Share:
Notre Dame (9) vs Louisville
Monday, September 2 nd, 8:00 PM in Cardinal Stadium
Swinging Johnson: This week Doug Upstone and render our school football picks on the Monday night game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Louisville Cardinals and I will detract from our regularly scheduled plan of NFL discussion to dip our toes into uncharted waters.
It will probably be the very first and only time this season we do this, as the last week of exhibition NFL soccer is somewhat lackluster compared to a regular-season game of NCAA football featuring one of the best teams in the country, plus a legendary football program to boot up, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, let us start the discussion after my buddy Doug Upstone got the better of me last week with a wager about the Steelers while I endorsed the Titans. Weve been swapping wins forth and back so it appears like it is my turn to get the wreath, as I will accompany the squares laying the lumber that is heavy onto a public road favorite and heartily endorse the Irish.
After reviewing the college football odds nearly six days ahead of this Monday night affair, I see that the lineup has spiked a half-point about the preferred, opening at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where its currently offered at a solid -20 round the board at all the very best online sportsbooks.
I enjoy the Irish but you are leaning to the Cardinals. Other than the place, why do you believe Louisville could hang with the boys out of South Bend?
Doug Upstone: Yup , Swinger, a win and at least IMO, it said a great deal about the direction of both the Steelers and Titans. Let us move ahead to real soccer, will our records on this one and where the games rely.
Recall Louisville used to play against big-name opponents? They held their own and engineered upsets. These were enjoyable games and the Cardinals were an golf club.
However, such as the former Papa Johns Stadium as well as its fake (in real life) proprietor, Louisville football last season was worse than the usual three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield worked wonders in Appalachian State and will be out to change the civilization and win games. This will not occur right away as the ability level is down in theVille. Yet this is a time for Louisville, a team which has the opportunity to begin taking actions.
I have read in which the Cards trainers have sped up the slow mechanics of QB Jawon Pass (great name for a QB) and I like Hassan Hall as the direct running back. The protection, well, that makes me more worried than having a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9. You have up your Irish please do tell.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals will not be doing since the Notre Dame defense will keep them comfortable in their nest flying in this game. Scott Satterfield is presently in the big leagues and hes got a group coming from a dismal 2-10 record where they went winless this past year. This rebuild is comparable to taking a hot air balloon and trying to turn it into an F-22 Raptor.
While that may eventually occur, the issue is that Louisville is confronting a team that made it to the CFP last year and owned only one of the stingiest defenses in all of college football, devoting only 17.2 points within the normal season and moving a perfect 12-0 till they met Clemson in the CFP semifinals. The offense was clicking on all cylinders averaging over 33 points per game.
My issue is, how can be a quarterback like traveling whos slow to discharge, supposed to gain any traction against a swarming shield? Particularly when he is working with a coach and an entirely new offensive strategy?
Please, Doug, save me I am lost! I see no way, shape or form in which Louisville is going to be able to keep pace with this Golden Domers and Im desperate for handicapping experience that is prodigious and your sage wisdom!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, I am glad to see in your last sentence you are coming over to the glowing side of sport gambling, or youre simply being the exact shrewd a** you usually are. I will let the SBR readers who are making that is decided on by school football picks. Im the first to realize Louisville completely sucked and was, but 1-11 ATS final year.
Just like he gave up about the Atlanta Falcons However, coach Bobby Petrino was given up on by that staff COMPLETELY. A coach brings a new attitude on creating a statement, and with this being a match, his staff will be sold by Satterfield. Louisville does have to hope they will not be taken by the Irish and not have much fight.
Lets also consider, Brian Kelly with the gold and blue is ATS as a road favorite, also when dishing out 20 or more digits, a mere 7-9-1 ATS. That defense you said might improve as the season progresses but substituting five starters, when you dont/can not recruit like Clemson or even Bama, it is going to take time.
I was becoming a bit facetious because though youve got an handicapping that was impressive resume, you miss the mark from time to time. And in this scenario, because Louisville might be greater but I would submit that they could be coached with a Rhesus monkey and improve upon their deplorable record rendered by an trainer such as Petrino you happen to be shooting blanks.
I know that placing nearly 3 touchdowns on the road is square biz for certain and Joe Q. Public never got rich by gambling the heavy road chalk, but at times the people is right, and also in this situation they surely are. Until next week once we get back on our NFL Game of the Week, let us see what happens on Monday once 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)
Read more here: http://www.jundaohc.com/?p=12803
