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NCAA Tournament First Four 2017 Game Notes & Preview: (11) Providence (20-12, 10-8) vs (11) USC (24-9, 10-8) 3/15/17

Where: UD Arena – Dayton, OH

When: 9:10pm ET

How: truTV (Spero Dedes, Len Elmore & Steve Smith with Ros Gold-Onwude)/March Madness Live (Where Available)/WEEI 103.7 FM and Friars.com (John Rooke and Joe Hassett)/Westwood One (Ted Emrich and Austin Croshere)/FriarTV

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NCAA Tournament 2017 Opening Line: (11) Providence PK vs (11) USC

Providence is 20-12 on the court this season and the Friars are 20-12 ATS. USC is 24-9 on the court and 16-16 ATS. Kenpom has this game as Providence winning, 70-69, and he gives USC a 49% chance of winning.

The oddsmakers have weighed in on this matchup that tips at approximately 9:10pm on Wednesday:

Opening Line

Pick ‘Em

Opening O/U

140

Opening Moneyline

Prov +100/USC -120

Stay tuned for updates as the line moves.

Trends

  • Providence is 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games
  • Providence is 12-4 ATS when an underdog this season
  • Over is 5-4-1 in Providence’s last 10 games
  • USC is 5-5 ATS in their last 10 games
  • USC is 9-8 ATS when a favorite this season
  • Over is 5-5 in USC’s last 10 games

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Big East Tournament 2017 Game Notes & Preview: (3) Providence (20-11, 10-8) vs (6) Creighton (23-8, 10-8) 3/9/17

Where: Madison Square Garden – New York, NY

When: 9:30pm EST

How: FS1 (Gus Johnson & Bill Raftery with Lisa Byington)/Fox Sports GO (Where Available)/WEEI 103.7 FM and Friars.com (John Rooke and Joe Hassett)/FriarTV

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Big East Tournament 2017 Opening Line: (3) Providence +2 vs (6) Creighton 3/9/17

Providence is 20-11 on the court this season and the Friars are 20-11 ATS. Creighton is 23-8 on the court and 18-11 ATS. Kenpom has this game as Creighton winning, 74-70, and he gives Providence a 35% chance of winning.

The oddsmakers have weighed in on this matchup that tips at 9:30pm on Thursday:

Opening Line

Providence +2

Opening O/U

146

Opening Moneyline

Prov +120/Creighton -140

Stay tuned for updates as the line moves.

Note: The line opened at Providence +2 at 12:25pm ET on Wednesday but quickly moved to a Providence +3 at 12:33pm ET.

Trends

  • Providence is 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games
  • Providence is 12-3 ATS when an underdog this season
  • Over is 6-3-1 in Providence’s last 10 games
  • Creighton is 5-5 ATS in their last 10 games
  • Creighton is 12-6 ATS when a favorite this season
  • Over is 5-4-1 in Creighton’s last 10 games

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Game Notes & Preview: Providence (19-11, 9-8) at St. John’s (13-17, 7-10) 3/4/17

Where: Madison Square Garden – New York, NY

When: 12:00pm EST

How: FS2 (Alex Faust & Tarik Turner)/Fox Sports GO (Where Available)/WEEI 103.7 FM and Friars.com (John Rooke and Joe Hassett)/FriarTV

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Opening Line: Providence +1 at St. John’s 3/4/17

Providence is 19-11 on the court this season and the Friars are 19-11 ATS. St. John’s is 13-17 on the court and 14-14-1 ATS. Kenpom has this game as St. John’s winning, 74-73, and he gives Providence a 49% chance of winning.

The oddsmakers have weighed in on this matchup that tips at 8:30pm on Tuesday:

Opening Line

Providence +1

Opening O/U

148.5

Opening Moneyline

Prov -125/SJU +105

Stay tuned for updates as the line moves.

Note: The line opened at Providence +1 at 3:34pm ET on Friday but quickly moved to a PK at 3:36pm ET.

Trends

  • Providence is 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games
  • Providence is 8-4 ATS on the road this season
  • Over is 5-6-1 when Providence is on the road this season
  • St. John’s is 4-6 ATS in their last 10 games
  • St. John’s is 7-7-1 ATS at home this season
  • Over is 6-9 when St. John’s is at home this season

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Game Notes & Preview: Providence (18-11, 8-8) vs DePaul (9-20, 2-14) 2/28/17

Where: Dunkin’ Donuts Center – Providence, RI

When: 8:30pm EST

How: FS1 (Alex Faust & Vin Parise)/Fox Sports GO (Where Available)/WEEI 103.7 FM and Friars.com (John Rooke and Joe Hassett)/FriarTV

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