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Notre Dame (9) vs Louisville
Monday, September 2 nd, 8:00 PM at Cardinal Stadium
Swinging Johnson: This week Doug Upstone and render our school football picks on the Monday night game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Louisville Cardinals and then that I shall deviate from our regularly scheduled plan of NFL discussion to dip our toes into uncharted waters.
It will probably be the first and only time this season we do so, as the previous week of exhibition NFL soccer is somewhat lackluster compared to some regular-season sport of NCAA football featuring one of the top clubs in the nation, plus a mythical football program to boot up, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, let us start the discussion after my buddy Doug Upstone got the best of me last week with a bet on the Steelers while I backed the Titans. We have been placing wins forth and back so it appears like its my turn for the golden wreath, like I heartily endorse the Irish and will follow all the squares laying the heavy lumber on a public street favorite.
After reviewing the school football odds nearly six days prior to the Monday night affair, I see that the line has spiked a half-point about the preferred, opening at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where it is currently offered at a solid -20 round the board at all the very best internet sportsbooks.
Doug, I love the Irish but youre leaning to the Cardinals in this battle. Besides the venue is it that you believe Louisville will hang with the boys?
Doug Upstone: Yup Swinger, a convincing triumph and IMO, it said a great deal about the Steelers and Titans direction. Lets move to real football, in which the matches count and will our records with this one.
Remember all those Thursday night games Louisville utilized to perform against opponents that are big-name? They held their engineered and own upsets. These were fun games to watch and also the Cardinals were an exciting golf club.
But just like the former Papa Johns Stadium as well as its fake (in real life) proprietor, Louisville soccer last season was worse than the usual three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield are out to change the civilization and win games and worked wonders. This will not happen right away as the talent level is down from theVille. However , this is a significant time for Louisville, a group which has the chance.
Ive read in which the Cards trainers have sped up the slow mechanisms of QB Jawon Pass (good name for a QB) and that I like Hassan Hall since the lead running back. The defense, well, which makes me more worried than having a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 for season wins. Please do tell youve got up your Irish.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals wont be doing much since the Notre Dame defense will keep them comfortable in their nest flying into this game. Scott Satterfield is in the big leagues and he has a group coming from a dismal 2-10 record last year, where they went winless. This rebuild is akin to taking a hot air balloon and trying to turn it into an F-22 Raptor.
While that may eventually occur, the problem is that Louisville is confronting a team that made it to the CFP last year and owned only one of the stingiest defenses in all of college football, surrendering just 17.2 points over the regular season and moving a perfect 12-0 until they fulfilled Clemson from the CFP semifinals. The Irish offense was clicking on all cylinders as well, averaging 33 points per game over.
My query is, how will be a quarterback like traveling who is slow to discharge, supposed to get some traction against a swarming Irish defense? Particularly when hes working with a new coach and an offensive scheme that is entirely new?
Please, Doug, save me Im lost! I find no way, shape or form in which Louisville is going to be able to keep up with the Golden Domers and Im desperate to your brand new wisdom and handicapping experience!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, Im happy to read in your last sentence youre coming around to the sunny side of sport betting, or you are simply being the exact shrewd a** you usually are. I will let the SBR readers that are making this is decided on by college football selections. I am the first to understand Louisville fully pumped and was, however, 1-11 ATS last season.
Like he gave up around the Atlanta Falcons but that staff COMPLETELY gave up on coach Bobby Petrino. A new trainer brings a new mindset and his team will be sold by Satterfield on creating a statement with this being a game. Louisville does need to trust the Irish will take them for granted and not have a lot of fight.
Lets also consider, Brian Kelly with the gold and blue is ATS as a road favorite, also a mere 7-9-1 ATS when dishing out 20 or more specimens. That defense you said may improve as the year progresses but substituting five starters, even whenever you dont/can not amuse like Bama or even Clemson, it is going to take time.
I was a bit facetious because although you have an handicapping that was impressive resume, then you miss the mark from time to time. And in this scenario, you happen to be shooting blanks because Louisville might be greater compared to last year but I would submit that they are trained with a Rhesus monkey and improve upon their deplorable document left by an equally awkward trainer like Petrino.
I understand that placing nearly three touchdowns on the road would be square biz for certain along with Joe Q. Public never got rich by betting the heavy road chalk, but at times the general public is correct, and also in this situation they surely are. Until next week when we get back on our NFL Game of the Week, lets see what happens on Monday once the Irish come ready to rumble in Louisville.
Free College Football Pick: Swinging Johnson — Notre Dame -20 (-110)
Free College Football Pick: Doug Upstone — Louisville +20 (-110)
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