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Notre Dame (9) vs Louisville
Monday, September 2 nd, 8:00 PM in Cardinal Stadium
Swinging Johnson: This week Doug Upstone and I shall deviate from our regularly scheduled plan of NFL discussion to dip our feet and also render our college football selections.
It will almost certainly be the very first and only time this year we do so, as the previous week of exhibition NFL football is somewhat lackluster compared to a regular-season sport of NCAA football featuring one of the very best teams in the country, and a mythical soccer program to boot, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, lets begin the discussion after my buddy Doug Upstone got the better of me last week with a wager about the Steelers while I supported the Titans. Weve been placing wins forth and back so it appears like it is my turn to get the wreath, as I will follow the squares laying the lumber that is heavy onto a road favorite and endorse the Irish.
After reviewing the college football odds nearly six days before the Monday night affair, I see that the line has spiked a half-point on the preferred, starting at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where it is currently offered in a solid -20 across the board whatsoever of the very best online sportsbooks.
I like the Irish but youre currently leaning in this clash to the Cardinals. Other than the place do you believe Louisville can hang with the boys?
Doug Upstone: Yes a successful win and at least IMO, it said a lot about the direction of the Steelers and Titans. Lets proceed to real soccer, so will our recordings with this one and where the matches count.
Remember Louisville used to play against opponents? They held their own and engineered many upsets. These were fun games to see and also the Cardinals were a thrilling golf club.
But like the former Papa Johns Stadium as well as its counterfeit (in real life) proprietor, Louisville football last season was worse than the usual three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield will be out win matches and to change the civilization and worked miracles. This will not happen immediately as the talent level is down in theVille. This is a time for Louisville, a team 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 I like Hassan Hall as the lead running back. Than using a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 for season 23, the shield which makes me more nervous. Why you have your Irish up please do tell.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals wont be doing flying in this game as the Notre Dame defense will keep them snug in their nest. Scott Satterfield is currently in the big leagues and hes got a team coming from a dismal record this past year, where they went winless in ACC action. This rebuild is comparable to carrying a hot air balloon and trying to turn it into an F-22 Raptor.
While that may eventually occur, the issue is that Louisville is facing a group that made it into 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 going a perfect 12-0 till they met Clemson from the CFP semifinals. The Irish offense was clicking on all cylinders averaging 33 points per game over.
My issue is, how is a quarterback like traveling who is slow to discharge, designed to obtain some traction against a swarming defense? Especially when hes working with a trainer and a completely new offensive strategy?
Please, Doug, save me Im lost! I find no way, shape or form where Louisville will be able to keep pace with this Golden Domers and I am desperate to handicapping expertise that is prodigious and your brand new wisdom!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, Im happy to see in your last sentence you are coming around to the sunny side of sport gambling, or youre just being the same shrewd a** you usually are. Ill allow the SBR readers who are currently making college football picks decide on this. I am the first to realize Louisville fully pumped and was, however, 1-11 ATS last season.
Such as he gave up on the Atlanta Falcons However, that team COMPLETELY gave up on coach Bobby Petrino. A new attitude is brought by A coach on building a statement, and this being a match, his team will be sold by Satterfield. Louisville does need to trust never and the Irish will take them have much fight.
Lets also think about, Brian Kelly with gold and all the blue is simply 10-13-1 ATS as a road favorite, also if dishing out 20 or more specimens, a mere 7-9-1 ATS. This defense you said might improve as the year progresses but substituting five starters, even whenever you dont/can not recruit like Clemson or even Bama, it will take some time.
I was becoming a bit facetious because although you have an handicapping that was impressive restart , you miss the mark from time to time. And in this scenario, because Louisville might be greater but Id submit that they could be trained with a Rhesus monkey and improve upon their deplorable document rendered by an awkward coach such as Petrino you happen to be shooting blanks.
I know that placing nearly 3 touchdowns on the road is square biz for sure and Joe Q. Public never got rich by gambling the heavy street chalk, but sometimes the general public is correct, 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 when the Irish come ready to squint at Louisville.
Free College Football Pick: Swinging Johnson — Notre Dame -20 (-110)
Free College Football Pick: Doug Upstone — Louisville +20 (-110)
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