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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 render our college football picks on the Monday night game between the Louisville Cardinals and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and then I shall deviate from our regularly scheduled program of NFL debate to dip our toes into uncharted waters.
It will almost certainly be the very first and only time this year we do so, as the last week of display NFL soccer is somewhat lackluster in comparison to a regular-season game of NCAA soccer comprising one of the greatest clubs in the country, and a mythical soccer program to boot, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, let us start the discussion after my buddy Doug Upstone got the best of me last week while I backed the Titans. We have been placing wins back and forth so it looks like its my turn to get the wreath, as I endorse the Irish and will follow each of the squares laying the lumber on a public road favorite.
After reviewing the school football odds nearly six days before the 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 presently offered at a solid -20 across the board whatsoever the very best internet sportsbooks.
Doug, I enjoy the Irish but youre currently leaning onto the Cardinals. Apart from the venue, why is it that you believe Louisville will hang with the boys?
Doug Upstone: Yup Swinger, a win and at least IMO, it said a lot about the Steelers and Titans direction. Lets proceed to football, will our recordings on this one and where the matches count.
Remember those Thursday night matches Louisville used to perform against big-name competitions? They held their engineered and own many upsets. These were fun games to see and the Cardinals were an golf club.
But like the former Papa Johns Stadium and its counterfeit (in real life) proprietor, Louisville football last season was worse than a three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield worked tirelessly in Appalachian State and will be out to change the culture and win games. This will not happen right away as the ability level is down in theVille. Nevertheless , this is a time for Louisville, a staff with the opportunity.
Ive read where the Cards trainers have popped up the slow mechanisms of QB Jawon Pass (good name for a QB) and I enjoy Hassan Hall since the lead running back. Than having a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 for season 23, the defense, well, which makes me more nervous. Please do tell why you have your Irish up.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals wont be doing much flying in this game as the Notre Dame defense will keep them cozy in their nest. Scott Satterfield is presently in the big leagues and he has a group last year, in which they went winless in ACC activity coming from a dismal album. This rebuild is like trying to turn it into an F-22 Raptor and getting a hot air balloon.
While this may eventually happen, the issue is that Louisville is facing a team that made it into the CFP last year and owned only one of the stingiest defenses in all of college football, devoting only 17.2 points within the normal year and heading a perfect 12-0 until they met Clemson in the CFP semifinals. The offense was clicking on all cylinders averaging 33 points per game over.
My question is, how is a quarterback like Pass whos slow to release, designed to obtain any traction against a defense that is Irish? Particularly when he is working with a trainer and an offensive scheme that is entirely new?
Please, Doug, rescue me Im lost! I find no way, shape or form in which Louisville is going to have the ability to keep pace with the Golden Domers and Im desperate to prodigious handicapping experience and the ancestral wisdom!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, Im happy to see in your last sentence youre coming around to the sunny side of sport betting, or youre simply being the exact wise a** you are. I will let the SBR readers that are currently making this is decided on by college football picks. Im the first to understand Louisville sucked and was 1-11 ATS, although not only 2-10 final year.
But that staff COMPLETELY gave up on coach Bobby Petrino, just like he gave up around the Atlanta Falcons. A new trainer brings a fresh mindset on making a statement, and this being a game, his staff will be sold by Satterfield. Louisville does need to trust they will not be taken by the Irish for granted and not have a lot of fight.
Lets also consider, Brian Kelly using gold and all the blue is simply 10-13-1 ATS as a road favorite, and a mere 7-9-1 ATS if dishing out more or 20 specimens. This defense you mentioned might improve as the year progresses but substituting five starters, whenever you dont/cant amuse like Bama or Clemson, it is going to 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 instance, you happen to be shooting blanks because Louisville might be better than last year but Id submit that they are coached with a Rhesus monkey and improve upon their document left by an awkward coach such as Petrino.
I understand that laying nearly 3 touchdowns on the highway would be square biz for sure along with Joe Q. Public never got rich by betting the heavy street chalk, but on occasion the people is correct, and in this situation they surely are. Until once we get down on our NFL Game of the Week next week, lets see what happens on Monday night 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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