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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 leave our school football picks on the Monday night match between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Louisville Cardinals and I shall detract from our regularly scheduled program of NFL debate to dip our feet.
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 some regular-season game of NCAA football comprising one of the greatest clubs in the nation, plus a mythical football program to boot, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, let us start the discussion after my buddy Doug Upstone got the better of me last week while the Titans were backed by me. We have been swapping wins back and forth so it looks like it is my turn for the wreath, as I will follow the squares laying the lumber that is heavy onto a road favorite and endorse the Irish.
After reviewing the college football odds almost six days before the Monday night event, I see the line has spiked a half-point about the favorite, opening at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where its now offered in a solid -20 across the board whatsoever the best internet sportsbooks.
I like the Irish but you are leaning in this season-opening clash onto the Cardinals. Aside from the place, why do you believe Louisville can hang with the boys?
Doug Upstone: Yup at least and a successful triumph IMO, said a lot about the management of the Steelers and Titans. Lets move to soccer, will our records on this one and in which the matches rely.
Remember Louisville utilized to play against opponents that are big-name? They held their own and engineered upsets. These were fun games and also the Cardinals were an exciting golf club.
But for example the former Papa Johns Stadium and its phony (in real life) owner, Louisville football last year was worse than the usual three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield are out win matches and to alter the culture and worked wonders. This wont happen right away as the talent level is down in theVille. This is a significant time for Louisville, a team which has the opportunity.
I have read in which the Cards coaches have sped up the slow mechanics of QB Jawon Pass (great name for a QB) and I like Hassan Hall as the lead running back. Than having a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 for season 23, the shield that makes me more nervous. You have up your Irish, please do tell.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals will not be doing flying into this game as the Notre Dame defense will keep them snug in their nest. Scott Satterfield is in the big leagues and hes got a team coming from a dismal 2-10 album where they went winless last year. This rebuild is comparable to carrying a hot air balloon and seeking to turn it in an F-22 Raptor.
While that may eventually occur, the problem is that Louisville is confronting a team which made it into 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 until they met Clemson from the CFP semifinals. The Irish offense clicked on all cylinders also, averaging over 33 points per match.
My query is, how can be a quarterback like Pass whos slow to release, supposed to get some traction against a swarming Irish shield? Particularly when he is working with a trainer and an offensive strategy that is entirely new?
Please, Doug, rescue me Im lost! I find no way, shape or form where Louisville is going to have the ability to keep pace and Im desperate for handicapping expertise that is prodigious and your ancestral wisdom!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, Im happy to see in your last sentence youre coming around to the sunny side of sport betting, or you are just being the exact identical shrewd a** you are. I will allow the SBR readers that are currently making that is decided on by school football picks. Im the first to understand Louisville was 1-11 ATS, although not just 2-10 and sucked past year.
Just like he gave up around the Atlanta Falcons but that staff COMPLETELY gave up on coach Bobby Petrino. A fresh attitude is brought by A new trainer and his team will be sold by Satterfield on building a statement this being a match. Louisville does have to trust never and the Irish will take them for granted have a lot of fight.
Lets also consider, Brian Kelly using gold and all the blue is ATS as a road favorite, also if dishing out 20 or more specimens, a mere 7-9-1 ATS. That defense you said might improve as the season progresses but substituting five starters, even if you dont/cant amuse like Clemson or even Bama, it will take some time.
Swinging Johnson: Well Doug, I was a bit facetious because though youve got an handicapping that was impressive restart that you miss the mark from time to time. And in this case, because Louisville might be better than last year but I would submit that they are trained by a Rhesus monkey and improve upon their document rendered by an trainer like Petrino, you happen to be shooting blanks.
I understand that laying nearly three touchdowns on the road is square biz for sure along with 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 next week once we get down on our NFL Game of the 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)
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