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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 college football picks on the Monday night game between the Louisville Cardinals and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and then I will detract to dip our toes into uncharted waters.
It will most likely be the very first and only time this year we do this, as the previous week of exhibition NFL soccer is somewhat lackluster in comparison to some regular-season game of NCAA football featuring one of the greatest teams in the country, plus a legendary soccer program to boot up, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, lets begin the discussion after my friend Doug Upstone got the best of me last week while I endorsed the Titans. Weve been swapping wins forth and back so it looks like its my turn for the wreath, as I heartily endorse the Irish and will accompany the squares laying the lumber that is heavy on a street favorite.
After reviewing the college football odds nearly six days ahead of the Monday night affair, I see the lineup has spiked a half-point on the favorite, opening at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where it is presently offered at a solid -20 throughout the board whatsoever of the very best online sportsbooks.
Doug, I love the Irish but you are leaning within this season-opening battle to the Cardinals. Besides the place is it that you think Louisville can hang with the boys out of South Bend?
Doug Upstone: Yup a successful win and at least IMO, said a great deal about the Steelers and Titans management. Let us proceed to real soccer, where the matches rely and will our recordings with this one.
Remember those Thursday night matches Louisville used to perform against big-name opponents? They held their engineered and own several upsets. These were fun games to watch and the Cardinals were an exciting club.
However, just for example the former Papa Johns Stadium as well as its fake (in real life) proprietor, Louisville football last year was worse than the usual three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield will be out win games and to alter the culture and worked miracles. This will not happen right away as the ability level is down in theVille. However this is a time for Louisville, a group that has the chance.
I have read in which the Cards trainers have sped up the slow mechanisms of QB Jawon Pass (good name for a QB) and I like Hassan Hall since the direct running back. The defense which makes me more nervous than using a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 for season wins. Please do tell you have your Irish up.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals wont be doing much since the Notre Dame defense will keep them comfortable in their nest flying into this match. Scott Satterfield is now in the big leagues and he has a team last year, where they went winless coming from a dismal album. This rebuild is akin to taking a hot air balloon and trying to turn it.
While that 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 match over.
My issue is, just how will be a quarterback like traveling whos slow to discharge, supposed to get some traction against a swarming Irish defense? Particularly when hes working with a new trainer and a completely new offensive scheme?
Please, Doug, rescue me Im lost! I find no way, shape or form where Louisville is going to be able to keep pace and I am desperate for handicapping experience and the brand new wisdom!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, Im happy to see in your last sentence you are coming on to the sunny side of sports gambling, or youre just being the same shrewd a** you are. Ill let the SBR readers who are making that is decided on by school football picks. I am the first to realize Louisville wasnt just 2-10, but 1-11 ATS and fully pumped final year.
Just like he gave up about the Atlanta Falcons, However, that staff COMPLETELY gave up on coach Bobby Petrino. A fresh mindset is brought by A trainer and his team will be sold by Satterfield on building a statement with this being a game. Louisville does need to trust never and the Irish will take them have a lot of fight.
Lets also consider, Brian Kelly with all the gold and blue is simply 10-13-1 ATS as a road favorite, and a mere 7-9-1 ATS, when dishing out more or 20 specimens. This defense you mentioned might improve as the season progresses but substituting five starters, even when you dont/cant amuse like Bama or even Clemson, it will take some time.
Swinging Johnson: Well Doug, I was being a bit facetious because although youve got an impressive handicapping resume, you miss the mark from time to time. And in this case, you happen to be shooting blanks because Louisville might be greater than last year but Id submit that they are trained by a Rhesus monkey and enhance upon their deplorable record left by an trainer like Petrino.
I know that putting nearly three touchdowns on the street is square biz for sure and Joe Q. Public never got rich by gambling the heavy road chalk, but sometimes the general public is correct, and also in this case they are. Until next week when we get down on our NFL Game of the Week, lets see what happens on Monday night once the Irish come ready 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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