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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 that I will detract to dip our toes into uncharted waters and then also leave our college football picks on the Monday night match between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Louisville Cardinals.
It will probably be the very first and only time this year we do so, as the last week of exhibition NFL football is somewhat lackluster compared to a regular-season game of NCAA football featuring one of the very best teams in the country, and a legendary soccer program to boot up, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, lets begin the debate after my buddy Doug Upstone got the better of me last week while I backed the Titans. Weve been placing wins back and forth so it looks like its my turn for the wreath, as I will accompany the squares putting the thick lumber onto a public street favorite and endorse the Irish.
After reviewing the school football odds almost six days ahead of this Monday night event, I see the line has spiked a half-point about the preferred, starting at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where its currently offered at a solid -20 across the board at all of the very best online sportsbooks.
Doug, I love the Irish but youre leaning onto the Cardinals within this clash. Other than the place is it that you think Louisville will hang with the boys?
Doug Upstone: Yes and a win IMO, it said a great deal about the management of the Steelers and Titans. Let us move ahead to real soccer, in which the matches rely and so will our records on this one.
Remember all those Thursday night matches Louisville utilized to perform against big-name opponents? They held their own and engineered upsets. These were enjoyable games and the Cardinals were an club.
But just for example the former Papa Johns Stadium and its phony (in real life) proprietor, Louisville soccer last year was worse than the usual three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield worked miracles at Appalachian State and are out win games and to change the culture. This wont happen immediately as the ability level is down in theVille. This is a big time for Louisville, a team that has the opportunity to start taking steps.
Ive read in which the Cards coaches have sped up the slow mechanisms of QB Jawon Pass (good name for a QB) and I like Hassan Hall since the lead running back. The defense, well, that makes me more worried than having a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 for season wins. Why you have your Irish up, please dont forget.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals wont be doing much flying into this game as the Notre Dame defense will keep them comfortable in their nest. Scott Satterfield is in the big leagues and he has a team this past year, where they went winless in ACC action coming from a dismal record. This rebuild is akin to seeking to turn it into an F-22 Raptor and taking a hot air balloon.
While this could eventually happen, the problem is that Louisville is facing 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 over the regular season and going a perfect 12-0 till they fulfilled Clemson in the CFP semifinals. The Irish offense clicked on all cylinders also, averaging over 33 points per game.
So, my issue is, how will be a quarterback like traveling whos slow to release, supposed to get some traction against a swarming shield that is Irish? Especially when he is working with an entirely new offensive strategy and a coach?
Please, Doug, save me Im lost! I find no way, shape or form where Louisville is going to be able to keep up with the Golden Domers and Im desperate to handicapping expertise that is prodigious and your sage wisdom!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, I am happy to see in your last sentence youre coming around to the bright side of sports gambling, or you are simply being the exact wise a** you are. I will let the SBR readers that are currently making college football picks decide on this. Im the first to understand Louisville sucked and was 1-11 ATS, although not just 2-10 final year.
Just like he composed on the Atlanta Falcons but coach Bobby Petrino was given up on by that team COMPLETELY. A new mindset is brought by A coach and with this being a federal match, Satterfield will market his staff. Louisville does have to trust not and they will not be taken by the Irish for granted have a lot of fight.
Lets also think about, 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 might improve as the season progresses but replacing five starters, whenever you dont/cant recruit like Clemson or even Bama, it is going to take some time.
I was becoming a bit facetious because though you have an impressive handicapping resume, then you miss the mark from time to time. And in this instance, you happen to be shooting blanks because Louisville might be better than last season but I would submit that they are trained by a Rhesus monkey and enhance upon their deplorable record left by an inept coach like Petrino.
I understand that placing nearly three touchdowns on the street would be square biz for certain and Joe Q. Public never got rich by gambling the heavy road chalk, but sometimes the people is right, and in this case they certainly are. Until next week when we get back on our NFL Game of the Week, lets see what happens on Monday night once 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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