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Opening Line: (16) Providence -2 vs (18) Butler 1/19/16

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Providence looks to rebound against Butler on Tuesday night after dropping their last two home games. Butler comes into Providence with a record of 13-4 on the season and 2-3 in Big East play. The Friars are 10-7 ATS this season and the Bulldogs are 8-9 ATS. Providence opened as a 2 point favorite over Butler.

Opening Line

 Providence -2

Opening O/U

 148.5

Opening Moneyline

 Providence -118/Butler -102

UPDATE 1/19/16 12:12pm: The line moved from Providence -2 to pick’em, but it has now moved back to Providence -1.5 at most places. The total opened at 148.5 and is currently at 149 at most places. The moneyline opened with Providence being -118 and Butler being -102. Most places now have Butler +102 and Providence -113

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Opening Line: (12) Providence -6 vs Seton Hall 1/16/16

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Providence returns to the Dunkin’ Donuts Center after an ugly road win at Creighton on Tuesday night. The Friars will square off with Seton Hall on Saturday afternoon with the Pirates also coming off game against Creighton on January 9th. Seton Hall is 12-4 on the season and 2-2 in Big East play. The Friars are 10-6 ATS this season and the Pirates are 9-6 ATS. Providence opened as 6 point favorite over Seton Hall.

Opening Line

 Providence -6

Opening O/U

 139.5

Opening Moneyline

 Providence -285/Seton Hall +240

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Opening Line: (12) Providence +4 at Creighton 1/12/16

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Coming off a home loss to Marquette, Providence hits the road to Omaha to face the Creighton Bluejays. Greg McDermott’s squad is coming off an impressive home win over Seton Hall on Saturday that improved their league record to 3-1 with wins over the Pirates, Georgetown and St. John’s and the lone loss coming at the hands of Villanova. The Friars are 9-6 ATS this season and the Bluejays are 10-6 ATS. Creighton opened as a 4 point favorite over Providence in this one.

Opening Line

 Providence +4

Opening O/U

 155.5

Opening Moneyline

 Providence +120/Creighton -130

UPDATE 4:20pm, 1/12/16: The line is currently at Providence +3, the Over/Under is currently at 153.5 and the moneyline is currently Providence +140/Creighton -150

UPDATE 7:11pm, 1/11/16: The line has settled at Providence +2

UPDATE 1:19pm, 1/11/16: The line has moved all the way to Providence +1

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Opening Line: (8) Providence -11 vs Marquette 1/5/16

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The Friars opened Big East play with two wins in two tries last week as they defeated Butler on the road and came home to take care of St. John’s. Providence welcomes Marquette to the Dunkin’ Donuts Center for their 3rd league game in 6 days, before having a week before their next game against Creighton on January 12th. The line has opened and Providence was an 11 point favorite over Marquette. The line quickly dropped to 9 and that’s where it is at most books as of this posting. The Friars are 9-5 ATS this season. Marquette is 5-8 ATS this season.

Opening Line

 Providence -11

Opening O/U

 146

Opening Moneyline

 Prov -500/Marq +411

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Opening Line: (12) Providence +8 at (9) Butler 12/31/15

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The Friars open Big East play on the road at historic Hinkle Fieldhouse on New Year’s Eve at 2:30pm EST on CBS Sports Network. The line has opened and Providence is an 8 point underdog at Butler. The Friars and Bulldogs are both 7-5 ATS this season. Butler has had their last 4 games go Under after the prior 6 went Over the Total. Providence’s last 4 games have gone Over the Total.

Opening Line

 Providence +8

Opening O/U

 TBA

Opening Moneyline

 TBA

UPDATE 12/30/15 2:30pm: The line moved to PC +7.5 at 1:20pm and is now down to PC +6.5

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Opening Line: (10) Providence -4 at UMass 12/21/15

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The Friars hit the road to close out the non-conference schedule against UMass on Monday night. Providence is 6-5 ATS this season and UMass is 3-5 ATS. Providence opened as a 4 point favorite.

Opening Line

 Providence -4

Opening O/U

 149.5

Opening Moneyline

 Providence -160/UMass +140

UPDATE 11:46am, 12/21/15: The previous opening line of -1 was incorrect. h/t to @CBBXpert on Twitter for educating me on the Vegas Insider recommended lines. The line actually opened this morning at Providence -4. Some books have moved it to Providence -3.5. The over/under opener is correct above.

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Opening Line: (14) Providence -14.5 vs. Rider 12/19/15

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The Friars welcome Rider to the Dunkin’ Donuts Center on Saturday night for Providence’s final home game of 2015 and final home game of the non-conference schedule. The Broncs are 2-8 entering this game with wins over Houston Baptist and Charleston Southern and one of their 8 losses being in blowout fashion down the road against Rhode Island in late November. Providence opened as a 14.5 point favorite over Rider in this one. Kris Dunn and Ben Bentil are expected to play, though Ryan Fazekas remains out of commission with mono.

Opening Line

 Providence -14.5

Opening O/U

 133

Opening Moneyline

 TBA

The line moved up to -16.5 at 4pm on 12/18, then down to -15 at 4:05pm and has been at -16 since 6pm.

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