Bracketology Update 1/22/15

January 22, 2015 Mike Hopkins 2 Comments

ESPN’s Joe Lunardi released his latest bracket and “Bracket Math” Thursday with games through January 21st. Lunardi has 7 Big East teams in the field after only having 6 in on his bracket released on Monday this week and the league also is dominating the 6 seed line.

This also seems like as good a time as any to re-introduce a section of these bracketology update posts that will continue from now on and that is the section that uses information from BracketMatrix.com. More on that below.

Here is a breakdown of Lunardi’s latest bracket math:

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How Providence Can Boost Their RPI Today 1/22/15

January 22, 2015 Mike Hopkins 1 Comment

Current RPI Update

Providence’s RPI on 1/21/15: 23
Providence’s RPI on 1/22/15: 26

*RPI rating courtesy of RPI Forecast

Review of Last Night’s Action

There were two games yesterday to help Providence boost their RPI. The results were 0-2 with UMass and Navy both losing on the road in league play.

Tonight’s Action

There are 5 games today for PC to get some RPI assistance in addition to their own game at home against Xavier.

Per Jerry Palm’s “Palm Reader”:

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Links of the Day

#pcbb Links of the Day 1/22/15

January 22, 2015 Mike Hopkins Leave a comment

ICYMI – How Providence Can Boost Their RPI Today 1/21/15
ICYMI – Recruiting News: ESPN Updated 2015, 2016 and 2017 Recruit Rankings
ICYMI – Providence’s Henton Named to Lute Olson Award Mid-Season Watch List
ICYMI – Opening Line: Providence -1.5 vs. Xavier 1/22/15
Cox Hub – Ed Cooley Scouts the Xavier Musketeers
Providence Journal – Kevin McNamara – Pair of must win home games kick off important 6-game stretch for PC
Banners on the Parkway – Caleb Childers – Pre-Duel Pleasantries: Providence
FriarBasketball.com – Kevin Farrahar – Three to Watch vs. Xavier
Woonsocket Call – Brendan McGair – Plenty in Reserve: Friars’ Harris has taken to coming off the bench
Big East Coast Bias – Mike Hopkins – Previewing Xavier vs. Providence with Caleb Childers from Banners on the Parkway

http://www.bigeastcoastbias.com/2015/1/22/7865999/xavier-vs-providence-2015-game-preview-banners-on-the-parkway

Providence Journal – Kevin McNamara – Capsule Preview: Xavier at Providence
Cincinnati Enquirer – Shannon Russell – Xavier seeks first Big East road win at Providence
FriarBasketball.com – Kevin Farrahar – Recruiting Journal: January 21
Big East Coast Bias – Pierce Roberson – Power Rankings: Georgetown, Providence swap places, Villanova still on top

Opening Lines

Opening Line: Providence -1.5 vs Xavier 1/22/15

January 21, 2015 Mike Hopkins 2 Comments

Providence welcomes Xavier to the Dunk following a comfortable road win at Creighton to sweep that season series. The Musketeers are coming off a home win against Marquette and are 3-3 in league play while the Friars are 4-2. The line opened with Providence as a 1.5 point favorite. It was bet up to -2.5 20 minutes after opening.

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

UPDATE: 1/22/15 3:36pm the line is at -2 and the total is at 140.

Recent Trends (via Vegas Insider)

Providence is 9-5-2 ATS this season
Xavier is 8-9 ATS this season
Providence is 5-3 ATS at home this season
Xavier is 1-4 ATS on the road this season
Providence is 4-1 ATS their last five home games with the lone loss coming their last time on the floor at the Dunk against St. John’s

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LaDontae Henton

Providence’s Henton Named to Lute Olson Award Mid-Season Watch List

January 21, 2015 Mike Hopkins 3 Comments

LaDontae Henton has been a player that has flown under the national radar much like his teammate Bryce Cotton did a season ago while leading Providence in scoring. Henton was recently left off the midseason watch list for the Wooden Award which was ranked as the #2 snub by Yahoo Sports’ Jeff Eisenberg. He was also only named to the 2nd Team of the Preseason All-Big East team which is something Ed Cooley has called “a joke” on more than one occasion. On Wednesday Henton got some recognition however by being named to the Lute Olson Award Mid-Season Watch List.

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Recruiting News

Recruiting News: ESPN Updated 2015, 2016 and 2017 Recruit Rankings

January 21, 2015 Mike Hopkins 2 Comments

ESPN updated all three of their high school basketball recruiting rankings Tuesday. Paul Biancardi also gave some background on how the rankings are done:

We base our rankings on the four Ps: Performance, production potential and projection, among many other factors. First we analyze and evaluate a prospect’s individual performance, his production level now and possibly at the collegiate level, his potential in the college game, and where he could land on a possible professional draft board.

Let’s start with the class of 2015 where Providence currently has 1 open scholarship:

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