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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 that I will detract to dip our feet into uncharted waters and render our school football picks.
It will probably be the first and only time this season we do this, as the previous week of exhibition NFL football is somewhat lackluster in comparison to a regular-season game of NCAA football featuring one of the greatest teams in the country, plus a legendary soccer program to boot up, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, lets begin the discussion after my friend 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 appears like its my turn to get the wreath, as the Irish are heartily endorsed by me and will accompany all the squares putting the thick lumber on a street favorite.
After reviewing the college football odds nearly six days ahead of this Monday night event, I see the lineup has spiked a half-point on the preferred, opening at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where its now offered in a solid -20 round the board whatsoever the best internet sportsbooks.
I love the Irish but you are leaning in this clash onto the Cardinals. Aside from the venue is it that you believe Louisville will hang with the boys out of South Bend?
Doug Upstone: Yes, Swinger, IMO and at least a convincing win, said a great deal about the direction of the Steelers and Titans. Let us move ahead to real football, in which the matches rely and will our records on this one.
Remember those Thursday night games Louisville used to play against opponents? They more than held their own and engineered many upsets. These were enjoyable games and also the Cardinals were an exciting club.
However, for example the former Papa Johns Stadium and its phony (in real life) proprietor, Louisville football last year was worse than a three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield worked tirelessly in Appalachian State and are out to change the culture and win matches. This will not happen right away as the ability level is down in theVille. This is a moment for Louisville, a team which has the opportunity.
I have read where the Cards trainers have popped up the slow mechanisms of QB Jawon Pass (good name for a QB) and I like Hassan Hall since the lead running back. Than using a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 the protection, well, that makes me more worried. Why you have up your Irish please do tell.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals wont be doing much since the Notre Dame defense will keep them snug inside their nest flying into this match. Scott Satterfield is in the big leagues and he has a group last year, in which they went winless coming from a dismal album. This rebuild is akin to attempting to turn it into an F-22 Raptor and taking a hot air balloon.
While that may eventually occur, the problem is that Louisville is confronting a group that made it to the CFP last year and owned one of the stingiest defenses in all of college football, surrendering just 17.2 points over the regular season and moving a perfect 12-0 until they met Clemson in the CFP semifinals. The Irish offense was clicking on all cylinders also, averaging 33 points per game over.
My query is, just how can be a quarterback like Pass who is slow to release, designed to get some traction against a swarming defense that is Irish? Particularly when he is working with a new coach and a completely new offensive scheme?
Please, Doug, save me Im lost! I find no way, shape or form in which Louisville is going to have the ability to keep up and Im desperate for handicapping expertise that is prodigious and your sage wisdom!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, Im happy to see in your last sentence you are coming around to the bright side of sport gambling, or youre just being the same wise a** you usually are. Ill let the SBR readers that are currently making that is decided on by school football picks. Im the first to understand Louisville completely sucked and wasnt just 2-10, however, 1-11 ATS last year.
Like he gave up on the Atlanta Falcons but that team COMPLETELY gave up on coach Bobby Petrino. A fresh attitude is brought by A trainer on building a statement and with this being a federal match, his team will be sold by Satterfield. Louisville does need to hope never and they will not be taken by the Irish for granted have a lot of fight.
Let us also think about, Brian Kelly using the blue and gold is ATS as a road favorite, and a mere 7-9-1 ATS, if dishing out 20 or more digits. This defense you mentioned might improve as the season progresses but substituting five starters, even when you dont/can not recruit like Clemson or Bama, it is going to take time.
I was becoming a bit facetious because although youve got an impressive handicapping restart, then you miss the mark from time to time. And in this case, because Louisville could be greater than last year but Id submit that they are trained by a Rhesus monkey and enhance upon their deplorable document rendered by an equally inept trainer such as Petrino you happen to be shooting blanks.
I understand that placing nearly 3 touchdowns on the road would be square biz for sure and Joe Q. Public never got rich by betting the heavy street chalk, but at times the public is right, and in this instance they definitely are. Until once we get back 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)