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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 detract from our regularly scheduled program of NFL debate to dip our feet and leave our college football selections on the Monday night match between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Louisville Cardinals.
It will probably be the 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 soccer featuring one of the greatest clubs in the nation, and a mythical soccer program to boot, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, lets begin 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 to the gold wreath, as I endorse the Irish and will follow each of the squares laying the lumber that is heavy on a public street favorite.
After reviewing the college football odds almost six days prior to this Monday night event, I see that the lineup has spiked a half-point on the preferred, starting at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where it is presently offered at a solid -20 across the board whatsoever of the best online sportsbooks.
Doug, I enjoy the Irish but you are leaning on the Cardinals. Other than the venue is it that you think Louisville will hang with the boys from South Bend?
Doug Upstone: YesSwinger, and a successful win IMO, it said a great deal about the management of the Steelers and Titans. Lets move to real football, so will our recordings with this one and in which the matches rely.
Recall Louisville utilized to play against opponents? They more than held their engineered and own upsets. These were fun games and the Cardinals were an exciting golf club.
But like the former Papa Johns Stadium and its phony (in real life) proprietor, Louisville soccer last year was worse than the usual three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield are out win matches and to alter the civilization and worked miracles at Appalachian State. This will not happen immediately as the talent level is down in theVille. This is a major moment for Louisville, a group which has the chance to start taking actions.
Ive read in which the Cards trainers have popped up the slow mechanics of QB Jawon Pass (good name for a QB) and that I enjoy Hassan Hall as the direct running back. Than using a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 for season 23, the protection that makes me more worried. Why you have up your Irish, please dont forget.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals will not be doing as the Notre Dame defense will keep them comfortable in their nest flying in this game. Scott Satterfield is now in the big leagues and hes got a group coming from a dismal album last year where they went winless in ACC activity. This rebuild is akin to attempting to turn it and taking a hot air balloon.
While this may eventually happen, the problem is that Louisville is facing a team that made it to the CFP this past year and possessed only one of the stingiest defenses in all of college football, equaling only 17.2 points within the normal season and moving a perfect 12-0 until they fulfilled Clemson in the CFP semifinals. The Irish offense was clicking on all cylinders averaging 33 points per match over.
My issue is, just how is a quarterback like Pass who is slow to discharge, supposed to obtain any traction against a swarming Irish defense? Particularly when hes working with an entirely new offensive scheme and a new coach?
Please, Doug, rescue me Im lost! I see no way, shape or form in which Louisville is going to have the ability to keep up and Im desperate to handicapping expertise that is prodigious and your sage wisdom!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, I am glad to see in your last sentence youre coming on to the glowing side of sports betting, or you are just being the identical wise a** you usually are. Ill allow the SBR readers that are making school football selections decide on that. I am the first to understand Louisville completely sucked and was, however, 1-11 ATS final year.
Like he gave up on the Atlanta Falcons but coach Bobby Petrino was given up on by that team COMPLETELY. A fresh attitude is brought by A new coach on making a statement and for this being a national game, his new team will be sold by Satterfield. Louisville does have to trust they will not be taken by the Irish and never have a lot of fight.
Let us also consider, Brian Kelly using gold and all the blue is ATS as a road favorite, also a ATS, if dishing out more or 20 specimens. This defense you said may improve as the year progresses but replacing five starters, even when you dont/can not recruit like Bama or Clemson, it is going to take time.
Swinging Johnson: Well Doug, I was becoming a bit facetious because although youve got an impressive handicapping resume, you miss the mark from time to time. And in this case, because Louisville might be better but Id submit that they could be trained with a Rhesus monkey and improve upon their document left by an equally awkward coach such as Petrino, you happen to be shooting blanks.
I understand that placing nearly 3 touchdowns on the road is square biz for certain along with Joe Q. Public never got rich by betting the heavy road chalk, but on occasion the general public is right, and in this situation they are. Until next week when we get down on our NFL Game of the Week, let us see what happens on Monday 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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