Where: Dunkin’ Donuts Center – Providence, RI
When: 12:00 PM
How: Fox Sports 1 (Dick Stockton & Steve Donahue)/WEEI 103.7 FM and Friars.com (John Rooke and Joe Hassett)/FriarTV
Where: Dunkin’ Donuts Center – Providence, RI
When: 12:00 PM
How: Fox Sports 1 (Dick Stockton & Steve Donahue)/WEEI 103.7 FM and Friars.com (John Rooke and Joe Hassett)/FriarTV
Providence and Butler finish out the regular season at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center on Senior Day for the Friars. Providence beat Butler on the road earlier this season for one of the Friars’ 5 Big East road victories this year. This game has big implications in terms of seeding for the Big East Tournament. Both Providence and Butler are solidly in the field of 68 for the NCAA Tournament at this point so playing for seeding and pride is all that’s left.
This game opened with the Friars as a favorite at -2.5.
Stay tuned for updates as the line moves.
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Where: Prudential Center – Newark, NJ
When: 7:00 PM
How: Fox Sports 1 (Justin Kutcher & Donny Marshall)/WEEI 103.7 FM and Friars.com (John Rooke and Joe Hassett)/FriarTV
Providence travels to the Prudential Center for their final road game of the regular season against the Seton Hall Pirates. The Friars and Pirates met at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence on February 14th. Providence won that game by 7.
This game opened with the Friars as a road favorite at -1.
Stay tuned for updates as the line moves.
UPDATE: 3/4/15 12:50pm The line has moved to Providence -3.5. The total moved to 139.
UPDATE: 3/4/15 10:46am The line has moved to Providence -2.5. The total is 137.5
UPDATE: 3/3/15 5:21pm The line moved to Providence -2
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Where: Dunkin’ Donuts Center – Providence, RI
When: 3:30 PM
How: Fox Sports 1 (Justin Kutcher & Steve Donahue)/WEEI 103.7 FM and Friars.com (John Rooke and Joe Hassett)/FriarTV
Continue reading Game Notes & Preview: #25 Providence 19-9 (9-6) vs. Marquette 11-16 (3-12) 3/1/15
Where: The Pavilion – Villanova, PA
When: 7:00 PM
How: Fox Sports 1 (Joe Davis & Bill Raftery)/WEEI 103.7 FM and Friars.com (John Rooke and Joe Hassett)/FriarTV
Continue reading Game Notes & Preview: #25 Providence 19-8 (9-5) at #6 Villanova 25-2 (12-2) 2/24/15
Providence and Villanova will square off as a matchup of top 25 teams as the Friars cracked the top 25 of the AP poll for the first time since the 2003-04 season. Villanova is ranked 6th while the Friars are 25th. Villanova won the previous meeting this season at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center by the score of 74-68.
This game opened with the Friars as a road underdog at +11.5. This marks just the second time this season that the Friars have been a double-digit underdog. The only other time was at Kentucky when Providence was a 20 point underdog on November 30th.
UPDATE: 2/24/15 2:00pm the line moved to Providence +10.5 and the total is 137
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