The Liberty Flames got back on track with a 35-26 win over North Texas last week to become bowl eligible. This week, the Flames return home to take on UMass with kickoff scheduled for noon EST and carried on ESPN 3. How will the Flames fare? The ASOR staff predicts the outcome below.

Benjamin Akers: Liberty 42 UMass 10
Jacob Bleymaier: Liberty 49 UMass 10
Josh Burdick: Liberty 48 UMass 13
Kevin Gora: Liberty 45 UMass 12
Chad Hasson: Liberty 49 UMass 0
Brett Jones: Liberty 42 UMass 17
Jon Manson: Liberty 42 UMass 10
Zach McLearen: Liberty 45 UMass 10
Evan Nester: Liberty 48 UMass 10

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 8:

  1. Benjamin Akers (Record: 6-2, PDA: 14.3)
  2. Jon Manson (6-2, 14.8)
  3. Zach McLearen (6-2, 16.2)
  4. Chad Hasson (6-2, 17.1)
  5. Evan Nester (6-2, 18.2)
  6. Kevin Gora (6-2, 18.8)
  7. Jacob Bleymaier (6-2, 20.8)
  8. Brett Jones (5-3, 17.0)
  9. Josh Burdick (5-3, 19.6)

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