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Game Notes & Preview: Providence 12-4 (2-1) vs Georgetown 10-4 (2-1) 1/10/15

Where: Dunkin’ Donuts Center – Providence, RI

When: 12:00 PM

How: Fox Sports 1 (Tim Brando & Bill Raftery)/WEEI 103.7 FM and Friars.com (John Rooke and Joe Hassett)/FriarTV

Game Notes

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Opening Line: Providence -2 vs Georgetown 1/10/15

Coming off a 1-1 road trip and 2-1 overall start to the Big East season Providence welcomes Georgetown to the Dunk for an early afternoon tip off on Saturday. The Friars opened as a slight favorite at -2. The line was bet up to -3.5 shortly after it opened. Stay tuned for updates as they happen and the total amount once that’s available.

UPDATE: 6:01pm – The line has moved down to -2.5.

Recent Trends (via Vegas Insider)

  • Providence is 7-4-2 ATS this season
  • Georgetown is 5-5 ATS this season
  • Providence is 4-2 ATS at home this season
  • Georgetown is 1-1 ATS on the road this season
  • Providence is 4-1 ATS their last five times playing at home

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How Providence Can Boost Their RPI Today 1/9/15

Current RPI Update

  • Providence’s RPI on 1/8/15: 16
  • Providence’s RPI on 1/9/15: 17

*RPI rating courtesy of RPI Forecast

Last night there was just 1 game that could help boost the Friars’ RPI. The results was 0-1. Brown went on the road at New Hampshire last night and fell to the Wildcats, 68-61.

There is 1 game tonight for PC to get some RPI assistance.

Per Jerry Palm’s “Palm Reader”:‌

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Bracketology Update 1/9/15

Joe Lunardi and Jerry Palm both released updated brackets on Monday this week. Lunardi released his “Bracket Math” on Thursday and now Palm has decided to update his bracket again on Friday morning. Palm’s Monday bracket had just 5 Big East teams in the field of 68. I’m not sure what exactly changed between Monday and Friday that was so significant but Palm is now mirroring Lunardi’s latest “Bracket Math” with 8 Big East teams in the NCAA Tournament field with DePaul getting in as a 15 seed as the automatic qualifier because they sit atop the league standings at 3-0 right now.

Here is a breakdown of Palm’s bracket for all Big East teams:

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#pcbb Links of the Day 1/9/15

First 2,000 Fans at January 10th Georgetown Game Receive 1994 Champs Poster

This is a short video produced by Providence College Athletics that looks to be in the vein of an ESPN “Sportscenter” commercial. At the end the message is that there will be a post-game autograph session with the 1994 Big East Champs as well as the first 2,000 fans at the game will receive a 1994 Champs poster:

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