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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 college football picks on the Monday night match between the Louisville Cardinals and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and then that I will deviate from our regularly scheduled program of NFL discussion to dip our toes.
It will probably be the very first and only time this season we do this, as the previous week of exhibition NFL soccer is somewhat lackluster compared to some regular-season game of NCAA soccer featuring one of the top teams in the nation, plus a mythical soccer program to boot, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, lets begin the discussion after my buddy Doug Upstone got the better of me last week with a bet on the Steelers while the Titans were supported by me. We have been placing wins forth and back so it looks like its my turn for the wreath, as I will follow each of the squares laying the lumber that is heavy onto a street favorite and endorse the Irish.
After reviewing the college football odds almost six days ahead of this Monday night event, I see the line has spiked a half-point on the preferred, opening at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where its currently offered at a solid -20 across the board at all the very best online sportsbooks.
I enjoy the Irish but youre leaning within this season-opening battle on the Cardinals. Aside from the place do you believe Louisville can hang with the boys?
Doug Upstone: Yup , Swinger, a convincing win and IMO, said a great deal about the Steelers and Titans direction. Let us proceed to real football, where the games count and will our records with this one.
Remember those Thursday night games Louisville accustomed to play against competitions? They more than held their engineered and own many upsets. These were fun games to watch and the Cardinals were an club.
However, like the former Papa Johns Stadium and its phony (in real life) owner, Louisville football last season was worse than a three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield will be out to alter the civilization and win games and worked miracles. This will not happen immediately as the talent level is down in theVille. However , this is a major time for Louisville, a team that has the opportunity to begin taking steps.
I have read in which the Cards coaches have popped up the slow mechanisms of QB Jawon Pass (great name for a QB) and that I like Hassan Hall since the lead running back. Than having a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 for season 23, the shield, well, which makes me more worried. You have up your Irish please dont forget.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals wont be doing since the Notre Dame defense will keep them cozy in their nest flying in this match. Scott Satterfield is presently in the big leagues and he has a team this past year, in which they went winless in ACC activity coming off of a dismal 2-10 record. This rebuild is comparable to taking a hot air balloon and trying to turn it in an F-22 Raptor.
While this 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, devoting only 17.2 points within the regular season and going a perfect 12-0 till they fulfilled Clemson from the CFP semifinals. The Irish offense was clicking on all cylinders averaging 33 points per match over.
My question is, how can be a quarterback like Pass who is slow to discharge, supposed to obtain any traction against a shield that is Irish? Particularly when hes working with a coach and a completely new offensive strategy?
Please, Doug, save me I am lost! I see no way, shape or form in which Louisville is going to have the ability to keep up with this Golden Domers and I am desperate to your sage wisdom and prodigious handicapping experience!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, Im happy to read in your last sentence you are coming over to the bright side of sport betting, or youre just being the identical wise a** you are. Ill let the SBR readers who are currently making this is decided on by school football selections. Im the first to understand Louisville sucked and wasnt just 2-10, but 1-11 ATS last year.
Just like he gave up about the Atlanta Falcons However, that staff COMPLETELY gave up on coach Bobby Petrino. A new attitude is brought by A coach on creating a statement, and with this being a national game, his team will be sold by Satterfield. Louisville does need to trust not and they will not be taken by the Irish for granted have much fight.
Lets also think about, Brian Kelly using all the gold and blue is ATS as a road favorite, also if dishing out 20 or more specimens, a mere 7-9-1 ATS. That defense you mentioned may improve as the year progresses but substituting five starters, even whenever you dont/cant recruit like Bama or even Clemson, it will take some time.
I was a bit facetious because although you have an handicapping restart, you miss the mark from time to time. And in this scenario, because Louisville could be greater than last year but Id submit that they are coached with a Rhesus monkey and improve upon their deplorable record left by an coach such as Petrino, you happen to be shooting blanks.
I understand that laying nearly three touchdowns on the road would be square biz for certain along with Joe Q. Public never got rich by betting the heavy street chalk, but at times the people is right, and also in this situation they certainly are. Until once we get back on our NFL Game of the Week next week, let us see what happens on Monday night when 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)
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