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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 that I shall deviate to dip our feet and render our college football selections.
It will probably be the very first and only time this season we do so, as the previous week of display NFL football is somewhat lackluster compared to some regular-season game of NCAA soccer comprising one of the very best clubs in the country, plus a legendary football program to boot, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, lets begin the debate after my friend Doug Upstone got the better of me last week with a bet on the Steelers while I supported the Titans. We have been placing wins back and on so it looks like its my turn to get the golden wreath, as I heartily endorse the Irish and will follow each of the squares laying the lumber that is heavy onto a public road favorite.
After reviewing the school football odds nearly six days before this Monday night event, I see the line has spiked a half-point on the preferred, starting at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where it is now offered in a solid -20 throughout the board whatsoever the best online sportsbooks.
Doug, I love the Irish but youre currently leaning in this clash on the Cardinals. Other than the venue, why is it that you think Louisville could hang with the boys?
Doug Upstone: Yes IMO and a successful triumph, said a lot about the direction of both the Steelers and Titans. Lets move ahead to real soccer, will our records with this one and in which the games rely.
Recall those Thursday night games Louisville utilized to perform against opponents that are big-name? They held their engineered and own many upsets. These were fun games to watch and the Cardinals were a thrilling golf club.
However, like the former Papa Johns Stadium and its phony (in real life) proprietor, Louisville football last season was worse than a three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield are out win matches and to alter the civilization and worked wonders in Appalachian State. This will not happen right away as the ability level is down from theVille. However this is a major time for Louisville, a group which has the chance.
Ive read where the Cards coaches have sped up the slow mechanisms of QB Jawon Pass (good name for a QB) and I enjoy Hassan Hall since the lead running back. Than using a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 for season 23, the defense, well, that makes me more worried. Why you have up your Irish, please dont forget.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals will not be doing since the Notre Dame defense will keep them cozy in their nest, flying into this game. Scott Satterfield is presently in the big leagues and hes got a team last year, in which they went winless coming from a dismal record. This rebuild is akin to seeking to turn it and carrying a hot air balloon.
While that may eventually occur, the issue is that Louisville is confronting a group which made it to the CFP this past year and possessed one of the stingiest defenses in all of college football, surrendering just 17.2 points within the normal season and moving a perfect 12-0 until they fulfilled Clemson from the CFP semifinals. The Irish offense was clicking on all cylinders also, averaging over 33 points per match.
So, my issue is, just how is a quarterback like Pass whos slow to discharge, supposed to gain any traction against a defense that is Irish? Particularly when hes working with a trainer and an offensive strategy that is entirely new?
Please, Doug, rescue me Im lost! I find no way, shape or form in which Louisville is going to be able to keep pace and Im desperate to handicapping experience that is prodigious and the ancestral wisdom!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, I am pleased to see in your last sentence youre coming over to the sunny side of sport gambling, or you are just being the same shrewd a** you usually are. I will allow the SBR readers who are making college football selections decide on that. Im the first to realize Louisville fully pumped and was not just 2-10, but 1-11 ATS last season.
Like he gave up about the Atlanta Falcons but coach Bobby Petrino was given up on by that team COMPLETELY. A new attitude is brought by A new trainer on creating a statement, and with this being a game, his team will be sold by Satterfield. Louisville does have to hope never and they will not be taken by the Irish for granted have much fight.
Let us also consider, Brian Kelly with gold and all the blue is just 10-13-1 ATS as a road favorite, and a mere 7-9-1 ATS when dishing out 20 or more digits. That defense you mentioned might improve as the year progresses but replacing five starters, even when you dont/cant recruit like Bama or even Clemson, it is going to take some time.
I was being a bit facetious because though you have an impressive handicapping resume, you miss the mark from time to time. And in this situation, you happen to be shooting blanks because Louisville could be greater compared to last year but Id submit that they are coached with a Rhesus monkey and improve upon their deplorable document rendered by an equally inept trainer like Petrino.
I understand that placing nearly 3 touchdowns on the street would be square biz for sure and Joe Q. Public never got rich by gambling the heavy street chalk, but sometimes the people is correct, and in this situation they definitely are. Until when we get back on our NFL Game of the Week, next week, lets see what happens on Monday when 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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