Karl Garrett

 20 DIMER - EAST CAROLINA PIRATES....10 DIMER - CLEVELAND CAVS 20 DIMER - EAST CAROLINA PIRATES

Much prefer to lay the highway lumber here, as even though the Pirates are a dismal 1-8 their last 9 as a road favorite, they DO own Memphis, and that is a fact.

East Carolina is 12-1 against the spread the last 13 series meetings, and that includes 7 straight covers, with 3 straight up wins in a row.

Skip Holtz' team has Virginia Tech up next, and at 4-3, a loss here would not be good for their bowl hopes, so expect the Pirates to handle their business on the road against a foe they have dominated.

Memphis is just 2-5 straight up, and and 1-5 against the spread in their lined games this season.

I don't see it happening for Tommy West's team tonight, I just don't!

Take East Carolina minus the points.
10 DIMER - CLEVELAND CAVALIERS

Why not?

Battle of Eastern Conference titans, and each team made a big move in the off-season, as Boston picked up Rasheed Wallace, while Cleveland got the Big Diesel.

Just hard to go against a Cleveland team that went 45-3 last season at home, while going 32-16 against the spread. Those are some solid money-making numbers for shit sure.

Including the playoffs, Cleveland has won 5 of the last 9 against Boston straight up, and they have covered in 8 of those 9.

Kevin Garnett is back and healthy for Boston, and that is certainly good for both the Celtics, and the league, but tonight is ALL about LeBron and Shaq, and an opening night win and cover.

Take the Cavs minus the points.