Re: Thank you Brandon Lang!!!
Langer's Picks - LOVE how he tells us to ALWAYS "buy the hook" - as bad as his picks are the hook almost never makes a difference so now we lose 10-cents MORE per play or 20-cents if on/off 3
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So Tonite the plays are
Memphis +5.5
Celtics +5
Clippers +10
here it boys
Brandon Lang
Tuesday's Selections ...
10 DIME - EAST CAROLINA PIRATES - ( if this number is 4 1/2, you buy the 1/2 and lay 4. If it is 3 1/2 you buy the 1/2 and lay 3. Never get beat by the hook with the favorite.)
Coaching. This game will come down to coaching.
And for my dollar Skip Holtz can be trusted a lot more than Tommy West.
As far as East Carolina is concerned, not only are they road tested having already played 4 road games this year but they have also played a much tougher schedule facing West Virginia and North Carolina on the road as well.
The game I want to point to is East Carolina's game at North Carolina, which just so happens to have the 3rd best defense in the country and ECU did some solid things offensively in putting up 17 points.
ECU was impressive in their road win at Marshall, a team that manhandled this Memphis team on the very same field this game will take place on tonight.
Now you may point out the loss at SMU but you talk about a crazy game
ECU drove into SMU territory on 10 of their 11 possessions for the game but were 7 of 17 on 3rd down, most of those happening right between the SMU 35 to 40 yard line. ECU had 24 first downs to 14 for SMU.
It was a pair of long touchdown passes by SMU, one for 63 yards and the other for 96 yards that really did them in as did a Pinkney fumble on his own 30 which led to another SMU score.
At Marshall, ECU was much sharper and hence the reason they won the ball game, which if they play mistake free tonight they will do the same.
ECU is the better team. No question about it and I am going down swinging with the better team.
ECU is the play.
5 DIME - CLEVELAND CAVALIERS - Early statement game for both teams, and I am more inclined to lay the wood here than take it.
Boston is 0-5 ATS their last 5 trips to Cleveland and until they show me they can step and cover here I will ride the Cavs.
Any time you get Cleveland laying from 0 to 5 points at home, you have to lay it as they have reeled off 7 straight covers in this price range.
Both teams made big off season moves, the Celtics getting a broken down Rasheed Wallace while the Cavs went after the broken down Shaq.
The difference however for the Cavs will be Anthony Parker, who was signed away from the Raptors and somebody I like to really pose problems for a team like Boston, which from a guard depth standpoint is still lacking.
The bottom line is Boston looked old to me last year and they didn't get any younger this year. Advantage Cavs.
Rolling with Cleveland tonight.
FREE SELECTION - LA LAKERS