Boston at Cleveland

The NBA season gets underway tonight with perhaps a preview of what many feel will be the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. The Cavaliers took a chance and signed Shaq to team-up with LeBron to hopefully put them over the top. The Cavs realizing that if they don't get it done this year it may not happen for a while as LeBron is free to walk after this season. The Celtics went out and got an insurance policy of their own signing Rasheed Wallace in case Kevin Garnett's balky knees flare up. The Celtics did a very good job a year ago on the road against the better teams in the NBA as they went 12-8 against teams with a winning record when facing them on the road. When you factor in the fact they lost only four of those by more than five points, you know that they will be right there down the wire, and getting points here certainly shows value. Boston has turned in a stellar 45-19-1 mark in their last 65 as a road dog, and I'll ride with them in this one.