Opening Lines

Opening Line: Providence +3 at St. John’s 1/31/15

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Providence and St. John’s play for the second time this season with the Friars looking to avenge a loss on their home court on January 14th. The two teams split the regular season series last year with the visiting team coming out victorious each time. Providence had the last laugh as the Friars defeated the Red Storm at Madison Square Garden in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals on their way to winning the tournament and getting the league’s automatic NCAA Tournament bid.

This game opened with the Friars as a road underdog at +3.

Stay tuned for updates as they happen and the total amount once that’s available.

UPDATE: 1/31 1:26am the line moved to +2.5

Recent Trends (via Vegas Insider)

  • Providence is 11-5-2 ATS this season
  • St. John’s is 8-9 ATS this season
  • Providence is 4-2 ATS on the road this season
  • St. John’s is 6-6 ATS at home this season
  • Providence is 2-2-1 ATS in their last 5 road contests

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Bracketology/RPI

Providence RPI Update 1/30/15

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Current RPI Update

  • Providence’s RPI on 1/29/15: 17
  • Providence’s RPI on 1/30/15: 17

*RPI rating courtesy of RPI Forecast

Review of Last Night’s Action

There were 2 games yesterday to help Providence boost their RPI. The overall results were 2-0. UMass defended their home court in Atlantic 10 play against Dayton, 66-64. Kentucky pulled away from Missouri in the second half to win on the road, 69-53.

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Links of the Day

#pcbb Links of the Day 1/30/15

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Game Previews & Recaps

Dunn’s Triple Double Leads Providence Past DePaul, 83-72

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Providence and DePaul had to wait a couple extra days to play this game but Kris Dunn didn’t seem to mind. The redshirt sophomore had a career game that spurred Providence to an 11 point home win over the DePaul Blue Demons. “I thought Kris dictated the entire game today,” said Ed Cooley after the game. “He totally, totally dominated the game, defensively, offensively, rebounding.”

The first half was the key to the victory according to Cooley. “I thought the first 20 minutes really was, to me, the game. I thought we played with purpose. I thought we had energy.”

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Recruiting News

Recruiting News: Scout.com Class Of 2016 Top 100 Recruit Rankings Updated

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Scout.com released their updated class of 2016 top 100. ESPN updated their 2015, 2016 and 2017 rankings on January 21st. Providence is involved with more than 10% of the Scout’s latest top 100 and the Friars can afford to be a little picky with only 2 scholarships available as of now.

To see the entire top 100, click here.

PC Recruits:

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Bracketology/RPI

Big East Bracketology Update 1/29/15

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Thursday means new brackets from both Joe Lunardi and Jerry Palm. Lunardi and Palm both still have 6 and 7 Big East teams in their fields, respectively. Some of the seeding has changed since their Monday updates though.

Here is a breakdown of Lunardi’s latest bracket:

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Game Previews & Recaps

Game Notes & Preview: Providence 15-5 (5-2) vs DePaul 11-10 (5-3) 1/29/15

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Where: Dunkin’ Donuts Center – Providence, RI

When: 2:00 PM

How: Fox Sports 1 (Rich Ackerman & Vin Parise)/WEEI 103.7 FM and Friars.com (John Rooke and Joe Hassett)/FriarTV

Game Notes

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