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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 selections on the Monday night game between the Louisville Cardinals and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and also that I shall deviate to dip our toes into uncharted waters.
It will almost certainly be the very first and only time this year we do so, as the previous week of exhibition NFL soccer is somewhat lackluster compared to some regular-season game of NCAA soccer featuring one of the best teams in the nation, plus a legendary football program to boot up, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, lets begin the discussion after my buddy Doug Upstone got the best of me last week while the Titans were supported by me. We have been swapping wins forth and back so it appears like it is my turn to the golden wreath, as I will accompany the squares laying the lumber that is heavy on a road favorite and heartily endorse the Irish.
After reviewing the college football odds almost six days prior to the Monday night event, I see the line has spiked a half-point on the preferred, opening at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where its now offered in a solid -20 across the board at all of the best online sportsbooks.
Doug, I like the Irish but youre leaning to the Cardinals. Apart from the venue, why is it that you believe Louisville could hang with the boys out of South Bend?
Doug Upstone: Yup , Swinger, IMO and at least a convincing win, said a lot about the Steelers and Titans direction. Let us proceed to real soccer, where the games rely and will our recordings with this one.
Recall those Thursday night games Louisville used to play against competitions that are big-name? They more than held their engineered and own upsets. These were fun games to see and the Cardinals were an club.
But like the former Papa Johns Stadium as well as its phony (in real life) proprietor, Louisville soccer last season was worse than the usual three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield worked wonders and will be out to change the culture and win games. This wont happen immediately as the talent level is down from theVille. Nonetheless, this is a major moment for Louisville, a group which has the opportunity to start taking actions.
Ive read where the Cards trainers have popped up the slow mechanisms of QB Jawon Pass (great name for a QB) and I like Hassan Hall as the direct running back. Than having a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 the defense, well, which makes me more worried. Please do tell youve got your Irish up.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals wont be doing as the Notre Dame defense will keep them snug in their nest, flying in this game. Scott Satterfield is now in the big leagues and he has a team coming off of a dismal 2-10 album in which they went winless in ACC action this past year. This rebuild is akin to attempting to turn it into an F-22 Raptor and carrying a hot air balloon.
While that may eventually occur, the issue is that Louisville is facing a group which 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 regular season and moving a perfect 12-0 till they met Clemson from the CFP semifinals. The offense clicked on all cylinders averaging over 33 points per match.
My query is, just how can be a quarterback like traveling who is slow to discharge, supposed to obtain some traction against a swarming Irish defense? Especially when hes working with a trainer and an offensive scheme that is entirely new?
Please, Doug, save me Im lost! I find no way, shape or form where Louisville will be able to keep pace and I am desperate to your ancestral wisdom and handicapping expertise that is prodigious!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, I am happy to read in your last sentence you are coming on to the bright side of sport betting, or youre just being the exact wise a** you usually are. Ill let the SBR readers that are making college football selections decide on that. Im the first to realize Louisville was not only 2-10, but 1-11 ATS and fully pumped final year.
Like he gave up on the Atlanta Falcons However, that team COMPLETELY gave up on coach Bobby Petrino. A fresh mindset is brought by A coach and his staff will be sold by Satterfield on building a statement, this being a match. Louisville does need to trust not and the Irish will take them for granted have a lot of fight.
Lets also think about, Brian Kelly using gold and the blue is just 10-13-1 ATS as a road favorite, also if dishing out 20 or more specimens, a ATS. That defense you mentioned might improve as the season progresses but replacing five starters, if you dont/can not recruit like Bama or even Clemson, it will take time.
I was being a bit facetious because although you have an handicapping restart, then you miss the mark from time to time. And in this situation, because Louisville might be better but Id submit that they could be coached with a Rhesus monkey and improve upon their document left by an coach like Petrino, you happen to be shooting blanks.
I know 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 road chalk, but sometimes the people is correct, and also in this instance they surely are. Until next week once we get down on our NFL Game of the 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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