Venue & Event Details
Location: Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA
Kickoff: 3:00 PM EST / 2:00 PM CST
Broadcast: ESPN+
Weather Forecast
Temperature: 64°F at kickoff, dropping into upper 50s by evening
Conditions: Partly cloudy skies, winds 7–10 mph
Impact: Mild conditions; passing and rushing unaffected
Injury Report
Liberty Flames:
QB Ethan Vasko (healthy, 1,820 yards, 9 TDs, 8 INTs, 58.4% completion)
RB Evan Dickens (healthy, 844 yards, 10 TDs)
WR Donte Lee Jr. (healthy, 572 yards, 5 TDs)
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs:
QB Blake Baker (healthy, 1,228 yards, 5 TDs, 3 INTs, 66.2% completion)
RB Clay Thevenin (healthy, 516 yards, 8 TDs)
WR Eli Finley (healthy, 366 yards)
Key Player Matchups
Ethan Vasko (Liberty QB) vs Louisiana Tech Secondary: Vasko’s inconsistency (9 TDs, 8 INTs) will be tested against a defense allowing 237.5 passing YPG (93rd nationally).
Evan Dickens (Liberty RB) vs La Tech Front Seven: Dickens’ 10 rushing TDs against a defense ranked 43rd nationally in rush defense (130 YPG allowed).
Clay Thevenin (La Tech RB) vs Liberty Front Seven: Thevenin’s red-zone efficiency (8 TDs) against Liberty’s defense allowing 161.8 rushing YPG (91st nationally).
Recent Team Forms
Liberty: Lost 34–27 vs FIU (Nov. 15); Vasko threw for 218 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs; Dickens rushed for 106 yards, 1 TD.
Louisiana Tech: Lost 28–3 vs Washington State (Nov. 15); Baker threw for 36 yards, Thevenin rushed for 39 yards.
Series History
All-time: Liberty leads 1–0.
Last meeting (2023): Liberty won 56–30.
Betting Trends:
Louisiana Tech is 6–4 ATS this season.
Liberty is 3–7 ATS.
Overs have hit in 4 of Liberty’s 10 games.
Historical Betting Results
Louisiana Tech has covered in 5 of 8 games as a favorite.
Liberty has covered in just 1 of 2 games as an underdog.
Liberty won the only prior head-to-head matchup in 2023.
Prediction: Louisiana Tech 26 – Liberty 22
Game Odds
Liberty Flames – 1.5
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 45.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, November 21, 2025
