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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 college football selections and then that I shall detract from our regularly scheduled program of NFL debate to dip our feet into uncharted waters.
It will probably be the very first and only time this season we do this, as the previous week of display NFL football is somewhat lackluster in comparison to some regular-season sport of NCAA football featuring one of the top clubs in the nation, plus a legendary soccer program to boot up, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, let us start the debate after my buddy Doug Upstone got the best of me last week with a bet about the Steelers while I supported the Titans. We have been swapping wins back and forth so it looks like it is my turn for the wreath, as I heartily endorse the Irish and will follow the squares laying the lumber that is heavy onto a public road favorite.
After reviewing the college football odds nearly six days ahead of this Monday night affair, I see that the line has spiked a half-point on the favorite, opening at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where its currently offered at a solid -20 round the board at all of the very best online sportsbooks.
I love the Irish but you are leaning on the Cardinals within this battle. Apart from the venue do you think Louisville can hang with the boys?
Doug Upstone: Yup , Swinger, IMO and a convincing win, it said a lot about the management of the Steelers and Titans. Lets move to football, will our recordings with this one and where the matches count.
Recall those Thursday night games Louisville utilized to perform against opponents that are big-name? They more than held their own and engineered upsets. These were fun games to see and the Cardinals were an club.
But just for example the former Papa Johns Stadium and its counterfeit (in real life) proprietor, Louisville soccer last season was worse than a three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield worked wonders at Appalachian State and will be out to change the civilization and win games. This will not happen immediately as the ability level is down in theVille. However , this is a time for Louisville, a group that has the chance to begin taking steps in the ideal direction.
Ive read where the Cards coaches have popped up the slow mechanics of QB Jawon Pass (good name for a QB) and I like Hassan Hall because the direct running back. Than having a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 for season 23, the protection, well, which makes me more worried. You have up your Irish please dont forget.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals will not be doing much flying in this game as the Notre Dame defense will keep them cozy in their nest. Scott Satterfield is now in the big leagues and hes got a team last year, where they went winless coming off of a dismal record. This rebuild is akin to carrying a hot air balloon and trying to turn it.
While that may eventually happen, the problem is that Louisville is confronting a team that made it to the CFP last year and owned one of the stingiest defenses in all of college football, devoting only 17.2 points over the regular season and going a perfect 12-0 until they met Clemson from the CFP semifinals. The offense clicked on all cylinders as well, averaging over 33 points per match.
So, my query is, how will be a quarterback like traveling who is slow to discharge, designed to gain some traction against a defense? Particularly when hes working with an offensive scheme that is entirely new and a coach?
Please, Doug, save me Im lost! I find no way, shape or form where Louisville is going to be able to keep pace with this Golden Domers and I am desperate for prodigious handicapping experience and your brand new wisdom!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, I am pleased to see in your last sentence youre coming on to the glowing side of sports gambling, or you are just being the same wise a** you are. Ill let the SBR readers who are currently making this is decided on by school football picks. Im the first to realize Louisville was 1-11 ATS, although not just 2-10 and fully pumped last season.
Like he gave up about the Atlanta Falcons However, that team COMPLETELY gave up on coach Bobby Petrino. A trainer brings a new attitude on building a statement, and with this being a match, his staff will be sold by Satterfield. Louisville does need to trust never and they will not be taken by the Irish for granted have a lot of fight.
Lets also think about, Brian Kelly with gold and all the blue is ATS as a road favorite, also a mere 7-9-1 ATS, if dishing out 20 or more digits. That defense you mentioned may improve as the year progresses but replacing five starters, even when you dont/cant recruit like Bama or Clemson, it is going to take some time.
I was a bit facetious because although youve got an impressive handicapping restart, you miss the mark from time to time. And in this scenario, you happen to be shooting blanks because Louisville might be better but Id submit that they are trained by a Rhesus monkey and improve upon their document rendered by an trainer like Petrino.
I understand that laying nearly 3 touchdowns on the road is square biz for certain and Joe Q. Public never got rich by betting the heavy road chalk, but on occasion the public is correct, and in this case they definitely are. Until next week when we get back on our NFL Game of the Week, lets see what happens on Monday night once the Irish come prepared 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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