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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 I will deviate to dip our feet into uncharted waters.
It will almost certainly be the very first and only time this season we do this, as the last week of exhibition NFL football is somewhat lackluster compared to some regular-season sport of NCAA soccer comprising one of the very best teams in the country, and a mythical football program to boot, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, let us begin the discussion after my friend Doug Upstone got the better of me last week while the Titans were backed by me. Weve been swapping wins forth and back so it looks like its my turn for the wreath, as I endorse the Irish and will accompany all the squares putting the thick lumber on a public road favorite.
After reviewing the college football odds nearly six days before this Monday night event, I see the lineup has spiked a half-point about the preferred, starting at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where its now offered at a solid -20 across the board at all of the very best online sportsbooks.
Doug, I like the Irish but you are leaning to the Cardinals. Apart from the venue is it that you think Louisville can hang with the boys?
Doug Upstone: Yes and a triumph IMO, it said a great deal about the Steelers and Titans direction. Let us move to football, where the matches rely and so will our recordings on this one.
Recall Louisville used to perform against competitions that are big-name? They held their engineered and own upsets. These were fun games to watch and the Cardinals were a thrilling golf club.
However, for example the former Papa Johns Stadium and its counterfeit (in real life) owner, Louisville football last season was worse than a three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield worked wonders in Appalachian State and will be out to alter the civilization and win matches. This will not happen immediately as the ability level is down from theVille. However , this is a moment for Louisville, a team which has the opportunity.
Ive read where the Cards coaches have sped up the slow mechanics of QB Jawon Pass (good name for a QB) and that I like Hassan Hall because the lead running back. The protection, well, which makes me more worried than using a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9. Please do tell youve got your Irish up.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals wont be doing since the Notre Dame defense will keep them cozy in their nest, flying into this match. Scott Satterfield is presently in the big leagues and hes got a group coming from a dismal 2-10 album where they went winless in ACC action last year. This rebuild is comparable to carrying a hot air balloon and attempting to turn it in an F-22 Raptor.
While this may eventually happen, the problem is that Louisville is facing a team which 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 within the regular season and moving a perfect 12-0 until they fulfilled Clemson in the CFP semifinals. The Irish offense was clicking on all cylinders as well, averaging over 33 points per match.
So, my question is, how can be a quarterback like Pass who is slow to discharge, designed to gain any traction against a swarming Irish defense? Particularly when hes working with a completely new offensive strategy and a coach?
Please, Doug, save me I am lost! I see no way, shape or form where Louisville will be able to keep pace with the Golden Domers and Im desperate for the ancestral wisdom and prodigious handicapping experience!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, Im pleased to see in your last sentence youre coming on to the sunny side of sport gambling, or you are just being the same wise a** you are. I will let the SBR readers that are making college football selections decide on this. I am the first to realize Louisville fully pumped and wasnt just 2-10, however 1-11 ATS final year.
However, that staff COMPLETELY gave up on coach Bobby Petrino, just like he gave up about the Atlanta Falcons. A new trainer brings a fresh attitude and with this being a federal game, Satterfield will market his staff on creating a statement. Louisville does need to hope the Irish will take them for granted and not have much fight.
Let us also think about, Brian Kelly with the blue and gold 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 mentioned might improve as the year progresses but substituting five starters, even when you dont/cant amuse like Clemson or even Bama, it is going to take time.
Swinging Johnson: Well Doug, I was being a bit facetious because although you have an impressive handicapping resume, then you miss the mark from time to time. And in this instance, you happen to be shooting blanks because Louisville might be greater compared to last year but Id submit that they are coached with a Rhesus monkey and improve upon their deplorable document rendered by an equally awkward trainer such as Petrino.
I understand that laying nearly 3 touchdowns on the road would be square biz for sure along with Joe Q. Public never got rich by betting the heavy street chalk, but on occasion the public is right, and also in this situation they surely are. Until next week when we get back on our NFL Game of the Week, then lets see what happens on Monday night when the Irish come prepared 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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