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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 feet into uncharted waters and leave our college football selections.
It will most likely be the first and only time this season we do this, as the previous week of exhibition NFL football is somewhat lackluster in comparison to a regular-season sport of NCAA football comprising one of the very best teams in the nation, and a mythical football program to boot, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, lets start the debate after my buddy Doug Upstone got the best of me last week while the Titans were supported by me. Weve been swapping wins back and on so it looks like it is my turn to the wreath, as I will follow the squares laying the lumber that is heavy on a public road favorite and endorse the Irish.
After reviewing the college football odds almost six days prior to this Monday night affair, I see the line has spiked a half-point on the preferred, opening at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where its currently offered in a solid -20 throughout the board whatsoever of the best internet sportsbooks.
Doug, I enjoy the Irish but you are currently leaning within this season-opening clash onto the Cardinals. Apart from the place, why do you believe Louisville will hang with the boys?
Doug Upstone: YesSwinger, IMO and at least a convincing triumph, said a lot about the Steelers and Titans direction. Let us move ahead to real football, in which the games rely and will our records on this one.
Remember Louisville utilized to perform against competitions? They more than held their own and engineered many upsets. These were fun games to watch and also the Cardinals were an club.
But like the former Papa Johns Stadium as well as its fake (in real life) owner, Louisville soccer last year was worse than a three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield are out to alter the civilization and win games and worked miracles at Appalachian State. This will not happen right away as the ability level is down from theVille. However this is a big time for Louisville, a group which has the opportunity.
I have read in which the Cards trainers have sped up the slow mechanisms of QB Jawon Pass (good name for a QB) and I like Hassan Hall because the lead running back. Than using a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 for season 23, the shield, well, that makes me more worried. You have your Irish up, please do tell.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals will not be doing flying into this match as the Notre Dame defense will keep them comfortable in their nest. Scott Satterfield is presently in the big leagues and he has a group coming from a dismal 2-10 record this past year in which they went winless. This rebuild is akin to carrying a hot air balloon and attempting to turn it.
While that may eventually occur, the issue is that Louisville is confronting a group that made it to the CFP last year and owned only one of the stingiest defenses in all of college football, devoting only 17.2 points over the normal season and moving a perfect 12-0 till they fulfilled Clemson in the CFP semifinals. The offense was clicking on all cylinders averaging over 33 points per game.
My query is, just how will be a quarterback like Pass whos slow to discharge, designed to get any traction against a swarming defense? Particularly when he is working with an offensive strategy that is entirely new and a new coach?
Please, Doug, rescue me Im lost! I find no way, shape or form where Louisville is going to be able to keep up and I am desperate to handicapping experience that is prodigious and your ancestral wisdom!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, Im happy to read in your last sentence you are coming on to the sunny side of sport gambling, or you are just being the identical wise a** you are. I will let the SBR readers that are making college football selections decide on that. I am the first to realize Louisville completely sucked and was not just 2-10, however 1-11 ATS last season.
Like he gave up around the Atlanta Falcons but that team COMPLETELY gave up on coach Bobby Petrino. A new mindset is brought by A new coach and his staff will be sold by Satterfield on building a statement, with this being a game. Louisville does need to hope the Irish will take them for granted and never have much fight.
Lets also consider, Brian Kelly with gold and all the blue is ATS as a road favorite, and a ATS if dishing out more or 20 specimens. This defense you mentioned may improve as the year progresses but replacing five starters, whenever you dont/cant recruit like Bama or Clemson, it is going to take time.
Swinging Johnson: Well Doug, I was becoming a bit facetious because though you have an impressive handicapping resume, then you miss the mark from time to time. And in this case, because Louisville might be greater than last year but I would submit that they are coached with a Rhesus monkey and improve upon their document left by an trainer like Petrino you happen to be shooting blanks.
I understand that laying nearly 3 touchdowns on the street would be square biz for sure and Joe Q. Public never got rich by betting the heavy street chalk, but sometimes the people is correct, and also in this situation they certainly are. Until once we get down on our NFL Game of the Week, next week, let us see what happens on Monday 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)