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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 I shall detract to dip our feet into uncharted waters.
It will most likely be the first and only time this year we do this, as the last week of exhibition NFL soccer is somewhat lackluster in comparison to a regular-season sport of NCAA soccer featuring one of the greatest teams in the nation, and a mythical football program to boot, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, lets begin the debate after my friend Doug Upstone got the better of me last week while I backed the Titans. Weve been placing wins forth and back so it appears like it is my turn to the gold wreath, as the Irish are heartily endorsed by me and will follow the squares putting the thick lumber onto a road favorite.
After reviewing the college football odds nearly six days prior to the Monday night event, I see the lineup has spiked a half-point on the favorite, opening at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where it is currently offered in a solid -20 across the board at all of the best online sportsbooks.
I like the Irish but you are currently leaning within this season-opening clash on the Cardinals. Other than the venue do you believe Louisville will hang with the boys out of South Bend?
Doug Upstone: Yup Swinger, IMO and a convincing win, said a lot about the management of the Steelers and Titans. Lets proceed to soccer, in which the matches count and will our recordings with this one.
Recall Louisville utilized to perform against big-name opponents? They more than held their own and engineered upsets. These were fun games to see and also the Cardinals were a thrilling golf club.
However, like the former Papa Johns Stadium and its phony (in real life) proprietor, Louisville football last season was worse than a three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield are out to alter the culture and win games and worked wonders. This wont happen immediately as the talent level is down from theVille. Yet this is a major moment for Louisville, a team that has the opportunity to start taking steps in the ideal direction.
I have read in which the Cards trainers have popped up the slow mechanisms of QB Jawon Pass (great name for a QB) and I like Hassan Hall as the direct running back. Than having a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 for season 23, the shield, well, which makes me more worried. Why you have your Irish up, please dont forget.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals wont be doing much flying into this game as the Notre Dame defense will keep them cozy in their nest. Scott Satterfield is in the big leagues and he has a team coming from a dismal album last year, in which they went winless in ACC action. This rebuild is comparable to attempting to turn it and taking a hot air balloon.
While that may eventually happen, the issue is that Louisville is confronting a team that made it into the CFP this past year and possessed one of the stingiest defenses in all of college football, surrendering just 17.2 points over the normal season and moving a perfect 12-0 till they fulfilled Clemson from the CFP semifinals. The Irish offense clicked on all cylinders averaging 33 points per match over.
My query is, just how can be a quarterback like traveling whos slow to release, designed to gain any traction against a shield that is Irish? Especially when hes working with a brand new coach and an offensive strategy that is entirely new?
Please, Doug, save me Im lost! I see no way, shape or form where Louisville is going to be able to keep pace and I am desperate for your sage wisdom and handicapping experience that is prodigious!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, Im happy to read in your last sentence youre coming on to the bright side of sport betting, or you are just being the identical shrewd a** you usually are. I will let the SBR readers that are making college football picks decide on that. I am the first to understand Louisville was 1-11 ATS, although not only 2-10 and sucked final year.
Just like he gave up to the Atlanta Falcons but coach Bobby Petrino was given up on by that staff COMPLETELY. A new trainer brings a new mindset and his team will be sold by Satterfield on creating a statement this being a match. Louisville does need to hope they will not be taken by the Irish and not have a lot of fight.
Let us also think about, Brian Kelly with gold and all the blue is ATS as a road favorite, and when decked out 20 or more specimens, a ATS. This defense you mentioned may improve as the season progresses but substituting five starters, even if you dont/cant recruit like Bama or even Clemson, it will take time.
Swinging Johnson: Well Doug, I was becoming a bit facetious because although you have an handicapping resume, then you miss the mark from time to time. And in this circumstance, you happen to be shooting, since Louisville might be better compared to last year but I would submit that they are trained with a Rhesus monkey and improve upon their deplorable document left by an trainer such as Petrino.
I know that placing nearly three touchdowns on the road would be square biz for sure and Joe Q. Public never got rich by betting the heavy street chalk, but on occasion the public is right, and in this situation they definitely are. Until once we get down on our NFL Game of the Week next week, lets see what happens on Monday when the Irish come prepared 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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