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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 selections on the Monday night game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Louisville Cardinals and then also I will detract from our regularly scheduled program of NFL debate to dip our toes.
It will almost certainly be the very first and only time this season we do so, as the previous week of exhibition NFL soccer is somewhat lackluster in comparison to a regular-season sport of NCAA soccer featuring one of the best clubs in the nation, plus a mythical football program to boot, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, let us begin the discussion after my buddy Doug Upstone got the better of me last week with a wager about the Steelers while I backed the Titans. Weve been placing wins forth and back so it looks like its my turn to the gold wreath, as I will accompany all the squares laying the lumber that is heavy on a road favorite and heartily endorse the Irish.
After reviewing the college football odds nearly six days prior to this Monday night affair, I see that the line has spiked a half-point about the preferred, starting at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where it is now offered at a solid -20 round the board whatsoever of the best internet sportsbooks.
Doug, I love the Irish but you are leaning in this clash to the Cardinals. Apart from the place, why is it that you believe Louisville could hang with the boys in South Bend?
Doug Upstone: Yes at least and a triumph IMO, it said a lot about the management of the Steelers and Titans. Lets proceed to football, where the games rely and so will our records with this one.
Recall Louisville used to play against competitions? They held their own and engineered many upsets. These were enjoyable games and the Cardinals were an golf club.
However, such as the former Papa Johns Stadium as well as its counterfeit (in real life) owner, Louisville football last season was worse than a three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield worked miracles in Appalachian State and will be out win games and to alter the culture. This will not happen right away as the talent level is down in theVille. Nevertheless this is a significant time for Louisville, a team which has the chance.
I have read where the Cards trainers have popped up the slow mechanics of QB Jawon Pass (great name for a QB) and I like Hassan Hall as the lead running back. Than having a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 for season 23, the shield that makes me more worried. You have your Irish up, please do tell.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals wont be doing much as the Notre Dame defense will keep them comfortable in their nest flying in this match. Scott Satterfield is in the big leagues and he has a team coming from a dismal record where they went winless in ACC activity last year. This rebuild is comparable to taking a hot air balloon and attempting to turn it.
While that could eventually occur, the problem is that Louisville is facing a group which made it to the CFP last year and possessed one of the stingiest defenses in all of college football, devoting only 17.2 points within the normal season and going a perfect 12-0 until they fulfilled Clemson in the CFP semifinals. The Irish offense was clicking on all cylinders also, averaging over 33 points per game.
My issue is, how will be a quarterback like Pass whos slow to discharge, designed to obtain any traction from a swarming defense? Particularly when he is working with a new coach and a completely new offensive scheme?
Please, Doug, rescue me I am lost! I see no way, shape or form where Louisville is going to be able to keep up and Im desperate to handicapping expertise and your sage wisdom!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, I am pleased to see in your last sentence youre coming over to the glowing side of sport gambling, or youre just being the same shrewd a** you are. I will allow the SBR readers who are making this is decided on by college football selections. I am the first to realize Louisville sucked and was not just 2-10, but 1-11 ATS last year.
Just like he gave up on the Atlanta Falcons, However, that staff COMPLETELY gave up on coach Bobby Petrino. A fresh mindset is brought by A new trainer on building a statement, and this being a match, his team 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.
Let us also consider, Brian Kelly with all the blue and gold is ATS as a road favorite, and a mere 7-9-1 ATS, if dishing out 20 or more digits. That defense you said might improve as the season progresses but substituting five starters, if you dont/cant recruit like Bama or even Clemson, it will take some time.
I used to be a bit facetious because though you have an handicapping that was impressive resume, then you miss the mark from time to time. And in this instance, you happen to be shooting blanks because Louisville could be greater compared to last year but Id submit that they are trained with a Rhesus monkey and improve upon their deplorable document rendered by an coach like Petrino.
I understand that laying nearly 3 touchdowns on the street would be square biz for sure and Joe Q. Public never got rich by gambling the heavy street chalk, but on occasion the people is correct, and also in this situation they certainly are. Until next week when we get down on our NFL Game of the Week, lets see what happens on Monday night 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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