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Game Notes & Preview: Providence (13-8, 3-5) vs St. John’s (9-12, 3-5) 1/25/17

Where: Dunkin’ Donuts Center – Providence, RI

When: 6:30pm EST

How: FS1 (Justin Kutcher & Tarik Turner)/Fox Sports GO (Where Available)/WEEI 103.7 FM and Friars.com (John Rooke and Joe Hassett)/FriarTV

Game Notes

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Opening Line: Providence -8.5 vs St. John’s 1/25/17

Providence is 13-8 on the court this season and the Friars are 12-9 ATS. St. John’s is 9-12 on the court and 8-11-1 ATS. Kenpom has this game as Providence winning, 76-68, and he gives St. John’s a 23% chance of winning.

The oddsmakers have weighed in on this matchup that tips at 6:30pm on Wednesday:

Opening Line

Providence -8.5

Opening O/U

142.5

Opening Moneyline

Prov -370/SJU +310

Stay tuned for updates as the line moves.

Trends

  • Providence is 4-6 ATS in their last 10 games
  • Providence is 5-3 ATS as favorites this season
  • Over is 6-2 when Providence is a home favorite this season
  • St. John’s is 3-6-1 ATS in their last 10 games
  • St. John’s is 4-6 ATS as underdogs this season
  • Over is 7-2 in St. John’s road games this season

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Game Notes & Preview: Providence (13-7, 3-4) at (1) Villanova (18-1, 6-1) 1/21/17

Where: Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia, PA

When: 12:00pm EST

How: FOX (Tim Brando & Jim Jackson with Shannon Spake)/Fox Sports GO (Where Available)/WEEI 103.7 FM and Friars.com (John Rooke and Joe Hassett)/FriarTV

Game Notes

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Opening Line: Providence +17 at (1) Villanova 1/21/17

Providence is 13-7 on the court this season and the Friars are 11-9 ATS. Villanova is 18-1 on the court and 13-6 ATS. Kenpom has this game as Villanova winning, 73-56, and he gives Providence a 7% chance of winning.

The oddsmakers have weighed in on this matchup that tips at 12:00pm on Saturday:

Opening Line

Providence +17

Opening O/U

131

Opening Moneyline

Prov +1300/Nova –2150

Stay tuned for updates as the line moves.

Trends

  • Providence is 4-6 ATS in their last 10 games
  • Providence is 6-3 ATS as underdogs this season
  • Over is 2-4 in Providence’s Big East games
  • Villanova is 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games
  • Villanova is 10-1 ATS as favorites this season
  • Over is 1-6 in Villanova’s Big East games

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Providence Recruiting Update: Staff Hits the Road During Break in Schedule

Providence coaches are using some of their time between games to hit the recruiting trail hard this week after playing at Georgetown on Monday night. Just on Tuesday night Providence coaches were spotted at multiple games across the country. Their next game isn’t until Saturday afternoon at #1 Villanova, so Ed Cooley and his staff took a day away from practice and film prep to see some old names that Providence fans will recognize as well as new ones that have only been on Providence’s radar for a few weeks.

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