Where: Madison Square Garden – New York, NY
When: 2:30 PM
How: Fox Sports 1 (Justin Kutcher & Donny Marshall with Molly McGrath on sideline)/WEEI 103.7 FM and Friars.com (John Rooke and Joe Hassett)/FriarTV
#pcbb Links of the Day 3/11/15
- ICYMI – Opening Line: Providence +1.5 vs St. John’s 3/11/15
- ICYMI – Henton Named USBWA District 1 Player of the Year, Dunn on All-District Team
- ICYMI – Big East Tournament: Déjà Vu for Friars and Red Storm
- WEEI.com – John Rooke – Friars will travel though road to defend Big East tourney title
- SBNation.com – Ricky O’Donnell – Providence’s Kris Dunn is finally healthy and dominating everyone
- FoxSports.com – Reid Forgrave – This isn’t your father’s Big East – but it’s pretty dang good
- PlacetoBeNation.com – PTBN Sports Lounge #28: John Rooke
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Big East Tournament: Déjà Vu for Friars and Red Storm
Providence finished the regular season in 4th place and finished the last 10 games of the season 5-5. St. John’s finished the regular season in 5th place and finished 8-2 in their last 10 games of the season. Providence and St. John’s were then scheduled to meet in the Quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament. If this sounds familiar, its because that’s what happened last season.
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Henton Named USBWA District 1 Player of the Year, Dunn on All-District Team
On Tuesday the US Basketball Writers Association announced their All-District teams and District Players of the Year. Providence’s duo of LaDontae Henton and Kris Dunn were recognized. Dunn was named the the All-District 1 Team along with Henton. Henton was named the District 1 Player of th Year. District 1 comprises Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut.
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Opening Line: Providence +1.5 vs St. John’s 3/11/15
Providence and St. John’s will meet for the 3rd time this season with the Red Storm sweeping the regular season series against the Friars. This is the second straight season these two teams will meet in the 4/5 game of the Big East Quarterfinals.
This game opened with the Friars as a 1.5 point underdog. The line was quickly bet up to 2.5
Stay tuned for updates as the line moves.
UPDATE: 3/11/15 1:00pm The line is now at +2 after being at +2.5 since shortly after the line opened. The moneyline is currently SJU -135 and Providence +115 and the first half line is Providence +0.5.
Recent Trends (via Vegas Insider)
- Providence is 15-11-2 ATS this season
- St. John’s is 14-14 ATS this season
- Providence is 4-6 ATS in their last 10 games overall
- St. John’s is 5-5 ATS in their last 10 games overall
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#pcbb Links of the Day 3/10/15
- ICYMI – Finalists for Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award Announced
- ICYMI – LaDontae Henton is Finalist for Inaugural Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award
- ICYMI – Kris Dunn and Sir’Dominic Pointer Named Big East Co-Defensive Player of the Year
- ICYMI – Kris Dunn Named NBCSports.com All-American
- ICYMI – Thoughts from the Road: Butler Ruins Senior Day
- ICYMI – National Polls Update: Week 18
- ICYMI – Big East Bracketology Update 3/9/15
- ICYMI – Kenpom’s Big East Tournament log5 Prediction
- Providence Journal – Kevin McNamara & Bill Koch – Pick and Pop College Hoops Podcast: Conference tournament preview
- Woonsocket Call – Brendan McGair – Friars’ Dunn had plenty of help en route to winning Co-Big East Defensive Player of the Year
- Providence Journal – Kevin McNamara – PC’s Dunn snubbed for Cousy Award finalist
- Cox Hub – Kevin Farrahar – This Week in the Big East: Conference Honors
- Big East Coast Bias – Christopher Novak – 2015 Big East Tournament Odds
- Scout Friars – Ultimate Cranston – What’s the Best Friar Lineup? ($)
- Big East Coast Bias – Pierce Roberson – Pre-Big East Tournament Power Rankings
Kris Dunn Season Highlights via Kevin Farrahar at FriarBasketball.com:
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Kenpom’s Big East Tournament log5 Prediction
Ken Pomeroy does a log5 analysis prior to each conference’s tournament. For those unfamiliar with what log5 is, here’s a quick and dirty explanation. log5 is a formula that was created by famed baseball writer and statistician Bill James. James’ formula uses team A’s winning percentage and team B’s winning percentage to come up with the probability that team A wins. Kenpom’s version uses his Pythagorean Rating in place of winning perentage. I’ll give you the precise formula and an example at the end of the article for those truly interested in that stuff.
Here is Kenpom’s log5 for the Big East Tournament:
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