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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 that I will deviate to dip our toes into uncharted waters and render our college football selections on the Monday night match between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Louisville Cardinals.
It will most likely be the first and only time this year we do so, as the last week of display NFL football is somewhat lackluster in comparison to some regular-season sport of NCAA soccer comprising one of the best clubs in the nation, and a mythical football program to boot, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, let us start the debate after my friend Doug Upstone got the better of me last week while I backed the Titans. Weve been placing wins back and forth so it looks like its my turn to the wreath, as I will accompany each of the squares laying the lumber that is heavy on a street favorite and endorse the Irish.
After reviewing the college football odds nearly six days prior to this Monday night event, I see that the line has spiked a half-point on the favorite, starting at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where it is presently offered in a solid -20 throughout the board whatsoever the best internet sportsbooks.
I enjoy the Irish but you are currently leaning on the Cardinals within this season-opening clash. Other than the venue, why do you believe Louisville can hang with the boys?
Doug Upstone: Yes at least and a win IMO, said a lot about the direction of the Steelers and Titans. Let us proceed to real football, where the games rely and will our recordings with this one.
Remember Louisville utilized to perform against opponents? They held their engineered and own upsets. These were fun games and the Cardinals were an club.
However, 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 worked miracles and are out win matches and to alter the civilization. This wont happen right away as the talent level is down from theVille. However , this is a big time for Louisville, a team that has the opportunity to begin taking actions in the right direction.
I have read where the Cards trainers have sped up the slow mechanics of QB Jawon Pass (good name for a QB) and I enjoy Hassan Hall since the direct running back. Than having a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 for season 23, the shield which makes me more worried. You have up your Irish please dont forget.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals wont be doing since the Notre Dame defense will keep them snug in their nest flying into this match. Scott Satterfield is currently in the big leagues and hes got a group last year, where they went winless coming from a dismal 2-10 record. This rebuild is comparable to taking a hot air balloon and attempting to turn it.
While that may eventually happen, the problem is that Louisville is facing a team that made it into the CFP last year and owned 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 till they met Clemson in the CFP semifinals. The Irish offense clicked on all cylinders averaging 33 points per match over.
My question is, how is a quarterback like traveling who is slow to release, supposed to obtain some traction against a swarming defense? Especially when hes working with a trainer and an offensive strategy?
Please, Doug, rescue me I am lost! I find no way, shape or form where Louisville is going to have the ability to keep up with this Golden Domers and I am desperate for handicapping expertise that is prodigious and the ancestral wisdom!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, Im happy to see in your last sentence you are coming on to the sunny side of sports betting, or youre just being the identical shrewd a** you usually are. I will let the SBR readers that are making that is decided on by school football picks. Im the first to realize Louisville completely sucked and was not just 2-10, however, 1-11 ATS last year.
Just like he gave up on the Atlanta Falcons but coach Bobby Petrino was given up on by that staff COMPLETELY. A new attitude is brought by A coach and his staff will be sold by Satterfield on creating a statement this being a federal match. Louisville does have to trust never and the Irish will take them for granted have much fight.
Let us also consider, Brian Kelly with gold and the blue is just 10-13-1 ATS as a road favorite, also a ATS, if dishing out more or 20 specimens. That defense you mentioned may improve as the season progresses but replacing five starters, if you dont/cant recruit like Bama or even Clemson, it is going to take some time.
I was a bit facetious because though youve got an handicapping that was impressive restart, you miss the mark from time to time. And in this case, you happen to be shooting, since Louisville could be greater but Id submit that they could be trained by a Rhesus monkey and improve upon their document left by an coach such as Petrino.
I understand that laying nearly 3 touchdowns on the road would be square biz for certain along with Joe Q. Public never got rich by betting the heavy street chalk, but sometimes the general public is correct, and in this case they certainly 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 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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