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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 I will deviate to dip our toes into uncharted waters and leave our college football selections on the Monday night match between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Louisville Cardinals.
It will probably be the first and only time this year we do this, as the previous week of exhibition NFL football is somewhat lackluster compared to some regular-season game of NCAA football comprising one of the top teams in the nation, and a legendary 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 with a bet on the Steelers while I backed the Titans. Weve been placing wins forth and back so it appears like it is my turn to get the golden wreath, as the Irish are heartily endorsed by me and will follow the squares putting the thick lumber on a public road favorite.
After reviewing the college football odds nearly six days ahead of the Monday night event, I see that the lineup has spiked a half-point about the preferred, starting at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where its now offered at a solid -20 across the board whatsoever of the very best internet sportsbooks.
I love the Irish but youre leaning onto the Cardinals. Besides the place do you believe Louisville could hang with the boys?
Doug Upstone: Yes a convincing win and IMO, said a lot about the Steelers and Titans management. Let us move to real soccer, where the games rely and will our recordings with this one.
Remember those Thursday night games Louisville utilized to play against opponents? They held their own and engineered many upsets. These were fun games and also the Cardinals were an golf club.
However, like the former Papa Johns Stadium and its counterfeit (in real life) proprietor, Louisville football last season was worse than the usual three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield worked miracles at Appalachian State and are out to alter the culture and win games. This will not happen immediately as the talent level is down in theVille. Nonethelessthis is a big moment for Louisville, a team which has the chance to begin taking actions in the perfect direction.
I have read where the Cards trainers have popped up the slow mechanisms of QB Jawon Pass (good name for a QB) and that I like Hassan Hall as the direct running back. The shield, well, that makes me more worried than having a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9. You have up your Irish please dont forget.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals wont be doing as the Notre Dame defense will keep them comfortable inside their nest, flying into the game. Scott Satterfield is presently in the big leagues and he has a team coming from a dismal 2-10 album last year, in which they went winless. This rebuild is akin to trying to turn it into an F-22 Raptor and taking a hot air balloon.
While this may eventually happen, the problem is that Louisville is facing a team which made it to 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 going a perfect 12-0 until they fulfilled Clemson from the CFP semifinals. The Irish offense was clicking on all cylinders averaging 33 points per match over.
My issue is, just how will be a quarterback like Pass whos slow to discharge, designed to gain any traction against a swarming Irish defense? Particularly when hes working with a new trainer and an offensive strategy?
Please, Doug, save me I am lost! I find no way, shape or form where Louisville will be able to keep pace and I am desperate for your sage wisdom and prodigious handicapping expertise!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, I am happy to see in your last sentence you are coming on to the sunny side of sport gambling, or you are simply being the exact same wise a** you usually are. Ill let the SBR readers who are making school football picks decide on this. I am the first to understand Louisville was, however, 1-11 ATS and sucked last season.
Like he gave up about the Atlanta Falcons, but that team COMPLETELY gave up on coach Bobby Petrino. A fresh attitude is brought by A new trainer and his staff will be sold by Satterfield on making a statement, with this being a game. Louisville does need to trust not and they will not be taken by the Irish for granted have much fight.
Let us also think about, Brian Kelly using gold and the blue is only 10-13-1 ATS as a road favorite, and a mere 7-9-1 ATS when dishing out 20 or more specimens. This defense you mentioned might improve as the year progresses but substituting five starters, if you dont/cant amuse like Clemson or even Bama, it is going to take some time.
I was being a bit facetious because though you have an impressive handicapping resume, then you miss the mark from time to time. And in this event, you happen to be shooting, since Louisville could be better but Id submit that they are trained with a Rhesus monkey and improve upon their deplorable document rendered by an inept coach such as Petrino.
I understand that placing nearly 3 touchdowns on the street is square biz for certain and Joe Q. Public never got rich by gambling the heavy road chalk, but sometimes the people is right, and in this instance they certainly are. Until when we get back on our NFL Game of the Week, next week, let us see what happens on Monday once 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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