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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 render our school football picks on the Monday night match between the Louisville Cardinals and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and then also that I will detract from our regularly scheduled program of NFL debate to dip our feet.
It will almost certainly be the first and only time this season we do this, as the previous week of display NFL football is somewhat lackluster in comparison to some regular-season game of NCAA football featuring one of the best teams in the country, and a mythical soccer program to boot, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, let us start the debate after my buddy Doug Upstone got the better of me last week while the Titans were endorsed by me. Weve been swapping wins on and back so it looks like it is my turn to get the gold wreath, as I heartily endorse the Irish and will accompany all the squares laying the lumber that is heavy onto a road favorite.
After reviewing the college football odds nearly six days prior to the Monday night affair, I see the lineup has spiked a half-point on the preferred, starting at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where it is presently offered at a solid -20 throughout the board at all the best internet sportsbooks.
I enjoy the Irish but youre leaning onto the Cardinals. Other than the place, why is it that you think Louisville can hang with the boys in South Bend?
Doug Upstone: Yes a convincing win and at least IMO, said a great deal about the direction of the Steelers and Titans. Let us move ahead to real soccer, where the matches count and so will our records on this one.
Remember those Thursday night games Louisville utilized to perform against opponents that are big-name? They held their engineered and own many upsets. These were enjoyable games to watch and also the Cardinals were an exciting club.
But such as 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 are out win games and to alter the civilization. This will not happen right away as the talent level is down in theVille. However this is a significant moment for Louisville, a group which has the chance.
I have read in which the Cards coaches have popped up the slow mechanisms of QB Jawon Pass (good name for a QB) and that I like Hassan Hall as the lead running back. The protection that makes me more nervous than using 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 in this match as the Notre Dame defense will keep them snug in their nest. Scott Satterfield is now in the big leagues and he has a team this past year, where they went winless coming off of a dismal 2-10 record. This rebuild is comparable to trying to turn it and taking a hot air balloon.
While this may eventually occur, the problem is that Louisville is confronting a group that made it to the CFP this past year and owned one of the stingiest defenses in all of college football, devoting only 17.2 points over the regular season and moving a perfect 12-0 till they fulfilled Clemson in the CFP semifinals. The offense clicked on all cylinders also, averaging over 33 points per game.
So, my issue is, how is a quarterback like Pass who is slow to discharge, designed to get some traction against a swarming defense that is Irish? Particularly when he is working with a new 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 be able to keep up with this Golden Domers and I am desperate for prodigious handicapping expertise and your ancestral wisdom!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, I am happy to see in your last sentence youre coming around to the sunny side of sports gambling, or youre simply being the same wise a** you are. I will let the SBR readers that are currently making that is decided on by school football picks. I am the first to realize Louisville wasnt just 2-10, however 1-11 ATS and sucked last season.
Like he gave up on the Atlanta Falcons However, that team COMPLETELY gave up on coach Bobby Petrino. A fresh mindset is brought by A new trainer on building a statement, and this being a game, his staff will be sold by Satterfield. Louisville does need to hope they will not be taken by the Irish and not have a lot of fight.
Let us also consider, Brian Kelly with gold and the blue is ATS as a road favorite, and a mere 7-9-1 ATS when dishing out more or 20 digits. This defense you mentioned may improve as the season progresses but substituting five starters, even whenever you dont/cant recruit like Bama or even Clemson, it will take some time.
I was becoming a bit facetious because although youve got an handicapping that was impressive resume, you miss the mark from time to time. And in this scenario, you happen to be shooting, since Louisville could be better but Id submit that they are coached with a Rhesus monkey and improve upon their document left by an equally inept coach such as Petrino.
I know that laying nearly 3 touchdowns on the street would be square biz for certain along with Joe Q. Public never got rich by gambling the heavy street chalk, but on occasion the people is right, and also in this case they certainly are. Until once we get back on our NFL Game of the Week, next 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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