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Opening Line: Providence -14.5 vs Wagner 12/17/16

Providence is 8-2 on the court this season and the Friars are 7-3 ATS. This is Wagner’s first lined game this season. Kenpom has this game as Providence winning, 68-54, and he gives Wagner a 10% chance of winning.

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

Opening Line

Providence -14.5

Opening O/U

128

Opening Moneyline

TBA

Stay tuned for updates as the line moves.

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Providence Recruiting Update: Holiday Tournaments Galore

Recruiting never stops, even during the course of the college basketball season. That was especially true between Providence’s game on December 10th against UMass and now. Ed Cooley and his staff hit the road shortly after that win over UMass last Saturday and they’ve used the extra time during the final exam break to go see some of their top recruits in action. Cooley was spotted at DeMatha Catholic on Saturday and Sunday where he took in the action and specifically watched 2017 commit Nate Watson and 2018 target Hameir Wright. Watson is already in the fold and is having a very good senior season at Bishop O’Connell.

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Providence Debuts in Joe Lunardi’s Latest Field of 68

Joe Lunardi has been pumping out Bracketology updates for ESPN since November 3rd — also known as 8 days before the start of the 2016-17 college basketball season. Lunardi waiting two weeks before putting out his second iteration but, since that one was released on November 17th Lunardi has been putting out updated brackets every Thursday. While Providence debuted on Lunardi’s page on December 8th as one of the “Next Four Out”, the Friars managed to find their way into the field this week by being the first team listed in the “Last Four Byes” category.

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Game Notes & Preview: Providence (7-2, 0-0) vs Massachusetts (6-2, 0-0) 12/10/16

Where: Dunkin’ Donuts Center – Providence, RI

When: 12:00pm EST

How: FS1 (Alex Faust & Tarik Turner)/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 Massachusetts 12/10/16

Providence is 7-2 on the court this season and the Friars are 7-2 ATS. Kenpom has this game as Providence winning, 74-63, and he gives UMass a 17% chance of winning.

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

Opening Line

Providence -8.5

Opening O/U

137

Opening Moneyline

Prov -410/UMass +340

Stay tuned for updates as the line moves.

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