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Sam Houston vs Liberty Prediction

Thursday, Oct 8, 2026, 7:00 PM ET, Williams Stadium (VA), Lynchburg, Week 6

Agatha Research Desk, Updated

Sam HoustonAWAYSam Houston

FINAL

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AGATHA'S PICKLibertyHOMELiberty4-1
88%WIN CHANCELiberty to WinWON#551 SEALED

Win chance at the seal 88%

Agatha's pick: Liberty to WinTHE VERDICT

Final score: Liberty 35, Sam Houston 3

SEALED ODDS
-549Betway
CLOSING ODDS
-500Betway, at the start
STAKE
1 unitflat, every pick
RESULT
WON +0.18uat the sealed price
GRADED
10:12 PM ETreceipt #551

Game Center

Team1234T
Sam Houston03003
Liberty7771435

Leaders

  • Deshawn Purdie (LIB): 10/14, 114 YDS, 1 TD
  • Jaylon Coleman (LIB): 7 CAR, 92 YDS
  • Makai Jackson (LIB): 3 REC, 46 YDS
  • Landyn Locke (SHSU): 20/30, 138 YDS
  • MJ Dowdy (SHSU): 11 CAR, 42 YDS
  • Grady O'Neill (SHSU): 3 REC, 39 YDS
Sam Houston

Tale of the tape

Liberty

Sam Houston vs Liberty recent form

Sam Houston 1-4 Sam Houston: last 5 games

  1. L14-49 Sep 26 Texas Tech, 14-49
  2. W59-0 Sep 19 Nicholls, 59-0
  3. L17-23 Sep 12 Tulsa, 17-23
  4. L21-24 Sep 5 Troy, 21-24
  5. L16-56 Nov 29, 2025 Florida International, 16-56

Liberty 4-1 Liberty: last 5 games

  1. W30-14 Oct 2 Delaware, 30-14
  2. W34-17 Sep 24 Coastal Carolina, 34-17
  3. W51-15 Sep 19 Ball State, 51-15
  4. W24-23 Sep 12 Gardner-Webb, 24-23
  5. L13-20 Sep 5 James Madison, 13-20
Points scored, last 5Sam Houston 127Liberty 152
Points allowed, last 5fewer is betterSam Houston 152Liberty 89

Sam Houston vs Liberty head-to-head

Since Oct 5, 2023: Sam Houston 1, Liberty 1

  1. Nov 29, 2024Sam Houston 20-18
  2. Oct 5, 2023Liberty 21-16

Sam Houston vs Liberty line movement

MONEYLINE Liberty to win at Betway

Market (latest pregame line)

Spread (Liberty)

-13.5

Total

52.5

Moneyline

Sam Houston
+420
Liberty
-580

Line movement, tracked by Agatha since first sighting (26 snapshots)

  • Moneyline (Liberty) at FanDuel: opened -600, now -580
  • Spread (Liberty) at FanDuel: opened -13.5, now -13.5
  • Total at FanDuel: opened 50.5, now 52.5

Agatha's pick for Sam Houston vs Liberty

Liberty. Agatha gave Liberty an 88% chance to win at Williams Stadium (VA), Lynchburg. It was Agatha's prediction for this game, sealed and graded like every pick.

TV: ESPNU

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