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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 college football picks on the Monday night game between the Louisville Cardinals and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and then I shall detract from our regularly scheduled program of NFL debate to dip our feet into uncharted waters.
It will most likely be the very first and only time this year we do this, as the last week of display NFL soccer is somewhat lackluster in comparison to some regular-season game of NCAA football comprising one of the very best teams in the country, plus a legendary football program to boot up, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, lets start the debate after my friend Doug Upstone got the best of me last week while I backed the Titans. Weve been placing wins forth and back so it looks like it is my turn to get the wreath, as I will accompany each of the squares putting the thick lumber onto a street favorite and heartily endorse the Irish.
After reviewing the college football odds almost six days ahead of this Monday night event, I see that the lineup has spiked a half-point about the favorite, opening at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where it is presently offered in a solid -20 throughout the board whatsoever the very best internet sportsbooks.
Doug, I enjoy the Irish but youre leaning onto the Cardinals within this clash. Besides the venue, why do you think Louisville can hang with the boys from South Bend?
Doug Upstone: Yes at least and a convincing triumph IMO, it said a great deal about the direction of both the Steelers and Titans. Lets move to real soccer, in which the matches count and will our recordings on this one.
Recall all those Thursday night matches Louisville used to play against big-name opponents? They held their engineered and own upsets. These were enjoyable games and also the Cardinals were an exciting club.
But like the former Papa Johns Stadium and its fake (in real life) proprietor, Louisville soccer last year was worse than a three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield worked miracles and are out to change the culture and win matches. This wont happen right away as the ability level is down in theVille. Nonethelessthis is a huge time for Louisville, a team which has the chance.
I have read in which the Cards trainers have popped up the slow mechanics of QB Jawon Pass (great name for a QB) and that I like Hassan Hall as the direct running back. Than using a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 for season 23, the defense , that makes me more nervous. You have up your Irish, please dont forget.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals wont be doing much flying into this match as the Notre Dame defense will keep them snug in their nest. Scott Satterfield is now in the big leagues and hes got a group coming off of a dismal album where they went winless in ACC action last year. This rebuild is akin to attempting to turn it and carrying a hot air balloon.
While that may eventually occur, the problem is that Louisville is facing a group that made it into the CFP this past year and possessed one of the stingiest defenses in all of college football, devoting only 17.2 points within the regular season and moving a perfect 12-0 till they met Clemson in the CFP semifinals. The offense clicked on all cylinders averaging 33 points per game over.
My question is, how is a quarterback like Pass who is slow to release, supposed to gain some traction against a defense that is Irish? Particularly when hes working with a trainer and an offensive strategy that is entirely new?
Please, Doug, save me I am lost! I find no way, shape or form where Louisville will have the ability to keep up and I am desperate to the ancestral wisdom and handicapping experience!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, I am happy to see in your last sentence you are coming around to the sunny side of sports betting, or you are just being the same shrewd a** you usually are. Ill allow the SBR readers that are currently making that is decided on by college football picks. Im the first to realize Louisville fully pumped and was 1-11 ATS, although not just 2-10 final year.
Like he gave up on the Atlanta Falcons, but that team COMPLETELY gave up on coach Bobby Petrino. A new attitude is brought by A new trainer and this being a federal match, Satterfield will sell his staff. Louisville does have to trust the Irish will take them and not have a lot of fight.
Let us also consider, Brian Kelly with all the gold and blue is only 10-13-1 ATS as a road favorite, and if dishing out 20 or more specimens, a mere 7-9-1 ATS. This defense you said may improve as the year progresses but substituting five starters, if you dont/can not amuse like Bama or Clemson, it is going to take some time.
I was becoming a bit facetious because though youve got an impressive handicapping restart, you miss the mark from time to time. And in this circumstance, because Louisville could be better but Id submit that they could be trained by a Rhesus monkey and enhance upon their document rendered by an coach such as Petrino, you happen to be shooting blanks.
I know that placing nearly 3 touchdowns on the road would be square biz for certain and Joe Q. Public never got rich by gambling the heavy street chalk, but on occasion the public is correct, and in this instance they certainly are. Until once we get down on our NFL Game of the Week next week, lets see what happens on Monday when the Irish come prepared 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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