

FPI -8.3 · rank 103 · No CFBD row

  1. L@ DEL 22-14 · Sat, Sep 19
  2. Wvs FOR 45-7 · Sat, Sep 12
  3. L@ WVU 31-24 · Sat, Sep 5
  4. Lvs LT 23-14 · Tue, Dec 30
  5. Lvs JMU 59-10 · Sat, Nov 29

Injuries

no injury feed wired yet

Lock a ticket

Same rules as the board. ATS only when the edge clears 1.5 and the rating is not a placeholder. Moneyline only when the model has a winner by 2 or more. The lock stores the line now. CLV stays empty until there is a closing number.

Edge 1.1 pts — inside the 1.5-pt no-bet band. (Rating gap -3.9; home field +2.5).

No moneyline ticket — predicted margin is inside 2 points.