NCAAF PLAYER PROPS · Thursday, October 8

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Sam Houston State vs Liberty player props, and the case against each one.

Sam Houston State Bearkats at Liberty Flames, kickoff 7:00 PM ET. Below are our 2 best props in this game, chosen on how often the player has cleared the line across this season and last, the matchup, and the price across the books quoting it, with the exact price, the next best book, and the reason each might be wrong.

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PickPriceBookWhy
Deshawn Purdie Under 1.5 Passing Touchdowns-122BetOnline.agunder in 10 of 13 games; best price of 3 books
Makai Jackson Over 0.5 Anytime TD+175DraftKingsover in 4 of 6 games; best price of 6 books

The reads behind them

College props on this site are read on form and the matchup, not on price. A prop appears when the player has cleared the line in at least 60% of his games across this season and last, at least two books quote it, and the matchup does not argue against it. The price is the best among the books quoting the line, with the next best named beside it. Early in a season the samples are small, and each read says how small.

Angle 1

Deshawn Purdie Under 1.5 Passing Touchdowns

-122at BetOnline.ag

Deshawn Purdie has gone under 1.5 passing touchdowns in 10 of 13 games across this season and last and 60% of his last 5.

  • -122 at BetOnline.ag is the best of 3 books quoting it; the next best is -125 at Bovada.
  • Deshawn Purdie averages 10.25 pass attempts a game over 8 games, against 19.63 for QBs (28th percentile).
  • Deshawn Purdie averages 5.12 completions a game over 8 games, against 12.27 for QBs (25th percentile).

The case against

A hit rate over 13 games is a small sample, and a line that has held for a handful of games can stop holding without warning.

Sam Houston State Bearkats rank 49th of 141 for passing TDs allowed, at 1.7 a game over 12 games.

Sam Houston State Bearkats rank 8th of 141 for passing yards allowed, at 275.9 a game over 12 games.

Full game log and every book on Deshawn Purdie

Angle 2

Makai Jackson Over 0.5 Anytime TD

+175at DraftKings

Makai Jackson has scored a touchdown in 4 of 6 games across this season and last and 80% of his last 5.

  • +175 at DraftKings is the best of 6 books quoting it; the next best is +175 at Courtside.
  • Sam Houston State Bearkats rank 15th of 141 for receptions allowed to WRs, at 9.4 a game over 12 games.
  • Sam Houston State Bearkats rank 9th of 141 for touchdowns allowed, at 4.4 a game over 12 games.

The case against

A hit rate over 6 games is a small sample, and a line that has held for a handful of games can stop holding without warning.

Sam Houston State Bearkats rank 86th of 141 for TDs allowed to WRs, at 0.6 a game over 12 games.

Full game log and every book on Makai Jackson

What this is, and what it is not

These are our strongest props in this matchup, chosen on how often the player has cleared the line across a small sample, the matchup itself, and the best price among the books quoting it. College props on this site are read on form and the matchup, not on price, and none of it is called an edge. The Lab's card is a separate five-pick slate selected across every market, and it is graded on the public record.

Where the record lives: the Lab's public record starts Sep 25, 2026, the card and the boosts together, with every pick and every loss on the results page. Each prop above is frozen with the exact price and book shown from the moment it was published. These angles are not on that graded record; the card and the boosts are.

Same slate: Missouri State vs Western Kentucky player props.

Built from the Lab's board for Thursday, October 8. Prices were read across every book quoting each line at Oct 8, 10:30 AM ET and are frozen at those numbers. Prices move; check before you bet. The sentences above are generated from the same numbers printed beside them. 19+. If betting stops being fun, ConnexOntario, 1-866-531-2600.