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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 will deviate from our regularly scheduled plan of NFL discussion to dip our toes into uncharted waters and also leave our college 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 this, as the last week of exhibition NFL soccer is somewhat lackluster compared to a regular-season game of NCAA football comprising one of the top teams in the nation, and a legendary soccer program to boot, Notre Dame. Without further ado, let us start the discussion after my buddy Doug Upstone got the better of me last week with a wager about the Steelers while I endorsed the Titans. Weve been swapping wins on and back so it looks like it is my turn for the wreath, as I will follow the squares laying the lumber that is heavy onto a road favorite and endorse the Irish. After reviewing the college football odds almost six days before the Monday night event, I see the lineup has spiked a half-point on the favorite, starting at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where it is now offered in a solid -20 across the board whatsoever of the best internet sportsbooks. I love the Irish but you are leaning to the Cardinals. Apart from the venue, why do you believe Louisville can hang with the boys from South Bend? Doug Upstone: YesSwinger, IMO and at least a convincing win, said a lot about the Steelers and Titans direction. Lets move ahead to soccer, where the games rely and so can our documents on this one. Recall those Thursday night matches Louisville utilized to perform against opponents? They more than held their own and engineered several upsets. These were fun games to see and the Cardinals were an exciting golf club. But for example the former Papa Johns Stadium as well as its counterfeit (in real life) proprietor, Louisville soccer last year was worse than a three-day-old pizza. Scott Satterfield worked miracles at Appalachian State and will be out to alter the civilization and win games. This wont happen immediately as the talent level is down in theVille. This is a time for Louisville, a team that has the chance to begin taking actions in the ideal direction. I have read where the Cards trainers have sped up the slow mechanisms of QB Jawon Pass (great name for a QB) and that I like Hassan Hall since the lead running back. Than using a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 for season wins the protection that makes me more worried. Why you have your Irish up, please do tell. Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals wont be doing much flying in this game since the Notre Dame defense will keep them snug in their nest. Scott Satterfield is in the big leagues and hes got a team coming from a dismal record this past year, in which they went winless in ACC activity. This rebuild is comparable to seeking to turn it into an F-22 Raptor 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 last year and possessed one of the stingiest defenses in all of college football, devoting only 17.2 points within the regular season and moving a perfect 12-0 till they met Clemson from the CFP semifinals. The Irish offense was clicking on all cylinders averaging 33 points per match over. So, my query is, just how can be a quarterback like traveling who is slow to release, supposed to gain any traction against a swarming shield? Particularly when hes working with an offensive scheme that is entirely new and a trainer? Please, Doug, save me Im lost! I see no way, shape or form in which Louisville is going to have the ability to keep pace and Im desperate to the brand new wisdom and handicapping expertise that is prodigious! Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, I am glad to see in your last sentence youre coming over to the sunny side of sports betting, or youre simply being the same wise a** you usually are. Ill let the SBR readers who are making this is decided on by college football picks. Im the first to understand Louisville was 1-11 ATS, although not just 2-10 and sucked last year. Like he gave up about the Atlanta Falcons, However, that staff COMPLETELY gave up on coach Bobby Petrino. A fresh attitude is brought by A new trainer and his staff will be sold by Satterfield on creating a statement, with this being a game. Louisville does need to trust never and they will not be taken by the Irish for granted have a lot of fight. Lets also think about, Brian Kelly using all the blue and gold is ATS as a road favorite, also a mere 7-9-1 ATS, when dishing out 20 or more specimens. This defense you said might improve as the year progresses but substituting five starters, even when you dont/can not recruit like Bama or even Clemson, it is going to take time. I was becoming a bit facetious because though you have an handicapping restart, you miss the mark from time to time. And in this case, you happen to be shooting blanks because Louisville could be better but Id submit that they are trained with a Rhesus monkey and enhance upon their deplorable document left by an coach like Petrino. I know that laying nearly 3 touchdowns on the street is square biz for sure and Joe Q. Public never got rich by betting the heavy street chalk, but sometimes the general public is right, and in this instance they surely are. Until once we get back on our NFL Game of the Week next week, let us see what happens on Monday night 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) Read more here: http://classicsounds.pl/?p=38457