NCAAB Picks: East Carolina vs Tennessee Basketball OddsNCAAB Picks: East Carolina vs. Tennessee Basketball Odds – Nov 20th, 2009: Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, will be the sight for this weekend’s U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam. Today, we have a terrific Conference USA vs. Southeastern-East conference matchup, as the (1-2) East Carolina Pirates [+26½] take on the 10th ranked (2-0) Tennessee Volunteers [-26½].

Tennessee is coming off one of the biggest blowouts in school history, as it’ll be looking to have a repeat performance of its 75-point destruction of NC Asheville, 124-49. It was the second biggest margin of victory in NCAAB Picks: East Carolina vs. Tennessee Basketball Odds – Nov 20th, 2009the school’s history, second only to the 79-point rout of University of New Mexico back in 1966.

“I like the chemistry. I like the way they’re sharing the ball,” Volunteers coach Bruce Pearl said. “I like the fact that they’re able to see what they’re capable of doing if they apply themselves.”

For the underdog Pirates, they’re coming off back-to-back losses: 89-58 to Wake Forest on Sunday and a 74-68 defeat at the hands of Campbell. The loss on Tuesday marked East Carolina’s 16th straight L against ranked teams, not to mention both of its losses against Tennessee in 1978 and 1991.

With a Volunteers win, Tennessee would move on to play either DePaul or Northern Iowa in the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam tournament’s semifinals on Sunday.

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