Liberty is 3-0 on the season, opening up with wins over Campbell, Troy, and Old Dominion. The stakes increase this week with the Flames taking on its first Power Five opponent of the year as they travel to take on Syracuse on Friday night at the Carrier Dome. The game kicks off at 8 p.m. and televised on ACCN. How will the Flames fare? The ASOR staff predicts the outcome below.

Benjamin Akers: Liberty 31 Syracuse 27
Jacob Bleymaier: Liberty 42 Syracuse 28
Josh Burdick: Liberty 34 Syracuse 31
Kevin Gora: Liberty 35 Syracuse 28
Chad Hasson: Liberty 37 Syracuse 24
Brett Jones: Liberty 38 Syracuse 27
Jon Manson: Liberty 31 Syracuse 23
Zach McLearen: Liberty 31 Syracuse 27
Evan Nester: Liberty 31 Syracuse 21

So far this season, the ASOR staff have all correctly picked Liberty as the winner in the first three games of the season. As a tiebreaker for the best prediction throughout the season, we are using a point differential average (PDA). Here are the current standings after week 3:

  1. Benjamin Akers (Record: 3-0, PDA: 7.6)
  2. Jon Manson (3-0, 12.3)
  3. Zach McLearen (3-0, 14.0)
  4. Brett Jones (3-0, 14.3)
  5. Chad Hasson (3-0, 14.6)
  6. Evan Nester (3-0, 16.3)
  7. Jacob Bleymaier (3-0, 17.0)
  8. Kevin Gora (3-0, 19.6)
  9. Josh Burdick (3-0, 21.3)

Who do you think has the best prediction this week? What is your prediction?