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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 picks and I shall detract from our regularly scheduled plan of NFL discussion to dip our toes.
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 a regular-season sport of NCAA football comprising one of the greatest clubs in the country, plus a legendary football program to boot up, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, let us begin the discussion after my friend Doug Upstone got the better of me last week while I endorsed the Titans. Weve been placing wins back and forth so it appears like it is my turn to get the golden wreath, as I will accompany all the squares putting the thick lumber on a street favorite and endorse the Irish.
After reviewing the college football odds almost six days ahead of this Monday night affair, I see that 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 across the board whatsoever the very best internet sportsbooks.
You are currently leaning on the Cardinals in this battle although I like the Irish. Other than the place is it that you believe Louisville will hang with the boys?
Doug Upstone: Yes a convincing win and at least IMO, it said a great deal about the Steelers and Titans management. Lets proceed to football, in which the games count and so will our records on this one.
Remember Louisville used to play against big-name competitions? They held their engineered and own several upsets. These were fun games to see and the Cardinals were an golf club.
But just for example the former Papa Johns Stadium as well as its phony (in real life) owner, Louisville football last year was worse than the usual three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield are out to change the culture and win games and worked wonders. This will not happen right away as the talent level is down from theVille. This is a major time for Louisville, a team that has the opportunity to begin taking steps in the ideal direction.
Ive read in which the Cards trainers have sped up the slow mechanics of QB Jawon Pass (great name for a QB) and I like Hassan Hall because the direct running back. The defense, well, that makes me more nervous than having a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 for season wins. Why you have up your Irish, please dont forget.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals will not be doing much as the Notre Dame defense will keep them snug in their nest, flying in this match. Scott Satterfield is in the big leagues and he has a team coming from a dismal 2-10 record last year in which they went winless in ACC activity. This rebuild is comparable to taking a hot air balloon and attempting to turn it.
While this may eventually happen, the issue is that Louisville is confronting a team which made it into the CFP last year and possessed one of the stingiest defenses in all of college football, surrendering just 17.2 points within the regular season and moving a perfect 12-0 until they met Clemson in the CFP semifinals. The offense was clicking on all cylinders averaging 33 points per match over.
So, my question is, just how will be a quarterback like Pass who is slow to release, supposed to gain any traction against a swarming shield? Particularly when hes working with an offensive strategy and a new coach?
Please, Doug, rescue me Im lost! I see no way, shape or form in which Louisville will have the ability to keep up and Im desperate for handicapping expertise that is prodigious and your ancestral wisdom!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, I am glad to see in your last sentence youre coming over to the glowing side of sport gambling, or youre simply being the exact wise a** you are. I will let the SBR readers who are making that is decided on by school football picks. I am the first to realize Louisville wasnt only 2-10, but 1-11 ATS and fully pumped last season.
Just like he gave up around the Atlanta Falcons but that team COMPLETELY gave up on coach Bobby Petrino. A coach brings a fresh attitude on building a statement and this being a federal match, his staff will be sold by Satterfield. Louisville does have to trust never and the Irish will take them have a lot of fight.
Let us also think about, Brian Kelly with the gold and blue is ATS as a road favorite, and if dishing out 20 or more specimens, a ATS. This defense you said might improve as the year progresses but replacing five starters, when you dont/cant recruit like Clemson or even Bama, it is going to take time.
I was becoming a bit facetious because though you have an handicapping resume, you miss the mark from time to time. And in this case, because Louisville might be better compared to last year but Id submit that they could be trained with a Rhesus monkey and enhance upon their record rendered by an trainer like Petrino, you happen to be shooting blanks.
I know that laying nearly three touchdowns on the street would be square biz for certain along with Joe Q. Public never got rich by betting the heavy road chalk, but sometimes the people is correct, and also 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 night when the Irish come ready 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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