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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 I will deviate to dip our feet and render our college football picks on the Monday night game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Louisville Cardinals.
It will almost certainly be the first and only time this season we do this, as the last week of display NFL soccer is somewhat lackluster in comparison to some regular-season game of NCAA football featuring one of the top clubs in the country, and a mythical football program to boot up, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, lets start the debate after my friend Doug Upstone got the best of me last week with a bet on the Steelers while the Titans were endorsed by me. Weve been swapping wins back and on so it appears like its my turn for the gold wreath, as I will accompany each of the squares laying the lumber onto a public street favorite and endorse the Irish.
After reviewing the school football odds nearly six days ahead of the Monday night affair, I see the lineup has spiked a half-point on the preferred, opening at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where its now offered at a solid -20 round the board whatsoever the very best internet sportsbooks.
I like the Irish but youre currently leaning on the Cardinals within this season-opening clash. Aside from the place is it that you believe Louisville will hang with the boys out of South Bend?
Doug Upstone: Yes IMO and a successful triumph, said a lot about the direction of both the Steelers and Titans. Let us move ahead to real football, will our records on this one and where the games count.
Recall Louisville utilized to perform against opponents? They held their engineered and own many upsets. These were enjoyable games to watch and the Cardinals were an club.
However, just 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 will be out win games and to alter the civilization and worked wonders at Appalachian State. This will not happen immediately as the ability level is down in theVille. However this is a time for Louisville, a team that has the chance.
I have read where the Cards coaches have sped up the slow mechanisms of QB Jawon Pass (great name for a QB) and I like Hassan Hall as the lead running back. Than using a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 for season wins the shield, well, which makes me more worried. Please do tell why you have your Irish up.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals wont be doing much since the Notre Dame defense will keep them comfortable in their nest flying into this game. Scott Satterfield is currently in the big leagues and hes got a group last year, where they went winless in ACC action coming from a dismal 2-10 record. This rebuild is akin to attempting to turn it into an F-22 Raptor and taking a hot air balloon.
While this may eventually happen, the issue is that Louisville is facing a team that made it into the CFP last year and possessed only 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 till they fulfilled Clemson from the CFP semifinals. The Irish offense was clicking on all cylinders as well, averaging over 33 points per game.
My query is, just how will be a quarterback like traveling who is slow to release, supposed to gain some traction against a swarming shield? Particularly when he is working with an offensive scheme that is entirely new and a trainer?
Please, Doug, save me I am lost! I see no way, shape or form where Louisville will be able to keep up and I am desperate to your sage wisdom and handicapping experience that is prodigious!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, Im happy to see in your last sentence youre coming on to the sunny side of sports betting, or you are just being the identical wise a** you usually are. Ill let the SBR readers who are currently making school football picks decide on that. I am the first to understand Louisville fully pumped and was not only 2-10, but 1-11 ATS last season.
Just like he gave up about the Atlanta Falcons, but that team COMPLETELY gave up on coach Bobby Petrino. A new trainer brings a new mindset and his team will be sold by Satterfield on creating a statement this being a national match. Louisville does need to hope they will not be taken by the Irish and not have much fight.
Let us also consider, Brian Kelly with the gold and blue is ATS as a road favorite, also a mere 7-9-1 ATS if dishing out 20 or more specimens. This defense you mentioned may improve as the season progresses but replacing five starters, even when you dont/cant amuse like Clemson or even Bama, it will take time.
I was being a bit facetious because though you have an handicapping resume, then you miss the mark from time to time. And in this event, you happen to be shooting blanks because Louisville could be better than last year but I would submit that they are trained by a Rhesus monkey and improve upon their deplorable record rendered by an awkward trainer such as Petrino.
I know that laying nearly three touchdowns on the street would be square biz for sure and Joe Q. Public never got rich by betting the heavy street chalk, but sometimes the people is correct, and also in this case they definitely are. Until once we get back on our NFL Game of the Week, next week, lets see what happens on Monday night once the Irish come ready 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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