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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 will deviate from our regularly scheduled plan of NFL debate to dip our toes into uncharted waters and then leave our college football picks.
It will almost certainly be the first and only time this year we do this, as the last week of display NFL soccer is somewhat lackluster compared to a regular-season sport of NCAA soccer featuring one of the very best clubs in the country, plus a mythical soccer program to boot, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, let us begin the debate after my buddy Doug Upstone got the better of me last week with a wager about the Steelers while I backed the Titans. Weve been swapping wins on and back so it looks like its my turn for the gold wreath, as I heartily endorse the Irish and will follow all the squares laying the heavy lumber onto a street favorite.
After reviewing the school football odds almost six days before this Monday night event, I see that the line has spiked a half-point about the preferred, starting at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where it is currently offered at a solid -20 throughout the board whatsoever of the best internet sportsbooks.
Doug, I enjoy the Irish but youre currently leaning within this season-opening battle on the Cardinals. Other than the place, why do you believe Louisville will hang with the boys from South Bend?
Doug Upstone: Yup at least and a successful win IMO, said a lot about the management of the Steelers and Titans. Lets move ahead to real football, will our records on this one and where the matches count.
Recall Louisville utilized to play against opponents? They more than held their own and engineered upsets. These were fun games and the Cardinals were a thrilling golf club.
But just for example the former Papa Johns Stadium and its phony (in real life) proprietor, Louisville football last season was worse than a three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield will be out to change the civilization and win matches and worked miracles. This will not happen right away as the talent level is down from theVille. This is a moment for Louisville, a team that has the chance.
Ive read where the Cards trainers have popped up the slow mechanics of QB Jawon Pass (good name for a QB) and that I like Hassan Hall as the direct running back. Than having a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 for season 23, the shield, well, that makes me more worried. You have your Irish up, please dont forget.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals will not be doing much flying in this match since the Notre Dame defense will keep them cozy in their nest. Scott Satterfield is in the big leagues and hes got a team coming from a dismal 2-10 album in which they went winless in ACC activity last year. This rebuild is akin to taking a hot air balloon and seeking to turn it.
While that may eventually occur, the issue is that Louisville is facing a group that made it into the CFP last year and possessed one of the stingiest defenses in all of college football, surrendering just 17.2 points within the normal season and going a perfect 12-0 until they fulfilled Clemson in the CFP semifinals. The Irish offense was clicking on all cylinders averaging 33 points per match over.
So, my query is, how is a quarterback like Pass who is slow to discharge, designed to obtain some traction against a swarming defense? Especially when he is working with an offensive strategy that is entirely new and a new coach?
Please, Doug, rescue me Im lost! I find no way, shape or form where Louisville will be able to keep up and Im desperate to your ancestral wisdom and handicapping expertise!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, Im pleased to see in your last sentence youre coming around to the sunny side of sport betting, or youre just being the exact identical wise a** you usually are. I will allow the SBR readers who are currently making that is decided on by school football selections. Im the first to understand Louisville was not just 2-10, however, 1-11 ATS and fully pumped final season.
Just like he gave up around the Atlanta Falcons but that team COMPLETELY gave up on coach Bobby Petrino. A fresh mindset is brought by A trainer and his team will be sold by Satterfield on creating a statement, with this being a federal game. Louisville does need to trust they will not be taken by the Irish for granted and never have much fight.
Let us also consider, Brian Kelly using gold and all the blue is ATS as a road favorite, also if dishing out 20 or more digits, a ATS. That defense you said might improve as the year progresses but replacing five starters, whenever you dont/can not recruit like Clemson or even Bama, it will take time.
Swinging Johnson: Well Doug, I was being a bit facetious because although youve got an impressive handicapping restart, you miss the mark from time to time. And in this case, because Louisville could be better but I would submit that they could be trained with a Rhesus monkey and improve upon their document left by an equally inept trainer such as Petrino you happen to be shooting blanks.
I understand that laying nearly three touchdowns on the street is square biz for sure along with Joe Q. Public never got rich by gambling the heavy road chalk, but on occasion the public is right, and also in this instance they are. Until next week when we get down on our NFL Game of the Week, let us 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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