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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 I will deviate from our regularly scheduled plan of NFL discussion to dip our toes into uncharted waters and leave our school football selections on the Monday night match between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Louisville Cardinals.
It will almost certainly be the first and only time this year we do so, as the previous week of display NFL football is somewhat lackluster in comparison to some regular-season game of NCAA soccer featuring one of the best teams in the nation, and a mythical football program to boot, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, let us begin the debate after my friend Doug Upstone got the best of me last week with a bet on the Steelers while the Titans were endorsed by me. We have been placing wins forth and back so it appears like it is my turn to the gold wreath, since I heartily endorse the Irish and will accompany each of the squares putting the thick lumber on a public street favorite.
After reviewing the college football odds nearly six days prior to the Monday night event, I see the lineup has spiked a half-point on the preferred, opening at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where it is now offered at a solid -20 across the board at all of the very best online sportsbooks.
I enjoy the Irish but you are leaning in this battle on the Cardinals. Besides the venue, why is it that you believe Louisville could hang with the boys from South Bend?
Doug Upstone: Yup , Swinger, IMO and at least a successful win, it said a great deal about the Steelers and Titans direction. Lets move ahead to football, will our recordings with this one and in which the matches count.
Remember Louisville used to play against competitions that are big-name? They held their engineered and own upsets. These were fun games and also the Cardinals were an club.
But just for example the former Papa Johns Stadium and its phony (in real life) proprietor, Louisville football last year was worse than the usual three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield will be out win matches and to change the culture and worked miracles in Appalachian State. This wont happen right away as the talent level is down from theVille. This is a huge moment for Louisville, a team that 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 that I enjoy Hassan Hall because the lead running back. The defense, which makes me more worried than having a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9. You have your Irish up, please dont forget.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals will not be doing much as the Notre Dame defense will keep them comfortable in their nest flying into this match. Scott Satterfield is in the big leagues and hes got a group coming from a dismal record in which they went winless in ACC activity last year. This rebuild is akin to trying to turn it in an F-22 Raptor and taking a hot air balloon.
While this may eventually occur, the problem is that Louisville is confronting a team that made it to the CFP this past year and possessed only one of the stingiest defenses in all of college football, devoting only 17.2 points over the normal season and moving a perfect 12-0 till they fulfilled Clemson in the CFP semifinals. The offense clicked on all cylinders also, averaging 33 points per game over.
My issue is, how will be a quarterback like traveling who is slow to discharge, supposed to get some traction against a Irish defense? Especially when hes working with an offensive strategy that is entirely new and a new coach?
Please, Doug, save me I am lost! I see no way, shape or form where Louisville is going to be able to keep pace with the Golden Domers and Im desperate to the sage wisdom and prodigious handicapping experience!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, I am happy to read in your last sentence you are coming on to the glowing side of sports gambling, or youre just being the exact identical shrewd a** you are. Ill let the SBR readers that are currently making that is decided on by school football selections. Im the first to realize Louisville fully pumped 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 on the Atlanta Falcons. A coach brings a fresh attitude on creating a statement, and this being a national match, his staff will be sold by Satterfield. Louisville does have to hope they will not be taken by the Irish and never have much fight.
Let us also consider, Brian Kelly with the blue and gold is just 10-13-1 ATS as a road favorite, also when dishing out 20 or more specimens, a mere 7-9-1 ATS. This defense you mentioned might improve as the season progresses but replacing five starters, even whenever you dont/can not amuse like Clemson or even Bama, it will take some time.
Swinging Johnson: Well Doug, I was being a bit facetious because although you have an impressive handicapping resume, you miss the mark from time to time. And in this case, you happen to be shooting, since Louisville could be greater than last year but Id submit that they are coached by a Rhesus monkey and improve upon their deplorable album made by an equally inept coach like Petrino.
I know that placing nearly 3 touchdowns on the street 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 correct, and in this case they definitely are. Until next week once we get back on our NFL Game of the Week, then 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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