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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 selections on the Monday night game between the Louisville Cardinals and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and then also that I shall deviate from our regularly scheduled plan of NFL discussion to dip our toes into uncharted waters.
It will most likely be the first and only time this year we do this, as the last week of exhibition NFL football is somewhat lackluster compared to a regular-season game of NCAA football featuring one of the greatest teams in the country, and a legendary soccer program to boot up, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, let us begin the discussion after my buddy Doug Upstone got the better of me last week while I backed the Titans. Weve been swapping wins back and forth so it appears like its my turn to the wreath, as the Irish are heartily endorsed by me and will follow the squares laying the lumber on a public road favorite.
After reviewing the school football odds nearly six days ahead of the Monday night affair, I see the lineup has spiked a half-point about the favorite, opening at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where its presently offered at a solid -20 round the board whatsoever the very best online sportsbooks.
I like the Irish but you are leaning on the Cardinals. Other than the venue, why do you believe Louisville can hang with the boys from South Bend?
Doug Upstone: Yup IMO and at least a successful triumph, it said a lot about both the Steelers and Titans direction. Lets proceed to real football, so will our records with this one and in which the matches rely.
Recall Louisville utilized to play against big-name opponents? They held their engineered and own upsets. These were fun games and also the Cardinals were an exciting golf club.
But just like 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 worked wonders at Appalachian State and are out to alter the culture and win matches. This will not happen immediately as the ability level is down in theVille. This is a huge moment for Louisville, a team which has the opportunity.
I have read where the Cards coaches have popped up the slow mechanics of QB Jawon Pass (great name for a QB) and I enjoy Hassan Hall because the direct running back. The protection that makes me more nervous than having a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 for season wins. Why you have your Irish up, please do tell.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals will not be doing flying in this match since the Notre Dame defense will keep them comfortable in their nest. Scott Satterfield is in the big leagues and he has a group last year, where they went winless in ACC action coming off of a dismal record. This rebuild is akin to attempting to turn it and carrying a hot air balloon.
While this may eventually happen, the issue is that Louisville is facing a team which made it to the CFP last year and possessed one of the stingiest defenses in all of college football, surrendering just 17.2 points over the normal season and going a perfect 12-0 until they fulfilled Clemson in the CFP semifinals. The offense clicked on all cylinders averaging 33 points per match over.
So, my issue is, just how can be a quarterback like traveling whos slow to release, designed to gain some traction against a defense that is Irish? Especially when he is working with an offensive scheme that is entirely new and a new trainer?
Please, Doug, save me I am lost! I find no way, shape or form in which Louisville is going to have the ability to keep up and Im desperate for your brand new wisdom and handicapping experience that is prodigious!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, I am glad to see in your last sentence youre coming over to the sunny side of sports gambling, or you are just being the identical shrewd a** you are. I will let the SBR readers who are making that is decided on by school football picks. I am the first to realize Louisville completely sucked and was 1-11 ATS, although not just 2-10 final season.
But that staff COMPLETELY gave up on coach Bobby Petrino, just like he gave up to the Atlanta Falcons. A fresh attitude is brought by A new trainer and this being a national game, Satterfield will market his staff. Louisville does need to hope the Irish will take them and not have a lot of fight.
Lets also think about, Brian Kelly using all the gold and blue is simply 10-13-1 ATS as a road favorite, and a ATS, when decked out more or 20 specimens. This defense you said may improve as the year progresses but substituting five starters, even whenever you dont/can not amuse like Clemson or Bama, it will take time.
Swinging Johnson: Well Doug, I was being a bit facetious because though you have an handicapping restart, you miss the mark from time to time. And in this event, because Louisville may be better compared to last season but Id submit that they are coached by a Rhesus monkey and improve upon their deplorable document rendered by an inept coach such as Petrino, you happen to be shooting blanks.
I know that placing nearly 3 touchdowns on the road is square biz for sure along with Joe Q. Public never got rich by betting the heavy street chalk, but on occasion the public is right, and also in this case they are. Until next week once we get back on our NFL Game of the Week, lets see what happens on Monday night 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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