*10* ANNIHILATOR on Pittsburgh.

The Pittsburgh Panthers will host the Syracuse Orange in their ACC opener tonight, and this looks like a mismatch. The Panthers are 10-1 overall, and 8-1 at home, and they won both meetings with Syracuse last season. My money is on Pitt at home.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Previous History - The Orange have failed to cover in four of their last five on the road, and they are 5-17-1 ATS in the last 23 meetings.

2. Home Cookin' - The Panthers are scoring an average of 83.4 points on 49.2 percent shooting at home, while the Orange have averaged just 72 points on 38.1 percent shooting on the road.

3. X-Factor - Pittsburgh has an enormous edge when it comes to free throw shooting, averaging better than 80 percent this season. The Orange are shooting just 68.1 percent from the Charity stripe so far.

Selection: This is a play on the Pittsburgh Panthers (10*)