Providence beat Butler in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament and the Friars will play top seeded Villanova in the semifinals at 6:30pm ET. The Friars and Wildcats split the regular season series, with each team winning on the other’s home floor. The Friars are 17-14 ATS this season and the Wildcats are 16-15 ATS this season. Providence opened as a 10.5 point underdog against Villanova.
Providence opens the Big East Tournament as the 4 seed playing 5th seeded Butler in the quarterfinals on Thursday afternoon at 2:30pm ET. The Friars swept the Bulldogs in the regular season and will be looking for the trifecta to advance to their 3rd straight Big East Tournament semifinals. The Friars are 16-14 ATS this season and the Bulldogs are 16-13-1 ATS this season. Providence opened as a 3.5 point underdog against Butler. Click here for odds to win the Big East Tournament.
March is here and conference tournaments are either underway already or about to be underway this week. The buzzer beaters and Cinderella stories are both good reasons why college basketball in March is awesome, but another large factor is…gambling. Obviously gambling should only be done where legal by those who are allowed to partake. Having said that, here are odds for who will win the 2016 Big East Tournament, you know, for entertainment purposes.
Providence will close out their season with a game at Madison Square Garden against a St. John’s team that they defeated way back on January 2nd at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center. Providence locks up the 4 seed in the Big East Tournament with a win against the Red Storm. The Friars are 15-14 ATS this season and the Red Storm are 12-18 ATS this season. Providence opened as an 8 point favorite against St. John’s.
Providence looks to win back-to-back games for the first time since January 24th. They are also looking to get the season sweep of Creighton, which would be a nice thing to have in their back pocket for Big East Tournament seeding tiebreakers. The Friars are 14-14 ATS this season and the Bluejays are 17-11 ATS this season. Providence opened as a 2.5 point favorite against Creighton.
Providence returns home looking for a revenge win against DePaul on Saturday at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center. The Friars are 13-14 ATS this season and the Blue Demons are 9-16-1 ATS this season. Providence opened as a 12.5 point favorite against DePaul.
Providence travels to Newark to take on the Seton Hall Pirates on Thursday, February 25th. The Friars are looking to avoid being swept by Seton Hall after the Pirates won at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center on January 16th. The Friars are 13-13 ATS this season and the Pirates are 17-8 ATS this season. Providence opened as a 5.5 point underdog against Seton Hall.
Opening Line
Providence +5.5
Opening O/U
142.5
Opening Moneyline
Prov +155/SHU -175
UPDATE 2/25/16, 10:15am: The line has moved to Providence +3.5 or +4 at most books. The total came out at 142.5 and the moneyline opened as Providence +155/Seton Hall -175.
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