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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 leave our school football selections on the Monday night game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Louisville Cardinals and I will detract to dip our toes.
It will almost certainly be the first and only time this season we do this, as the last week of exhibition NFL football is somewhat lackluster compared to a regular-season sport of NCAA soccer featuring one of the very best teams in the country, and a mythical soccer program to boot up, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, lets begin the debate after my buddy Doug Upstone got the better of me last week while the Titans were backed by me. Weve been swapping wins back and forth so it looks like it is my turn to get the wreath, as the Irish are heartily endorsed by me and will follow the squares putting the thick lumber onto a street favorite.
After reviewing the school football odds nearly six days ahead of this Monday night affair, I see that the lineup has spiked a half-point about the preferred, starting at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where it is now offered in a solid -20 round the board whatsoever the best online sportsbooks.
I love the Irish but youre currently leaning in this battle to the Cardinals. Besides the place do you believe Louisville will hang with the boys?
Doug Upstone: Yes and a win IMO, said a great deal about both the Steelers and Titans direction. Let us move to soccer, in which the games count and will our records on this one.
Recall Louisville used to play against big-name competitions? They held their engineered and own upsets. These were enjoyable games to watch and the Cardinals were an exciting golf club.
However, for example the former Papa Johns Stadium and its phony (in real life) owner, Louisville football last year was worse than the usual three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield worked wonders in Appalachian State and will be out to change the civilization and win games. This will not happen right away as the ability level is down from theVille. Nonetheless, this is a time for Louisville, a team that has the opportunity.
Ive 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 because the lead running back. Than using a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 the defense, well, that makes me more worried. Please do tell why you have up your Irish.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals will not be doing as the Notre Dame defense will keep them snug in their nest, flying into this match. Scott Satterfield is in the big leagues and he has a team this past year, in which they went winless coming off of a dismal 2-10 record. This rebuild is akin to carrying a hot air balloon and trying to turn it.
While this may eventually happen, the problem is that Louisville is confronting a team that made it into the CFP this past year and possessed one of the stingiest defenses in all of college football, devoting only 17.2 points within the regular season and going a perfect 12-0 until they met Clemson from the CFP semifinals. The offense was clicking on all cylinders as well, averaging 33 points per game over.
My query is, how is a quarterback like Pass who is slow to release, designed to obtain any traction against a swarming shield? Particularly when hes working with an offensive strategy that is entirely new and a new coach?
Please, Doug, rescue me Im lost! I see no way, shape or form where Louisville will be able to keep up and Im desperate for your ancestral wisdom and handicapping experience!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, I am pleased to see in your last sentence you are coming over to the bright side of sport gambling, or youre just being the exact same shrewd a** you usually are. Ill let the SBR readers who are currently making that is decided on by school football picks. Im the first to realize Louisville completely sucked and was, but 1-11 ATS final year.
But that team COMPLETELY gave up on coach Bobby Petrino, just like he gave up around the Atlanta Falcons. A coach brings a new mindset on building a statement and with this being a game, his team will be sold by Satterfield. Louisville does have to trust not and the Irish will take them have much fight.
Lets also consider, Brian Kelly using gold and all the blue is ATS as a road favorite, also a mere 7-9-1 ATS, when dishing out more or 20 specimens. This defense you mentioned may improve as the season progresses but substituting five starters, even whenever you dont/cant recruit like Clemson or Bama, it will take time.
I was becoming a bit facetious because though youve got an handicapping resume, then you miss the mark from time to time. And in this case, because Louisville could be better but I would submit that they are coached with a Rhesus monkey and improve upon their deplorable record left by an coach like Petrino you happen to be shooting blanks.
I know that laying nearly 3 touchdowns on the street is square biz for certain and Joe Q. Public never got rich by betting the heavy street chalk, but sometimes the general public is correct, and in this instance they definitely are. Until when we get back on our NFL Game of the Week next week, let us see what happens on Monday when 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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