Where: Dunkin’ Donuts Center – Providence, RI
When: 12:00pm EST
How: FOX (Joe Davis & Stephen Bardo)/WEEI 103.7 FM and Friars.com (John Rooke and Joe Hassett)/FriarTV
Opening Line: (20) Providence -4.5 vs Georgetown 2/13/16
Providence returns home after a loss at Marquette on Wednesday night and the Friars are reeling with losses in 4 of their last 5 games. The 1 win during that stretch? At Georgetown. The Hoyas come to Providence looking to avoid being swept by the Friars. The Friars are 13-11 ATS this season and the Hoyas are 12-13 ATS. Providence opened as a 4.5 point favorite against Georgetown.
Opening Line |
Providence -4.5 |
Opening O/U |
143 |
Opening Moneyline |
TBA |
Stay tuned for updates as the line moves.
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#pcbb Links of the Day 2/12/16
- ICYMI – Thoughts from the Road: Friars Fall Short in Double OT at Marquette
- ICYMI – Kris Dunn Among 20 on Latest Wooden Award Watch List
- ICYMI – 2016 Naismith Trophy Midseason Watch List Released
- FiveThirtyEight.com – Matt Giles – Kris Dunn’s Improvisational Brilliance Is Good For Providence — And For College Basketball
- Cox Hub – Mike Logan – Friars’ Lucky Number is 100 This Weekend
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2016 Naismith Trophy Midseason Watch List Released
The Atlanta Tipoff Club released their midseason watch list for the 2016 Naismith Trophy, an award given to the College Player of the Year in Men’s Basketball. The midseason list is a pared down listing of the 50 player list released on December 2nd. Kris Dunn was one of the 50 names on the early season watch list and he remains among the 35 players on this midseason release. A new addition to the list if Dunn’s running mate, Ben Bentil. Other Big East players that made the cut are also new additions: Trevon Bluiett (Xavier) and Josh Hart (Villanova)
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Kris Dunn Among 20 on Latest Wooden Award Watch List
The Wooden Award chopped their list of players in consideration from 25 to 20 on Wednesday. There were a couple names added that weren’t on the list of 25 players, but Kris Dunn continues to be cited as a candidate for this prestigious award. The John R. Wooden Award — named after the legendary UCLA coach — is given annually to the nation’s top player. Dunn is the only Big East player among the latest release of 20 players. The list will be trimmed down to 15 before 10 players are selected as Wooden All-Americans during the Elite Eight and the winner of the award will be named on April 8th. There is a fan-voting can component to this award that can be found here.
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Thoughts from the Road: Friars Fall Short in Double OT at Marquette
This Thoughts from the Road: Home Command Center edition is brought to you by Ben Bentil’s 42 points and fueled by some Ash Wednesday pizza from Umberto’s.
- On it’s face, losing a double OT game at Marquette probably wouldn’t be a horrific event in Providence’s season. But, if you take it out of that vacuum and look at this loss in it’s context as the 3rd straight Big East loss for the Friars, the result becomes increasingly worrisome for Ed Cooley’s bunch. The Friars are now 6-6 in league play with the final 3rd of their Big East season beginning at home on Saturday against Georgetown. They absolutely need to win that game to stop the bleeding. It also doesn’t help that this loss brings Providence’s record against Marquette in Milwaukee to a horrific 0-10.
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#pcbb Links of the Day 2/11/16
- ICYMI – Friars Lose in 2OT: Marquette 96, (20) Providence 91
- ICYMI – Recruiting News: Scout.com Releases Updated Class Of 2017 Top 100 Recruit Rankings
- Providence Journal – Kevin McNamara – Marquette outlast PC in double overtime, 96-91
- CBSSports.com – Sam Vecenie – No. 20 Providence has cause for concern after 2OT loss to Marquette
- Friarbasketball.com – Kevin Farrahar – Bentil’s Career Night Wasted
- Cox Hub – Anthony Finucane – The Friars Still Have Not Won at Marquette
- Providence Journal – Kevin McNamara – PC Journal: Busy stretch for PC’s Driscoll
- GoLocalProv.com – New Security Measures Being Taken at Dunkin’ Donuts & RI Convention Centers
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