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

Notre Dame (9) vs Louisville
Monday, September 2 nd, 8:00 PM in Cardinal Stadium
Swinging Johnson: This week Doug Upstone and leave our college football selections on the Monday night game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Louisville Cardinals and then also I shall detract to dip our toes into uncharted waters.
It will almost certainly be the first and only time this year we do this, as the previous week of display NFL soccer is somewhat lackluster in comparison to some regular-season game of NCAA soccer featuring one of the top teams in the nation, plus a legendary football program to boot up, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, lets begin the debate after my friend Doug Upstone got the best of me last week with a wager on the Steelers while I endorsed the Titans. We have been placing wins back and forth so it looks like its my turn for the golden wreath, as the Irish are heartily endorsed by me and will accompany each of the squares laying the lumber on a public road favorite.
After reviewing the college football odds almost six days ahead of this Monday night affair, I see that the line has spiked a half-point on the preferred, starting at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where it is currently offered in a solid -20 throughout the board whatsoever of the very best online sportsbooks.
Doug, I enjoy the Irish but you are leaning in this season-opening clash onto the Cardinals. Other than the place, why do you believe Louisville can hang with the boys?
Doug Upstone: Yup Swinger, IMO and a convincing triumph, said a lot about the Steelers and Titans management. Let us move ahead to real soccer, in which the games count and will our records on this one.
Remember those Thursday night games Louisville utilized to perform against opponents? They held their own and engineered many upsets. These were fun games to watch and the Cardinals were an exciting golf club.
But such as the former Papa Johns Stadium and its fake (in real life) proprietor, Louisville soccer last season was worse than the usual three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield are out to alter the culture and win games and worked miracles. This wont happen right away as the ability level is down in theVille. Nonetheless, this is a moment for Louisville, a team which has the chance.
I have read where the Cards trainers have popped up the slow mechanisms of QB Jawon Pass (good name for a QB) and I enjoy Hassan Hall since the lead running back. Than having a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 for season wins the protection, well, which makes me more worried. Why you have your Irish up, please do tell.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals will not be doing much as the Notre Dame defense will keep them cozy in their nest, flying in this game. Scott Satterfield is in the big leagues and hes got a team coming off of a dismal 2-10 album in which they went winless last year. This rebuild is comparable to trying to turn it in an F-22 Raptor and carrying a hot air balloon.
While this may eventually occur, the problem is that Louisville is confronting a group that made it to the CFP this past year and possessed only one of the stingiest defenses in all of college football, devoting only 17.2 points over the regular season and moving a perfect 12-0 till they met Clemson from the CFP semifinals. The Irish offense clicked on all cylinders also, averaging over 33 points per game.
My query is, how will be a quarterback like traveling who is slow to release, designed to get some traction against a defense that is Irish? Especially when he is working with a trainer and an offensive scheme?
Please, Doug, save me Im lost! I see no way, shape or form from which Louisville will be able to keep pace and I am desperate for your ancestral wisdom and handicapping experience that is prodigious!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, I am glad to see in your last sentence you are coming over to the bright side of sports gambling, or youre simply being the exact same shrewd a** you usually are. I will allow the SBR readers that are making school football selections decide on this. Im the first to realize Louisville sucked and wasnt just 2-10, but 1-11 ATS final season.
However, that staff COMPLETELY gave up on coach Bobby Petrino, just like he gave up around the Atlanta Falcons. A trainer brings a new attitude on building a statement, and this being a national game, his staff will be sold by Satterfield. Louisville does need to trust not and the Irish will take them for granted have a lot of fight.
Lets also think about, Brian Kelly using the gold and blue is only 10-13-1 ATS as a road favorite, also a mere 7-9-1 ATS if dishing out 20 or more digits. That defense you said may improve as the year progresses but substituting five starters, even whenever you dont/can not recruit like Clemson or even Bama, it is going to take some time.
Swinging Johnson: Well Doug, I was a bit facetious because though youve got an handicapping resume, then you miss the mark from time to time. And in this situation, you happen to be shooting blanks because Louisville could be better but Id submit that they are trained by a Rhesus monkey and improve upon their deplorable document left by an coach like Petrino.
I understand that placing nearly three touchdowns on the road is square biz for sure along with Joe Q. Public never got rich by gambling the heavy road chalk, but at times the general public is right, and also in this situation they are. Until when we get back on our NFL Game of the Week, next week, lets see what happens on Monday night once the Irish come ready to rumble in Louisville.
Free College Football Pick: Swinging Johnson — Notre Dame -20 (-110)
Free College Football Pick: Doug Upstone — Louisville +20 (-110)