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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 school football picks on the Monday night match between the Louisville Cardinals and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and then also I shall detract from our regularly scheduled program of NFL debate to dip our feet.
It will almost certainly be the first and only time this year we do this, as the last week of exhibition NFL football is somewhat lackluster in comparison to a regular-season sport of NCAA soccer featuring one of the very best teams in the nation, and a mythical soccer program to boot up, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, lets start the debate after my buddy Doug Upstone got the better of me last week while I supported the Titans. Weve been placing wins back and forth so it appears like its my turn to get the wreath, as I heartily endorse the Irish and will follow the squares laying the lumber that is heavy on a road favorite.
After reviewing the school football odds almost six days prior to the Monday night affair, I see that the lineup has spiked a half-point on the preferred, starting at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where its now offered in a solid -20 across the board at all of the very best internet sportsbooks.
I enjoy the Irish but youre leaning to the Cardinals in this battle. Aside from the place, why is it that you believe Louisville will hang with the boys?
Doug Upstone: Yup , Swinger, at least and a successful triumph IMO, said a great deal about the management of both the Steelers and Titans. Let us move to real soccer, so will our recordings on this one and where the games rely.
Remember those Thursday night games Louisville used to play against big-name opponents? They held their engineered and own several upsets. These were fun games and also the Cardinals were a thrilling golf club.
However, such as the former Papa Johns Stadium and its fake (in real life) owner, Louisville soccer last season was worse than the usual three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield are out win games and to change the culture and worked wonders. This will not happen immediately as the talent level is down from theVille. However , this is a time for Louisville, a team that has the chance.
Ive read where the Cards trainers have sped up the slow mechanics of QB Jawon Pass (great name for a QB) and I like Hassan Hall since the direct running back. Than using a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 for season 23, the shield which makes me more worried. You have up your Irish please do tell.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals will not 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 team coming off of a dismal 2-10 album where they went winless in ACC action this past year. This rebuild is akin to trying to turn it and taking a hot air balloon.
While that may eventually happen, the issue is that Louisville is confronting a team which made it into the CFP this past year and owned only one of the stingiest defenses in all of college football, surrendering just 17.2 points within the regular season and going a perfect 12-0 until they fulfilled Clemson in the CFP semifinals. The Irish offense was clicking on all cylinders as well, averaging over 33 points per game.
My query is, how can be a quarterback like traveling who is slow to discharge, supposed to get any traction against a defense? Especially when he is working with a trainer and an offensive scheme that is entirely new?
Please, Doug, save me I am lost! I see no way, shape or form where Louisville is going to be able to keep pace and I am desperate to the ancestral wisdom and handicapping expertise that is prodigious!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, Im happy to read in your last sentence youre coming on to the bright side of sports betting, or you are just being the same wise a** you are. Ill let the SBR readers that are currently making school football picks decide on this. Im the first to understand Louisville fully pumped and was 1-11 ATS, although not only 2-10 last year.
However, that team COMPLETELY gave up on coach Bobby Petrino, just like he gave up on the Atlanta Falcons. A fresh mindset is brought by A new trainer and his team will be sold by Satterfield on making a statement, this being a national match. Louisville does need to hope never and they will not be taken by the Irish for granted have much fight.
Lets also consider, Brian Kelly with the blue and gold is only 10-13-1 ATS as a road favorite, also a mere 7-9-1 ATS, when dishing out more or 20 specimens. That defense you mentioned might improve as the season progresses but replacing five starters, when you dont/can not recruit like Clemson or Bama, it will take some time.
I was becoming a bit facetious because although you have an handicapping resume, you miss the mark from time to time. And in this scenario, you happen to be shooting blanks because Louisville might be greater than last year but I would submit that they are coached by a Rhesus monkey and improve upon their record left by an equally inept coach such as Petrino.
I understand that placing nearly 3 touchdowns on the street would be square biz for certain along with Joe Q. Public never got rich by gambling the heavy road chalk, but at times the public is right, and also in this case they definitely are. Until when we get down on our NFL Game of the Week, next week, let us see what happens on Monday once the Irish come prepared 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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