Providence opened as a 2 point road underdog for Saturday’s 2pm Big East road opener in Milwaukee against the Marquette Golden Eagles. The Friars are 0-8 all-time at Marquette.

Marquette has covered the spread the last 8 times the teams have met going back to January 2010.

The line quickly jumped to Providence +1 minutes after the open.

UPDATE 1/3/15 9:58am: The line is steady at Providence +2 and the total number is at 130.

Recent Trends (via Vegas Insider)

• Providence is 6-3-2 ATS this season
• Marquette is 8-5 ATS this season
• Providence is 0-1-1 ATS on the road this season
• Marquette is 5-4 ATS at home this season
• Providence is on a 4 game ATS win streak since their loss to Brown

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