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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 match between the Louisville Cardinals and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and that I will deviate to dip our toes into uncharted waters. It will most likely be the very first and only time this season we do this, as the previous week of exhibition NFL soccer is somewhat lackluster compared to a regular-season sport of NCAA football featuring one of the best clubs in the nation, plus a mythical soccer program to boot, Notre Dame. Without further ado, let us begin the discussion after my friend Doug Upstone got the better of me last week with a wager on the Steelers while the Titans were supported by me. Weve been placing wins forth and back so it looks like it is my turn to get the wreath, as the Irish are heartily endorsed by me and will accompany the squares laying the lumber on a public road favorite. After reviewing the college football odds nearly six days before this Monday night event, I see that the line has spiked a half-point about the favorite, starting at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where its now offered at a solid -20 throughout the board whatsoever of the best online sportsbooks. I love the Irish but you are leaning onto the Cardinals within this season-opening clash. Aside from the venue, why do you think Louisville can hang with the boys? Doug Upstone: YesSwinger, IMO and at least a successful triumph, said a great deal about the direction of the Steelers and Titans. Let us proceed to real football, so will our recordings on this one and where the games count. Remember Louisville utilized to perform against competitions? They held their own and engineered several upsets. These were enjoyable games to see and the Cardinals were an golf club. However, like the former Papa Johns Stadium as well as its phony (in real life) proprietor, Louisville soccer last year was worse than a three-day-old pizza. Scott Satterfield worked wonders and will be out to change the culture and win games. This will not happen immediately as the talent level is down from theVille. This is a time for Louisville, a group which has the opportunity to begin taking actions. Ive read in which the Cards trainers have sped up the slow mechanisms of QB Jawon Pass (good name for a QB) and I enjoy Hassan Hall since the direct running back. The defense which makes me more worried than using a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9. You have your Irish up please dont forget. Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals wont be doing much as the Notre Dame defense will keep them cozy in their nest flying into this game. Scott Satterfield is currently in the big leagues and he has a team coming from a dismal 2-10 record this past year, where they went winless in ACC action. This rebuild is akin to attempting to turn it in an F-22 Raptor and taking a hot air balloon. While this may eventually occur, the problem is that Louisville is confronting a team that made it into the CFP last year and possessed only one of the stingiest defenses in all of college football, devoting only 17.2 points within the normal season and moving a perfect 12-0 until they met Clemson in the CFP semifinals. The offense was clicking on all cylinders averaging over 33 points per game. So, my question is, how will be a quarterback like traveling whos slow to release, designed to gain some traction against a shield? Especially when he is working with an offensive strategy that is entirely new and a trainer? Please, Doug, save me I am lost! I find no way, shape or form in which Louisville will have the ability to keep up and I am desperate to handicapping experience and the sage wisdom! Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, I am happy to see in your last sentence you are coming on to the glowing side of sports betting, or you are simply being the exact identical wise a** you usually are. Ill let the SBR readers who are currently making this is decided on by college football picks. I am the first to understand Louisville completely sucked and was, however, 1-11 ATS final year. But that staff COMPLETELY gave up on coach Bobby Petrino, just like he gave up on the Atlanta Falcons. A fresh mindset is brought by A coach and his team will be sold by Satterfield on building a statement this being a game. Louisville does have to trust the Irish will take them and not have much fight. Lets also think about, Brian Kelly using gold and the blue is ATS as a road favorite, and a mere 7-9-1 ATS, when dishing out more or 20 digits. This defense you said may improve as the year progresses but replacing five starters, whenever you dont/can not amuse like Bama or Clemson, it will take some time. Swinging Johnson: Well Doug, I was becoming a bit facetious because although you have an impressive handicapping restart, you miss the mark from time to time. And in this event, you happen to be shooting blanks because Louisville might be greater but Id submit that they are trained with a Rhesus monkey and improve upon their record left by an awkward trainer like Petrino. I know that laying nearly three touchdowns on the street is square biz for certain along with Joe Q. Public never got rich by gambling the heavy road chalk, but on occasion the public is correct, and in this instance they are. Until when we get back on our NFL Game of the Week, next week, lets see what happens on Monday once 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) Read more here: http://classicsounds.pl/?p=37174