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 render our college football selections and then also I will detract to dip our feet.
It will most likely be the first and only time this season we do this, as the previous week of display NFL football is somewhat lackluster compared to a regular-season sport of NCAA football comprising one of the greatest clubs in the country, and a legendary soccer program to boot up, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, let us start the debate after my buddy Doug Upstone got the best of me last week with a bet about the Steelers while I supported the Titans. Weve been placing wins on and back so it looks like its my turn for the gold wreath, as the Irish are heartily endorsed by me and will accompany the squares laying the heavy lumber onto a street favorite.
After reviewing the college football odds almost six days prior to the Monday night affair, I see the lineup has spiked a half-point about the favorite, starting at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where its now offered in a solid -20 throughout the board at all of the very best internet sportsbooks.
Doug, I like the Irish but you are leaning onto the Cardinals in this season-opening clash. Aside from the place, why do you think Louisville could hang with the boys from South Bend?
Doug Upstone: Yes, Swinger, at least and a triumph IMO, it said a great deal about the management of both the Steelers and Titans. Let us move ahead to real soccer, where the games rely and will our recordings with this one.
Recall all those Thursday night matches Louisville utilized to perform against competitions? They held their own and engineered upsets. These were enjoyable games to watch and also the Cardinals were a thrilling club.
But like the former Papa Johns Stadium as well as its fake (in real life) proprietor, Louisville football last year was worse than a three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield worked miracles at Appalachian State and will be out to alter the culture and win games. This will not happen right away as the talent level is down from theVille. However , this is a major moment for Louisville, a team that has the opportunity to start taking actions.
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 because the lead running back. Than having a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 for season wins the shield that makes me more nervous. Please do tell why youve got your Irish up.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals will not be doing much as the Notre Dame defense will keep them comfortable in their nest, flying into this game. Scott Satterfield is presently in the big leagues and hes got a team this past year, in which they went winless in ACC activity coming from a dismal record. This rebuild is comparable to carrying a hot air balloon and trying to turn it.
While that may eventually happen, the issue is that Louisville is facing a team which 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 normal season and going a perfect 12-0 until they fulfilled Clemson from the CFP semifinals. The Irish offense was clicking on all cylinders as well, averaging over 33 points per match.
My query is, just how is a quarterback like Pass who is slow to discharge, supposed to obtain some traction against a defense that is Irish? Especially when he is working with a trainer and a completely new offensive scheme?
Please, Doug, save me Im lost! I see no way, shape or form in which Louisville will be able to keep pace and Im desperate to your ancestral wisdom and handicapping expertise that is prodigious!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, Im glad to see in your last sentence you are coming around to the glowing side of sport betting, or you are just being the identical shrewd a** you are. I will allow the SBR readers that are making school football picks decide on that. I am the first to understand Louisville sucked and was not only 2-10, however, 1-11 ATS final season.
However, that staff COMPLETELY gave up on coach Bobby Petrino, just like he gave up about the Atlanta Falcons. A new mindset is brought by A new coach on making a statement, and this being a federal game, his team will be sold by Satterfield. Louisville does need to trust they will not be taken by the Irish and never have a lot of fight.
Lets also consider, Brian Kelly with all the blue and gold is simply 10-13-1 ATS as a road favorite, and a ATS, when dishing out 20 or more specimens. That defense you said might improve as the season progresses but substituting five starters, if you dont/cant amuse like Bama or Clemson, it will take some time.
I was being a bit facetious because although youve got an impressive handicapping resume, you miss the mark from time to time. And in this event, you happen to be shooting, since Louisville might be better compared to last year but Id submit that they could be trained with a Rhesus monkey and enhance upon their deplorable record left by an equally inept coach like Petrino.
I understand that laying nearly three touchdowns on the road would be square biz for certain and Joe Q. Public never got rich by betting the heavy road chalk, but on occasion the general public is correct, and in this situation they certainly are. Until next week once we get back on our NFL Game of the Week, let us see what happens on Monday when 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)