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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 shall deviate to dip our feet and also render our school football picks.
It will most likely be the very first and only time this year we do this, as the last week of display NFL soccer is somewhat lackluster compared to a regular-season game of NCAA football featuring one of the best teams in the country, and a legendary soccer program to boot up, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, lets start the discussion after my friend Doug Upstone got the better of me last week while I supported the Titans. We have been placing wins back and forth so it looks like its my turn for the golden wreath, as I heartily endorse the Irish and will follow the squares laying the lumber that is heavy onto a public street favorite.
After reviewing the college football odds almost six days ahead of this Monday night affair, I see that the lineup has spiked a half-point on the preferred, opening at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where its now offered at a solid -20 round the board at all the best internet sportsbooks.
Doug, I love the Irish but youre currently leaning to the Cardinals within this clash. Other than the venue, why do you believe Louisville will hang with the boys in South Bend?
Doug Upstone: Yup and a convincing win IMO, it said a lot about the direction of the Steelers and Titans. Lets move to soccer, will our records with this one and where the games rely.
Remember those Thursday night games Louisville used to play against competitions? They held their own and engineered many upsets. These were fun games and also the Cardinals were an exciting club.
However, such as the former Papa Johns Stadium and its fake (in real life) proprietor, Louisville soccer last season was worse than a three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield will be out to alter the culture and win matches and worked miracles at Appalachian State. This will not happen immediately as the ability level is down from theVille. However this is a time for Louisville, a team which has the chance to begin taking steps in the perfect direction.
I have read where the Cards trainers have sped up the slow mechanisms of QB Jawon Pass (good name for a QB) and that I enjoy Hassan Hall as the direct running back. The shield, well, that makes me more nervous than having a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9. Please do tell you have up your Irish.
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 team coming from a dismal 2-10 album last year, where they went winless. This rebuild is akin to trying to turn it and taking a hot air balloon.
While this may eventually occur, the problem is that Louisville is facing a team that made it into the CFP last year and owned only one of the stingiest defenses in all of college football, surrendering just 17.2 points within the normal season and going a perfect 12-0 until they met Clemson from the CFP semifinals. The offense clicked on all cylinders averaging over 33 points per game.
My issue is, just how is a quarterback like traveling whos slow to release, designed to gain some traction against a shield? Especially when he is working with an offensive scheme that is entirely new and a trainer?
Please, Doug, rescue me Im lost! I find no way, shape or form in which Louisville is going to have the ability to keep up with this Golden Domers and Im desperate to the brand new wisdom and handicapping expertise that is prodigious!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, Im happy to see in your last sentence you are coming around to the glowing side of sport gambling, or you are just being the same shrewd a** you are. I will let the SBR readers that are making this is decided on by school football picks. Im the first to understand Louisville was 1-11 ATS, although not only 2-10 and fully pumped final season.
Just like he gave up on the Atlanta Falcons but coach Bobby Petrino was given up on by that staff COMPLETELY. A coach brings a fresh attitude on creating a statement, and this being a federal match, his team will be sold by Satterfield. Louisville does have to expect the Irish will take them for granted and not have much fight.
Let us also consider, Brian Kelly using 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 may improve as the year progresses but replacing five starters, whenever you dont/can not amuse like Bama or Clemson, it is going to take some time.
Swinging Johnson: Well Doug, I was being a bit facetious because although you have an impressive handicapping restart, you miss the mark from time to time. And in this situation, because Louisville could be better but Id submit that they are coached with a Rhesus monkey and improve upon their record rendered by an trainer such as Petrino, you happen to be shooting blanks.
I know that laying nearly three touchdowns on the road is square biz for certain along with Joe Q. Public never got rich by betting the heavy road chalk, but sometimes the public is right, and also in this instance they certainly are. Until next week once 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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