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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 I will deviate to dip our toes into uncharted waters and also leave our college football picks on the Monday night match between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Louisville Cardinals.
It will almost certainly be the very first and only time this year we do so, as the previous week of display NFL soccer is somewhat lackluster compared to a regular-season sport of NCAA football comprising one of the top teams in the nation, and a mythical soccer program to boot up, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, lets start the discussion after my friend Doug Upstone got the best of me last week with a wager about the Steelers while I backed the Titans. Weve been swapping wins forth and back so it appears like its my turn for the gold wreath, as I will accompany each of the squares laying the lumber that is heavy on a road favorite and heartily endorse the Irish.
After reviewing the school football odds nearly six days before this Monday night affair, I see the line has spiked a half-point on the preferred, starting at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where its currently offered at a solid -20 across the board at all of the very best online sportsbooks.
I like the Irish but you are leaning onto the Cardinals. Apart from the place do you believe Louisville could hang with the boys?
Doug Upstone: Yup and a triumph IMO, said a lot about the Steelers and Titans management. Lets proceed to soccer, so will our recordings on this one and in which the matches rely.
Remember Louisville used to play against opponents that are big-name? They held their engineered and own many upsets. These were fun games to see and also the Cardinals were an exciting club.
However, like the former Papa Johns Stadium and its counterfeit (in real life) owner, Louisville soccer last season was worse than a three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield are out to alter the civilization and win games and worked miracles in Appalachian State. This wont happen immediately as the talent level is down from theVille. This is a huge time for Louisville, a group that has the chance to begin taking steps in the ideal direction.
I have read where the Cards coaches have sped up the slow mechanics of QB Jawon Pass (great name for a QB) and that I like Hassan Hall because the lead running back. Than having a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 for season wins the defense which makes me more worried. Please do tell why you have your Irish up.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals wont be doing flying in this match since the Notre Dame defense will keep them snug in their nest. Scott Satterfield is in the big leagues and he has a group coming off of a dismal 2-10 record this past year, in which they went winless in ACC action. This rebuild is akin to attempting to turn it and taking a hot air balloon.
While this may eventually happen, the issue is that Louisville is confronting a group which 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 within the normal season and going a perfect 12-0 till they met Clemson in the CFP semifinals. The offense was clicking on all cylinders averaging over 33 points per game.
So, my issue is, how is a quarterback like Pass who is slow to release, supposed to obtain some traction against a swarming Irish shield? Especially when he is working with an offensive strategy that is entirely new and a trainer?
Please, Doug, rescue me Im lost! I find no way, shape or form where Louisville will be able to keep pace with the Golden Domers and I am desperate for your ancestral wisdom and handicapping expertise!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, Im happy to see in your last sentence youre coming around to the bright side of sports betting, or youre simply being the same shrewd a** you are. Ill let the SBR readers that are currently making this is decided on by school football selections. Im the first to realize Louisville fully pumped and was, however 1-11 ATS last season.
Just like he gave up about the Atlanta Falcons However, coach Bobby Petrino was given up on by that staff COMPLETELY. A new attitude is brought by A new trainer and with this being a federal match, Satterfield will sell his team. Louisville does need to trust never and the Irish will take them have a lot of fight.
Let us also think about, Brian Kelly with gold and all the blue is simply 10-13-1 ATS as a road favorite, also a ATS when dishing out more or 20 digits. This defense you mentioned might improve as the season progresses but replacing five starters, even when you dont/cant recruit like Bama or Clemson, it is going to take some time.
Swinging Johnson: Well Doug, I was being a bit facetious because although youve got an impressive handicapping restart, then you miss the mark from time to time. And in this instance, because Louisville might be greater than last year but Id submit that they could be trained with a Rhesus monkey and enhance upon their record left by an coach such as Petrino, you happen to be shooting blanks.
I understand that placing nearly three touchdowns on the road is square biz for sure and Joe Q. Public never got rich by betting the heavy street chalk, but on occasion the people is right, and also in this situation they definitely are. Until once we get back on our NFL Game of the Week, next week, lets see what happens on Monday once 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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