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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 I shall deviate to dip our toes into uncharted waters and also leave our school football selections on the Monday night game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Louisville Cardinals.
It will almost certainly be the very first and only time this season we do this, as the previous week of display NFL football is somewhat lackluster in comparison to a regular-season game of NCAA football comprising one of the top clubs in the nation, and a legendary football program to boot up, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, lets begin the debate after my friend Doug Upstone got the better of me last week while the Titans were supported by me. Weve been placing wins back and on so it looks like its my turn to get the golden wreath, as I will follow the squares laying the lumber that is heavy on a road favorite and endorse the Irish.
After reviewing the college football odds nearly six days ahead of the Monday night affair, I see the line has spiked a half-point on the preferred, starting at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where it is currently offered in a solid -20 throughout the board at all of the best online sportsbooks.
I love the Irish but you are currently leaning in this battle on the Cardinals. Apart from the venue do you think Louisville could hang with the boys?
Doug Upstone: Yup and a win IMO, said a great deal about the direction of the Steelers and Titans. Lets proceed to real football, will our recordings on this one and where the games count.
Remember Louisville used to play against big-name opponents? They more than held their own and engineered upsets. These were fun games and also the Cardinals were an club.
But like the former Papa Johns Stadium and its counterfeit (in real life) owner, Louisville soccer last year was worse than the usual three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield worked wonders and are out to change the civilization and win games. This wont happen immediately as the talent level is down from theVille. This is a time for Louisville, a team that has the chance.
I have read where the Cards coaches have sped up the slow mechanisms of QB Jawon Pass (great name for a QB) and I like Hassan Hall as the direct running back. Than having a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 for season 23, the protection, well, which makes me more worried. Please do tell why youve got your Irish up.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals will not be doing as the Notre Dame defense will keep them snug in their nest flying in this match. Scott Satterfield is presently in the big leagues and he has a team last year, where they went winless coming off of a dismal album. This rebuild is akin to carrying a hot air balloon and attempting to turn it.
While that may eventually occur, the issue is that Louisville is confronting a team that made it to the CFP last year and possessed only one of the stingiest defenses in all of college football, devoting only 17.2 points within the normal season and moving a perfect 12-0 till they fulfilled Clemson in the CFP semifinals. The Irish offense clicked on all cylinders averaging 33 points per game over.
My question is, how will be a quarterback like Pass whos slow to discharge, designed to gain any traction against a defense that is Irish? Especially when he is working with an offensive strategy and a trainer?
Please, Doug, rescue me I am lost! I find no way, shape or form where Louisville is going to have the ability to keep pace with this Golden Domers and Im desperate for handicapping expertise that is prodigious and the sage wisdom!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, I am pleased to see in your last sentence you are coming around to the sunny side of sports betting, or youre just being the identical shrewd a** you are. Ill let the SBR readers who are currently making that is decided on by school football picks. Im the first to realize Louisville was 1-11 ATS, although not only 2-10 and completely sucked final season.
Like he gave up on the Atlanta Falcons, but that staff COMPLETELY gave up on coach Bobby Petrino. A coach brings a fresh mindset and his staff will be sold by Satterfield on creating a statement with this being a game. Louisville does need to trust the Irish will take them and not have a lot of fight.
Let us also think about, Brian Kelly with the gold and blue is ATS as a road favorite, also a mere 7-9-1 ATS if dishing out 20 or more specimens. This defense you mentioned may improve as the year progresses but substituting five starters, whenever you dont/can not recruit like Clemson or Bama, it is going to take time.
Swinging Johnson: Well Doug, I was becoming a bit facetious because although youve got an handicapping that was impressive restart, you miss the mark from time to time. And in this case, because Louisville could be greater but Id submit that they could be coached with a Rhesus monkey and improve upon their deplorable record left by an trainer such as Petrino you happen to be shooting blanks.
I understand that laying nearly three 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 public is correct, and also in this case they surely are. Until once we get down on our NFL Game of the Week, next week, lets see what happens on Monday night when the Irish come prepared to squint at Louisville.
Free College Football Pick: Swinging Johnson — Notre Dame -20 (-110)
Free College Football Pick: Doug Upstone — Louisville +20 (-110)
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