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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 deviate from our regularly scheduled program of NFL discussion to dip our toes and then render our college football selections on the Monday night game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Louisville Cardinals.
It will most likely be the first and only time this season we do so, as the last week of exhibition NFL soccer 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 up, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, lets start the discussion after my buddy Doug Upstone got the best of me last week while I endorsed the Titans. We have been placing wins on and back so it appears like it is my turn to get the wreath, as I will accompany each of the squares laying the lumber that is heavy on a street favorite and endorse the Irish.
After reviewing the school football odds almost six days prior to this Monday night affair, I see that the lineup has spiked a half-point about the favorite, opening at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where its currently offered at a solid -20 throughout the board whatsoever the very best online sportsbooks.
Doug, I enjoy the Irish but youre currently leaning in this battle onto the Cardinals. Aside from the venue, why is it that you believe Louisville can hang with the boys from South Bend?
Doug Upstone: Yup , Swinger, IMO and a convincing win, said a great deal about the Steelers and Titans direction. Lets move to real soccer, in which the matches rely and so will our records with this one.
Recall all those Thursday night games Louisville used to perform against opponents? They held their engineered and own upsets. These were fun games to see and also the Cardinals were a thrilling club.
But such as the former Papa Johns Stadium and its fake (in real life) proprietor, Louisville soccer last season was worse than the usual three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield will be out to change the culture and win games and worked miracles. This wont happen right away as the talent level is down from theVille. This is a time for Louisville, a group which has the chance.
Ive read where the Cards coaches have sped up the slow mechanisms of QB Jawon Pass (good name for a QB) and I enjoy Hassan Hall since the direct running back. Than using a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 the shield, well, that makes me more nervous. You have up your Irish please do tell.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals wont be doing as the Notre Dame defense will keep them comfortable in their nest, flying into this match. Scott Satterfield is in the big leagues and hes got a group coming from a dismal album last year, in which they went winless. This rebuild is akin to attempting to turn it and carrying a hot air balloon.
While that may eventually happen, the problem is that Louisville is confronting 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 within the regular season and moving a perfect 12-0 till they met Clemson from the CFP semifinals. The Irish offense was clicking on all cylinders averaging over 33 points per match.
My query is, how will be a quarterback like Pass whos slow to discharge, designed to get some traction against a Irish shield? Especially when hes working with an offensive scheme that is entirely new and a new coach?
Please, Doug, rescue me I am lost! I find no way, shape or form where Louisville will have the ability to keep pace with the Golden Domers and I am desperate for the ancestral wisdom and handicapping experience!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, I am happy to see in your last sentence youre coming around to the bright side of sport gambling, or you are simply being the same shrewd a** you usually are. I will let the SBR readers that are currently making college football selections decide on this. Im the first to understand Louisville completely sucked and was not only 2-10, however 1-11 ATS last year.
Just like he gave up on the Atlanta Falcons, but that staff COMPLETELY gave up on coach Bobby Petrino. A new attitude is brought by A new coach and his team will be sold by Satterfield on creating a statement, this being a game. Louisville does have to hope the Irish will take them for granted and never have much fight.
Lets also consider, Brian Kelly using all the blue and gold is ATS as a road favorite, also if dishing out 20 or more specimens, a ATS. That defense you said might improve as the year progresses but replacing five starters, even when you dont/can not amuse like Bama or Clemson, it will take some time.
I was being a bit facetious because although you have an handicapping restart, you miss the mark from time to time. And in this circumstance, because Louisville could be greater than last year but Id submit that they could be coached with a Rhesus monkey and improve upon their deplorable document rendered by an equally inept coach like Petrino, you happen to be shooting blanks.
I understand that placing nearly three touchdowns on the road would be square biz for sure and Joe Q. Public never got rich by betting the heavy road chalk, but sometimes the public is correct, and also in this instance they are. Until once we get back on our NFL Game of the Week next week, let us see what happens on Monday when 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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