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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 selections on the Monday night match between the Louisville Cardinals and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and that I will deviate to dip our feet into uncharted waters.
It will probably be the first and only time this season we do so, as the previous week of exhibition NFL soccer is somewhat lackluster compared to some regular-season game of NCAA football comprising one of the top clubs in the country, and a legendary soccer program to boot, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, let us begin the discussion after my buddy Doug Upstone got the best of me last week with a wager about the Steelers while I backed the Titans. Weve been placing wins forth and back so it appears like its my turn for the wreath, as the Irish are heartily endorsed by me and will accompany all the squares putting the thick lumber on a street favorite.
After reviewing the college football odds nearly six days ahead of the Monday night affair, I see the line has spiked a half-point about the favorite, starting at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where it is currently offered in a solid -20 throughout the board whatsoever the very best internet sportsbooks.
I love the Irish but you are currently leaning on the Cardinals in this season-opening clash. Other than the place do you think Louisville can hang with the boys from South Bend?
Doug Upstone: Yup Swinger, IMO and a successful win, said a great deal about the direction of the Steelers and Titans. Let us proceed to soccer, so will our records with this one and where the games count.
Recall Louisville used to perform against big-name competitions? They held their engineered and own upsets. These were enjoyable games to see and also the Cardinals were an exciting club.
However, such as the former Papa Johns Stadium as well as its counterfeit (in real life) owner, Louisville soccer last year was worse than a three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield worked miracles and are out win games and to alter the civilization. This wont happen immediately as the talent level is down from theVille. Nonetheless, this is a time for Louisville, a team which has the chance to begin taking actions in the ideal direction.
I have read where the Cards trainers have popped up the slow mechanisms of QB Jawon Pass (great name for a QB) and I like Hassan Hall since the lead running back. Than using a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 for season wins the shield, well, that makes me more worried. Please do tell youve got up your Irish.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals will not be doing much flying in this game as the Notre Dame defense will keep them comfortable in their nest. Scott Satterfield is in the big leagues and hes got a team this past year, where they went winless coming off of a dismal album. This rebuild is comparable to attempting to turn it and taking a hot air balloon.
While this may eventually happen, the problem is that Louisville is confronting 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 over the normal season and moving a perfect 12-0 till they met Clemson from the CFP semifinals. The offense clicked on all cylinders as well, averaging over 33 points per match.
So, my query is, just how can be a quarterback like Pass whos slow to release, designed to get some traction against a swarming shield? Particularly when hes working with an offensive scheme and a new trainer?
Please, Doug, save me I am lost! I find no way, shape or form in which Louisville will be able to keep pace with the Golden Domers and I am desperate for prodigious handicapping experience and your brand new wisdom!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, I am happy to see in your last sentence youre coming on to the bright side of sport betting, or you are just being the same wise a** you usually are. I will allow the SBR readers that are making school football selections decide on this. I am the first to realize Louisville was 1-11 ATS, although not just 2-10 and fully pumped final year.
Just like he gave up about the Atlanta Falcons, However, that team COMPLETELY gave up on coach Bobby Petrino. A new mindset is brought by A coach and his team will be sold by Satterfield on making a statement this being a match. Louisville does need to trust the Irish will take them and not have a lot of fight.
Let us also consider, Brian Kelly using gold and all the blue is ATS as a road favorite, and a ATS, if dishing out 20 or more specimens. This defense you mentioned may improve as the year progresses but substituting five starters, when you dont/cant recruit like Clemson or Bama, it will take time.
Swinging Johnson: Well Doug, I was a bit facetious because although you have an handicapping restart, you miss the mark from time to time. And in this case, because Louisville could be greater compared to last year but Id submit that they could be trained by a Rhesus monkey and improve upon their deplorable document rendered by an inept coach such as Petrino, you happen to be shooting blanks.
I understand that laying nearly 3 touchdowns on the road would be square biz for certain and Joe Q. Public never got rich by gambling the heavy road chalk, but sometimes the public is right, and also in this situation they certainly are. Until when we get down on our NFL Game of the Week next week, lets see what happens on Monday night once 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)