Point/Counterpoint: Notre Dame vs Louisville – Free NCAAF Betting Picks
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Notre Dame (9) vs Louisville
Monday, September 2 nd, 8:00 PM in Cardinal Stadium
Swinging Johnson: This week Doug Upstone and that I shall deviate from our regularly scheduled plan of NFL discussion to dip our toes into uncharted waters and render our school football selections on the Monday night game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Louisville Cardinals.
It will most likely be the very first and only time this season we do so, as the previous week of exhibition NFL football is somewhat lackluster in comparison to a regular-season sport of NCAA soccer comprising one of the greatest clubs in the nation, and a mythical soccer program to boot, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, lets start the discussion after my friend Doug Upstone got the better of me last week while I backed the Titans. Weve been placing wins back and forth so it looks like its my turn for the golden wreath, as I will follow each of the squares putting the thick lumber on a public street favorite and endorse the Irish.
After reviewing the school football odds almost six days prior to this Monday night event, I see the lineup has spiked a half-point on the favorite, starting at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where its now offered in a solid -20 across the board at all the very best internet sportsbooks.
Doug, I enjoy the Irish but youre currently leaning in this battle on the Cardinals. Aside from the place do you think Louisville can hang with the boys from South Bend?
Doug Upstone: Yes, Swinger, at least and a convincing triumph IMO, it said a lot about the direction of the Steelers and Titans. Lets move ahead to real soccer, where the games count and will our recordings on this one.
Recall Louisville used to perform against competitions that are big-name? They held their own and engineered upsets. These were fun games to see and also the Cardinals were an exciting club.
But for example the former Papa Johns Stadium and its phony (in real life) owner, Louisville football last year was worse than the usual three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield will be out win matches and to alter the civilization and worked miracles in Appalachian State. This will not happen right away as the ability level is down from theVille. This is a moment for Louisville, a team that has the chance.
Ive read where the Cards trainers have sped up the slow mechanisms 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 the protection, well, which makes me more nervous. You have up your Irish please dont forget.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals will not be doing flying into this match since the Notre Dame defense will keep them comfortable in their nest. Scott Satterfield is in the big leagues and he has a team coming off of a dismal album in which they went winless in ACC action last year. This rebuild is akin to carrying a hot air balloon and trying to turn it in an F-22 Raptor.
While that may eventually happen, the problem is that Louisville is confronting a team which made it into the CFP last year and possessed one of the stingiest defenses in all of college football, surrendering just 17.2 points within the normal season and moving a perfect 12-0 till they fulfilled Clemson from the CFP semifinals. The Irish offense was clicking on all cylinders averaging over 33 points per match.
My issue is, just how is a quarterback like Pass who is slow to discharge, supposed to get some traction against a swarming Irish shield? Particularly when he is working with a new coach and an offensive strategy that is entirely new?
Please, Doug, save me Im lost! I find no way, shape or form where Louisville is going to have the ability to keep up and I am desperate for your ancestral wisdom and prodigious handicapping experience!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, Im glad to read in your last sentence you are coming around to the bright side of sport betting, or you are just being the exact wise a** you are. I will allow the SBR readers that are making this is decided on by school football picks. Im the first to understand Louisville completely sucked and wasnt only 2-10, however 1-11 ATS last year.
Just like he gave up about the Atlanta Falcons However, that staff COMPLETELY gave up on coach Bobby Petrino. A trainer brings a fresh mindset and his staff will be sold by Satterfield on making a statement this being a federal game. Louisville does need to trust never and they will not be taken by the Irish for granted have a lot of fight.
Let us also think about, Brian Kelly using gold and all the blue is ATS as a road favorite, also a ATS if dishing out more or 20 specimens. That defense you said might improve as the year progresses but replacing five starters, when you dont/cant recruit like Clemson or Bama, it will take time.
Swinging Johnson: Well Doug, I was a bit facetious because although youve got an handicapping resume, you miss the mark from time to time. And in this event, because Louisville could be better than last year but Id submit that they are trained by a Rhesus monkey and improve upon their record rendered by an equally inept trainer like Petrino you happen to be shooting blanks.
I know that placing nearly 3 touchdowns on the street would be square biz for sure along with Joe Q. Public never got rich by betting the heavy street chalk, but sometimes the general public is right, and in this situation they are. Until once we get down on our NFL Game of the Week, next week, let us see what happens on Monday night when 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)
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