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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 leave our college football selections on the Monday night game between the Louisville Cardinals and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and I shall deviate from our regularly scheduled plan of NFL discussion to dip our feet.
It will almost certainly be the very first and only time this season we do this, as the previous week of exhibition NFL football is somewhat lackluster compared to a regular-season sport of NCAA soccer featuring one of the top teams in the country, and a mythical soccer program to boot, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, lets begin the debate after my friend Doug Upstone got the best of me last week with a bet about the Steelers while the Titans were backed by me. Weve been placing wins on and back so it appears like it is my turn to the wreath, as I will follow all the squares laying the lumber that is heavy on a street favorite and endorse the Irish.
After reviewing the college football odds nearly six days before the Monday night affair, I see that the line has spiked a half-point about the favorite, opening at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where its presently offered in a solid -20 across the board at all of the very best online sportsbooks.
I like the Irish but youre currently leaning within this season-opening clash onto the Cardinals. Besides the place, why do you think Louisville will hang with the boys?
Doug Upstone: Yup IMO and a successful triumph, it said a great deal about the management of the Steelers and Titans. Lets proceed to football, so will our recordings on this one and in which the games count.
Remember those Thursday night matches Louisville utilized to perform against opponents? They held their own and engineered many upsets. These were fun games to watch and the Cardinals were an golf club.
However, just for example the former Papa Johns Stadium and its phony (in real life) owner, Louisville football last year was worse than a three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield worked miracles and will be out win matches and to alter the culture. This wont happen immediately as the ability level is down from theVille. However , this is a moment for Louisville, a team which has the chance.
I have read where the Cards trainers have popped up the slow mechanics of QB Jawon Pass (great name for a QB) and I like Hassan Hall because the direct running back. Than using a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 for season 23, the defense which makes me more nervous. Why you have up your Irish please dont forget.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals wont be doing much as the Notre Dame defense will keep them cozy in their nest, flying into this game. Scott Satterfield is presently in the big leagues and he has a team coming from a dismal 2-10 record this past year, in which they went winless in ACC activity. This rebuild is akin to attempting to turn it and carrying a hot air balloon.
While that may eventually happen, the problem is that Louisville is confronting a group that made it to the CFP last year and owned only one of the stingiest defenses in all of college football, surrendering just 17.2 points within the normal season and going a perfect 12-0 till they fulfilled Clemson from the CFP semifinals. The offense clicked on all cylinders averaging over 33 points per game.
So, my issue is, just how will be a quarterback like Pass whos slow to discharge, designed to gain some traction against a swarming shield? Especially when he is working with a trainer and an offensive strategy?
Please, Doug, save me I am lost! I see no way, shape or form where Louisville will be able to keep pace and I am desperate to your ancestral wisdom and handicapping expertise that is prodigious!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, Im happy to see in your last sentence youre coming on to the bright side of sports betting, or you are just being the exact identical shrewd a** you usually are. Ill let the SBR readers that are currently making that is decided on by college football picks. Im the first to realize Louisville was 1-11 ATS, although not only 2-10 and sucked last year.
Like he gave up on the Atlanta Falcons, but that staff COMPLETELY gave up on coach Bobby Petrino. A new attitude is brought by A new trainer on making a statement and with this being a federal game, his staff will be sold by Satterfield. Louisville does have to trust the Irish will take them for granted and never have much fight.
Let us also consider, Brian Kelly using gold and the blue is ATS as a road favorite, also a mere 7-9-1 ATS, when dishing out more or 20 digits. That defense you mentioned might improve as the year progresses but substituting five starters, even whenever you dont/can not amuse like Bama or Clemson, it will take some time.
I was a bit facetious because though youve got an handicapping resume, then you miss the mark from time to time. And in this event, you happen to be shooting, since Louisville could be greater than last year but I would submit that they are coached with a Rhesus monkey and enhance upon their record rendered by an coach like Petrino.
I understand that laying nearly three touchdowns on the road is square biz for certain and Joe Q. Public never got rich by gambling the heavy street chalk, but at times the public is correct, and in this instance they are. Until once we get down on our NFL Game of the Week, next week, lets see what happens on Monday once the Irish come prepared 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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