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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 then I shall deviate to dip our toes into uncharted waters.
It will almost certainly be the first and only time this year we do so, as the previous week of exhibition NFL football is somewhat lackluster in comparison to some regular-season game of NCAA football comprising one of the top clubs in the nation, plus a legendary soccer program to boot, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, let us begin the debate after my buddy Doug Upstone got the best of me last week with a wager on the Steelers while the Titans were endorsed by me. Weve been swapping wins forth and back so it appears like its my turn to get the gold wreath, as I will follow the squares laying the lumber on a public road favorite and heartily endorse the Irish.
After reviewing the school football odds almost six days before the Monday night event, I see that the line has spiked a half-point on the preferred, opening at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where its now offered in a solid -20 throughout the board at all the best internet sportsbooks.
Doug, I like the Irish but youre leaning on the Cardinals in this clash. Besides the place, why do you think Louisville will hang with the boys?
Doug Upstone: Yup , Swinger, a convincing win and at least IMO, said a lot about both the Steelers and Titans direction. Let us proceed to real football, will our records on this one and in which the matches rely.
Remember all those Thursday night games Louisville used to play against opponents? They held their engineered and own upsets. These were enjoyable games and also the Cardinals were an club.
However, such as the former Papa Johns Stadium as well as its counterfeit (in real life) owner, Louisville soccer last season was worse than a three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield will be out win games and to change the civilization and worked miracles at Appalachian State. This will not happen right away as the talent level is down in theVille. This is a huge time for Louisville, a team which has the chance to start taking steps in the ideal direction.
Ive read where the Cards trainers have popped up the slow mechanics of QB Jawon Pass (good name for a QB) and that I enjoy Hassan Hall since the direct running back. Than having a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 for season wins the defense, well, which makes me more worried. Please do tell why you have up your Irish.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals will not be doing much since the Notre Dame defense will keep them snug in their nest, flying in this game. Scott Satterfield is in the big leagues and hes got a group coming off of a dismal 2-10 album last year, in which they went winless in ACC activity. This rebuild is comparable to trying to turn it and taking a hot air balloon.
While that may eventually happen, the problem is that Louisville is facing a team which made it to the CFP this past year and possessed only one of the stingiest defenses in all of college football, surrendering just 17.2 points over the normal season and going a perfect 12-0 till they fulfilled Clemson in the CFP semifinals. The offense clicked on all cylinders averaging over 33 points per game.
My issue is, how will be a quarterback like traveling who is slow to discharge, supposed to obtain some traction against a shield that is Irish? Especially when he is working with a coach and an offensive strategy that is entirely new?
Please, Doug, rescue me Im lost! I see no way, shape or form in which Louisville is going to have the ability to keep pace with this Golden Domers and I am desperate for the ancestral wisdom and handicapping expertise!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, Im pleased to read in your last sentence youre coming on to the glowing side of sports betting, or youre simply being the same shrewd a** you usually are. I will let the SBR readers that are currently making this is decided on by college football selections. I am the first to realize Louisville sucked and was 1-11 ATS, although not only 2-10 final season.
Just like he gave up on the Atlanta Falcons, but that team COMPLETELY gave up on coach Bobby Petrino. A new mindset is brought by A trainer on building a statement, and this being a game, his team will be sold by Satterfield. Louisville does need to hope never and the Irish will take them have much fight.
Lets also think about, Brian Kelly using the gold and blue is ATS as a road favorite, also a ATS when dishing out 20 or more digits. This defense you said might improve as the year progresses but replacing five starters, even when you dont/cant amuse like Clemson or even Bama, it is going to take time.
I was being a bit facetious because although you have an impressive handicapping resume, then you miss the mark from time to time. And in this case, you happen to be shooting blanks because Louisville might be greater than last year but Id submit that they are trained by a Rhesus monkey and improve upon their deplorable document left by an equally inept trainer such as Petrino.
I know 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 street chalk, but on occasion the general public is right, and in this instance they definitely 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 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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