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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 leave our school football picks on the Monday night match between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Louisville Cardinals and that I will deviate from our regularly scheduled plan of NFL discussion to dip our feet.
It will almost certainly be the very first and only time this year we do this, as the last week of exhibition NFL soccer is somewhat lackluster in comparison to some regular-season sport of NCAA football comprising one of the top clubs in the nation, and a mythical football program to boot, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, let us start the debate after my friend Doug Upstone got the best of me last week with a wager about the Steelers while I backed the Titans. Weve been swapping wins forth and back so it looks like it is my turn to the golden wreath, as I heartily endorse the Irish and will follow the squares laying the lumber that is heavy onto a public street favorite.
After reviewing the school football odds nearly six days prior to the Monday night affair, I see the lineup has spiked a half-point on the favorite, starting at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where its currently offered at a solid -20 throughout the board at all the best internet sportsbooks.
Doug, I love the Irish but youre currently leaning to the Cardinals. Apart from the venue, why do you believe Louisville can hang with the boys?
Doug Upstone: Yup , Swinger, IMO and at least a successful win, said a great deal about the management of the Steelers and Titans. Let us move ahead to real soccer, where the games count and will our records with this one.
Recall those Thursday night games Louisville used to perform against opponents? They more than held their own and engineered several upsets. These were fun games to see and the Cardinals were an exciting club.
But like the former Papa Johns Stadium as well as its counterfeit (in real life) proprietor, Louisville soccer last season was worse than a three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield are out win games and to alter the culture and worked wonders at Appalachian State. This wont occur right away as the talent level is down from theVille. This is a time for Louisville, a team that has the opportunity to start taking steps in the ideal direction.
I have read where the Cards trainers have sped up the slow mechanics of QB Jawon Pass (good name for a QB) and I like Hassan Hall because the lead running back. The defense, well, which makes me more worried than with a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 for season wins. You have your Irish up please do tell.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals will not be doing since the Notre Dame defense will keep them snug in their nest flying into this match. Scott Satterfield is in the big leagues and hes got a group this past year, in which they went winless coming from a dismal 2-10 record. This rebuild is comparable to seeking to turn it and carrying a hot air balloon.
While this may eventually occur, the problem is that Louisville is facing a team that made it to the CFP this past year and owned only one of the stingiest defenses in all of college football, surrendering just 17.2 points within the normal season and moving a perfect 12-0 till they met Clemson from the CFP semifinals. The offense clicked on all cylinders also, averaging 33 points per match over.
My query is, how will be a quarterback like Pass whos slow to release, designed to obtain any traction against a shield? Particularly when he is working with a trainer and an offensive scheme?
Please, Doug, rescue me I am lost! I find no way, shape or form where Louisville is going to be able to keep pace and Im desperate for handicapping expertise that is prodigious and your ancestral wisdom!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, I am glad to see in your last sentence youre coming around to the bright side of sports betting, or you are simply being the same wise a** you usually are. Ill allow the SBR readers that are making school football picks decide on that. Im the first to realize Louisville fully pumped and was, however 1-11 ATS final season.
Like he gave up around the Atlanta Falcons, However, that team COMPLETELY gave up on coach Bobby Petrino. A new trainer brings a new attitude and this being a federal game, Satterfield will market his team. Louisville does need to trust the Irish will take them for granted and never have much fight.
Lets also think about, Brian Kelly using the blue and gold is ATS as a road favorite, also when dishing out 20 or more specimens, a ATS. This defense you mentioned may improve as the year progresses but substituting five starters, even when you dont/cant amuse like Bama or Clemson, it is going to take some time.
Swinging Johnson: Well Doug, I was becoming a bit facetious because though youve got an handicapping that was impressive resume, you miss the mark from time to time. And in this event, because Louisville might be better but I would submit that they are trained by a Rhesus monkey and improve upon their record rendered by an coach such as Petrino you happen to be shooting blanks.
I understand that placing nearly three touchdowns on the road is square biz for certain along with Joe Q. Public never got rich by betting the heavy street chalk, but on occasion the public is right, and in this situation they are. Until next week once we get back on our NFL Game of the Week, let us see what happens on Monday night 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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