NCAAB Picks: West Carolina vs. Texas Basketball Odds – Nov 18th, 2009: Frank Erwin Special Events Center in Austin, TX, will be the sight for this NCAAB Picks battle between the sports betting odds underdog (1-0) West Carolina Catamounts [+25] taking on the third seeded, betting favorite (1-0) Texas Longhorns [-25]. All the action of this expected CBE Classic blowout is scheduled to get underway at 9 PM ET (6 PM PT).

For the visiting Catamounts, they opened their season with a convincing 65-41 victory over St. Catharine. Guard Brandon Giles led the way with 12 points along with Kendall Russell, who came off the bench to add 12 of his own. Western Carolina has been picked to finish atop the Southern Conference’s North Division once again, after their first winning season in over 10 years.

For the hosting Longhorns, they got their season underway in rather shaky fashion in the first half. Guard J’Covan Brown committed 2 turnovers in the opening minutes of the game, as Texas trailed 0-6 to UC Irvine. However, after getting screamed at by their head coach during intermission, the Longhorns came out and took care of business with an 89-42 victory.

The offensive charge was mostly led by seniors, Damion James and Dexter Pittman, who combined to score 15 of Texas’ 18 points. James finished with 21, while Pittman matched him. “We knew we had to set a tone. We had to show (the freshmen) how it was done,” Pittman said. “We weren’t trying to steal the show.”

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