Point/Counterpoint: Notre Dame vs Louisville – Free NCAAF Betting Picks

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 picks on the Monday night match between the Louisville Cardinals and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and that I shall detract to dip our toes into uncharted waters.
It will probably be the very first and only time this season we do this, as the previous week of exhibition NFL soccer is somewhat lackluster in comparison to a regular-season game of NCAA football comprising one of the very best clubs in the country, plus a mythical soccer program to boot, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, lets begin the discussion after my buddy Doug Upstone got the best of me last week while the Titans were endorsed by me. Weve been swapping wins on and back so it looks like its my turn to get the golden wreath, as I will follow all the squares laying the heavy lumber onto a public road favorite and heartily endorse the Irish.
After reviewing the school football odds nearly six days prior to this Monday night affair, I see that the line has spiked a half-point about the favorite, opening at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where it is now offered at a solid -20 round the board whatsoever the very best online sportsbooks.
I love the Irish but youre leaning within this clash onto the Cardinals. Apart from the venue do you think Louisville will hang with the boys?
Doug Upstone: Yup a triumph and IMO, said a lot about the Steelers and Titans direction. Let us move to soccer, will our recordings with this one and in which the games rely.
Remember those Thursday night matches Louisville used to play against big-name opponents? They more than held their own and engineered upsets. These were fun games to see and also the Cardinals were an club.
But for example the former Papa Johns Stadium and its counterfeit (in real life) owner, Louisville soccer last season was worse than a three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield will be out to change the civilization and win games and worked wonders. This will not happen right away as the talent level is down in theVille. However this is a time for Louisville, a group that has the opportunity.
I have read in which the Cards trainers have popped up the slow mechanisms of QB Jawon Pass (great name for a QB) and that I like Hassan Hall as the lead running back. Than using a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 for season wins the defense that makes me more nervous. Please do tell youve got your Irish up.
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 in the big leagues and he has a team coming off of a dismal record last year, in which they went winless in ACC action. This rebuild is akin to carrying a hot air balloon and seeking to turn it.
While that may eventually happen, the issue is that Louisville is confronting a team that made it into the CFP last year and owned 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 in the CFP semifinals. The offense clicked on all cylinders averaging over 33 points per game.
My query is, just how can be a quarterback like Pass who is slow to release, supposed to get any traction against a Irish defense? Especially when hes working with a new trainer and an offensive scheme that is entirely new?
Please, Doug, rescue me Im lost! I find no way, shape or form in which Louisville is going to have the ability to keep pace with this Golden Domers and I am desperate for prodigious handicapping experience and the sage wisdom!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, Im pleased to see in your last sentence youre coming on to the glowing side of sports betting, or you are simply being the identical wise a** you usually are. I will allow the SBR readers that are currently making that is decided on by college football picks. I am the first to realize Louisville sucked and was 1-11 ATS, although not just 2-10 last year.
Like he gave up about the Atlanta Falcons However, that staff COMPLETELY gave up on coach Bobby Petrino. A fresh mindset is brought by A trainer on creating a statement, and with this being a game, his staff will be sold by Satterfield. Louisville does need to hope the Irish will take them and not have a lot of fight.
Let us also think about, Brian Kelly using all the blue and gold is simply 10-13-1 ATS as a road favorite, also a mere 7-9-1 ATS, when dishing out more or 20 digits. That defense you mentioned might improve as the year progresses but substituting five starters, when you dont/can not amuse like Bama or even Clemson, it will take some time.
Swinging Johnson: Well Doug, I was being a bit facetious because although you have an handicapping that was impressive restart, then you miss the mark from time to time. And in this scenario, you happen to be shooting, since Louisville could be better than last year but I would submit that they could be trained with a Rhesus monkey and improve upon their deplorable record left by an inept trainer like Petrino.
I know that placing nearly 3 touchdowns on the street is square biz for certain along with Joe Q. Public never got rich by betting the heavy street chalk, but on occasion the general public is right, and in this case they are. Until next week once we get down on our NFL Game of the Week, lets see what happens on Monday when 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)