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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 I will detract to dip our toes into uncharted waters and render our college football picks on the Monday night match between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Louisville Cardinals.
It will probably be the first and only time this season we do so, as the previous week of exhibition NFL football is somewhat lackluster in comparison to some regular-season sport of NCAA football comprising one of the top teams in the country, plus a legendary football program to boot, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, let us begin the debate after my buddy Doug Upstone got the best of me last week with a wager about the Steelers while the Titans were backed by me. Weve been swapping wins on and back so it looks like its my turn to get the wreath, as the Irish are heartily endorsed by me and will follow the squares laying the heavy lumber onto a public street favorite.
After reviewing the school football odds nearly six days prior to the Monday night event, I see the line has spiked a half-point about the preferred, opening at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where its currently offered in a solid -20 across the board at all of the best online sportsbooks.
Doug, I enjoy the Irish but youre currently leaning in this battle on the Cardinals. Besides the place, why do you think Louisville can hang with the boys in South Bend?
Doug Upstone: Yes and a win IMO, it said a lot about the Steelers and Titans management. Lets proceed to real soccer, where the games count and so will our records with this one.
Remember Louisville utilized to perform against big-name opponents? They held their engineered and own upsets. These were fun games to watch and also the Cardinals were an golf club.
However, like the former Papa Johns Stadium as well as its counterfeit (in real life) proprietor, Louisville soccer last year was worse than a three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield will be out win matches and to alter the culture and worked wonders. This wont happen immediately as the ability level is down in theVille. However , this is a moment for Louisville, a team which has the chance.
I have read in which the Cards coaches have sped up the slow mechanics of QB Jawon Pass (great name for a QB) and I enjoy Hassan Hall as the direct running back. Than having a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 the defense , that makes me more worried. You have up your Irish please dont forget.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals wont be doing flying into this match since the Notre Dame defense will keep them snug in their nest. Scott Satterfield is presently in the big leagues and he has a team coming from a dismal 2-10 record this past year in which they went winless. This rebuild is comparable to attempting to turn it in an F-22 Raptor and taking a hot air balloon.
While this may eventually happen, the issue is that Louisville is confronting a team which 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 within the regular season and moving a perfect 12-0 until they met Clemson in the CFP semifinals. The offense clicked on all cylinders as well, averaging over 33 points per game.
My query is, how is a quarterback like Pass whos slow to release, designed to gain any traction against a swarming shield? Especially when he is working with a new trainer and an offensive scheme that is entirely new?
Please, Doug, save me Im lost! I see no way, shape or form in which Louisville is going to be able to keep up and Im desperate to handicapping experience that is prodigious and your ancestral wisdom!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, I am glad to read in your last sentence you are coming on to the bright side of sports gambling, or youre simply being the identical wise a** you are. Ill let the SBR readers who are making school football selections decide on that. Im the first to realize Louisville was 1-11 ATS, although not just 2-10 and sucked last year.
However, that team COMPLETELY gave up on coach Bobby Petrino, just like he gave up about the Atlanta Falcons. A new attitude is brought by A new coach and his team will be sold by Satterfield on creating a statement, with this being a match. Louisville does have to hope the Irish will take them for granted and never have a lot of fight.
Lets also think about, Brian Kelly with gold and all the blue is ATS as a road favorite, also a ATS when dishing out more or 20 specimens. That defense you mentioned might improve as the season progresses but substituting five starters, if you dont/cant amuse like Bama or Clemson, it will take time.
Swinging Johnson: Well Doug, I was a bit facetious because though you have an impressive handicapping restart, then you miss the mark from time to time. And in this situation, because Louisville might be greater than last year but I would submit that they are coached with a Rhesus monkey and improve upon their document rendered by an inept trainer like Petrino you happen to be shooting blanks.
I understand that placing nearly three touchdowns on the road is square biz for sure along with Joe Q. Public never got rich by betting the heavy road chalk, but on occasion the general public is right, and in this situation they definitely are. Until when we get down on our NFL Game of the Week next week, lets see what happens on Monday 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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