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Opening Line: Providence -1.5 vs Georgetown 1/4/17

Providence is 10-5 on the court this season and the Friars are 8-7 ATS. Georgetown is 8-6 on the court and 4-8 ATS. Kenpom has this game as Providence winning, 71-68, and he gives Georgetown a 42% chance of winning.

The oddsmakers have weighed in on this matchup that tips at 7:00pm on Wednesday:

Opening Line

Providence -1.5

Opening O/U

139

Opening Moneyline

Prov -150/Gtown +130

Stay tuned for updates as the line moves.

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Game Notes & Preview: Providence (10-4, 0-1) at (13) Butler (11-2, 0-1) 1/1/17

Where: Hinkle Fieldhouse – Indianapolis, IN

When: 3:00pm EST

How: CBS Sports Network (Rich Waltz & Doug Gottlieb with Tina Cervasio )/CBS Sports Network Streaming (Where Available)/WEEI 103.7 FM and Friars.com (John Rooke and Joe Hassett)/FriarTV

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Opening Line: Providence +11 at (13) Butler 1/1/17

Providence is 10-4 on the court this season and the Friars are 8-6 ATS. Butler is 11-2 on the court and 7-4 ATS. Kenpom has this game as Butler winning, 73-62, and he gives Providence a 17% chance of winning.

The oddsmakers have weighed in on this matchup that tips at 3:00pm on Sunday:

Opening Line

Providence +11

Opening O/U

140.5

Opening Moneyline

Prov +485/Butler -610

Stay tuned for updates as the line moves.

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Game Notes & Preview: Providence (10-3, 0-0) at (17) Xavier (10-2, 0-0) 12/28/16

Where: Cintas Center – Cincinnati, OH

When: 7:00pm EST

How: FSN (Justin Kutcher & Stephen Bardo)/WEEI 103.7 FM and Friars.com (John Rooke and Joe Hassett)/FriarTV

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Opening Line: Providence +10 at (17) Xavier 12/28/16

Providence is 10-3 on the court this season and the Friars are 8-5 ATS. Xavier is 10-2 on the court and 6-5 ATS. Kenpom has this game as Xavier winning, 73-63, and he gives Providence a 19% chance of winning.

The oddsmakers have weighed in on this matchup that tips at 7:00pm on Wednesday:

Opening Line

Providence +10

Opening O/U

140

Opening Moneyline

Prov +400/Xavier -475

Stay tuned for updates as the line moves.

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Chin Up, Friar Fans. Big East Play is Looming

Friar fans, you need to fight that feeling. No, not the one REO Speedwagon sings about. I’m talking about that pit in your stomach that’s been there since around 6pm on December 23rd. Despite a rather unceremonious ending to the non-conference part of their schedule, the Providence Friars had a good start to the season. 10-3. That’s better than the 9-4 I predicted and they certainly are further along at this point than I anticipated, losing to the lowly Boston College Eagles notwithstanding. In a year that was supposed to be all about development of young talent to bring them along for future years this has been a fun group to watch and some of those green players appear ready to help right now, notably Kalif Young.

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Game Notes & Preview: Providence (10-2, 0-0) at Boston College (6-6, 0-0) 12/23/16

Where: Conte Forum – Chestnut Hill, MA

When: 4:00pm EST

How: ESPNU (Alex Faust & Malcolm Huckaby)/WEEI 103.7 FM and Friars.com (John Rooke and Joe Hassett)/FriarTV

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