Betting, Opening Lines

Opening Line: Providence -2.5 vs Creighton 3/2/16

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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.

Opening Line

 Providence -2.5

Opening O/U

 144.5

Opening Moneyline

 Prov -165/Creighton +145

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Kris Dunn, Player News

Kris Dunn a Finalist for Oscar Robertson Trophy

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Kris Dunn hasn’t been himself of late, but the national admiration continues to come his way. The U.S. Basketball Writers Association announced the finalists for the Oscar Robertson Trophy given annually to the men’s national player of the year, as voted on by members of the USBWA. (Full disclosure: I am a voter for this award) Dunn joins 10 other finalists for this award, which will be presented on April 11th at the College Basketball Awards gala and dinner in Oklahoma City.

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National Polls

Weekly College Basketball Polls Update: February 29th

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Week 17 of the college basketball polls have been released and Providence has dropped out of the USA Today Coaches’ Poll a week after dropping out of the AP Top 25. Providence went 1-1 last week with a loss at surging Seton Hall and a win over DePaul at home. The Friars are now 8-8 in Big East play and will take on Creighton at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center on Wednesday before finishing the regular season at Madison Square Garden against St. John’s. The Friars moved from 27th to receiving no votes in the AP Poll and from 24th to 30th in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll this week.

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Big East News

Big East Tournament Seed Watch 2/29/16

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Eight of the ten teams in the Big East have two games left. The remaining two teams have just one game left. The bottomline is that the regular season comes to a conclusion on March 5th with all ten teams in action and the likelihood is that many of the Big East members will still be jockeying for final seeding position for the Big East Tournament that begins on March 9th at Madison Square Garden.

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Game Previews & Recaps

Friars Win: DePaul 66, Providence 87

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Final Score
DePaul 66
Providence 87
Leading Scorer Leading Rebounder
DePaul Cain: 22 Hamilton: 6
Providence Bentil: 28 Bentil: 8

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