Where: Cintas Center – Cincinnati, OH
When: 7:00pm EST
How: FS1 (Joe Davis & Steve Lavin)/WEEI 103.7 FM and Friars.com (John Rooke and Joe Hassett)/FriarTV
Opening Line: (23) Providence +9.5 at (8) Xavier 2/17/16
Providence heads to Cincinnati to take on top 10 ranked Xavier at the Cintas Center on Wednesday night. The Musketeers are looking to get the season sweep over the Friars after they won at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center on January 26th. The Friars are 13-12 ATS this season and the Musketeers are 15-10 ATS. Providence opened as a 9.5 point underdog against Xavier.
Opening Line |
Providence +9.5 |
Opening O/U |
147 |
Opening Moneyline |
Prov +310/Xavier -370 |
UPDATE 2/17/16, 11:59am: The line has settled in at Providence +9, the total is at 150 or 149.5 at most books and the moneyline is a littler higher than Providence +310 and Xavier -370 at most books.
Stay tuned for updates as the line moves.
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Weekly College Basketball Polls Update: February 15th
Week 15 of the college basketball polls have been released and Providence has fallen again, but remained inside the top 25 after a 1-1 week that included a double OT loss at Marquette and a home win against Georgetown. The Friars are now 7-6 in Big East play and will travel to Cincinnati for a Wednesday night game against Xavier before having their second week-long “bye” of the Big East season. This is the first time Providence has been ranked in the AP Poll for 12 straight weeks since the 1977-78 season when the Friars spent the final 13 weeks ranked in the AP Top 25. The Friars moved from 20th to 23rd in the AP Poll and from t-17th to 20th in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll this week.
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Friars Win: Georgetown 72, (20) Providence 75
| Final Score | |
| Georgetown | 72 |
| Providence | 75 |
| Leading Scorer | Leading Rebounder | |
| Georgetown | Derrickson: 18 | Derrickson: 9 |
| Providence | Bullock: 23 | Bullock: 10 |
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2017 C Dajour Dickens Visiting Providence
Providence had a special guest at their shootaround this morning and he’s a tall guest. Dajour Dickens from the class of 2017 is taking an unofficial visit to Providence this weekend. Dickens, a 6’11 center, attends The Miller School and runs with Boo Williams. Providence Associate Director of Player Development/Video Ops, Ivan Thomas, has ties to the Boo Williams grassroots program, as does Ed Cooley. Jeff Battle also has extensive connections in that region of the country. Dickens is ranked 126th by 247Sports composite national ranking.
Dickens has offers from Clemson, Creighton, Memphis, Temple, Virginia and Virginia Tech, among others.
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#pcbb Links of the Day 2/13/16
- ICYMI – Game Notes & Preview: (20) Providence (18-7, 6-6) vs Georgetown (14-11, 7-5) 2/13/16
- ICYMI – Opening Line: (20) Providence -4.5 vs Georgetown 2/13/16
- ICYMI – Providence’s Final Six Big East Games and Their Impact on the NCAA Tournament
- Providence Journal – Kevin McNamara – Big Draw: Providence wins with a successful team setting attendance records at the Dunk
- Pawtucket Times – Brendan McGair – Decade later, memories of PC still fresh for Ryan Gomes
- Providence Journal – Jim Donaldson – With 6 regular-season games to play, anything’s possible for PC Friars
- Cox Hub – Vin Parise – 3 Friar Keys for a Win vs. Georgetown
- WEEI.com – John Rooke – Thinking Out Loud: Sliding Providence needs more support from underclassmen
- Cox Hub – Anthony Finucane – Friars Need Friartown Now More than Ever
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Providence’s Final Six Big East Games and Their Impact on the NCAA Tournament
Providence is now two-thirds of the way through their 18 game Big East schedule and they are sitting at 6-6 and are in a tie for 6th with Butler. The Friars have certainly been up and down in league play. They started 4-2 in the first third of the schedule and followed that up with a 2-4 record in the second third — though 1 of their 2 wins in the second third came on the road at Villanova.
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