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Opening Line: Providence -2 vs Georgetown 1/10/15

Coming off a 1-1 road trip and 2-1 overall start to the Big East season Providence welcomes Georgetown to the Dunk for an early afternoon tip off on Saturday. The Friars opened as a slight favorite at -2. The line was bet up to -3.5 shortly after it opened. Stay tuned for updates as they happen and the total amount once that’s available.

UPDATE: 6:01pm – The line has moved down to -2.5.

Recent Trends (via Vegas Insider)

  • Providence is 7-4-2 ATS this season
  • Georgetown is 5-5 ATS this season
  • Providence is 4-2 ATS at home this season
  • Georgetown is 1-1 ATS on the road this season
  • Providence is 4-1 ATS their last five times playing at home

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Opening Line: Providence +7 at Butler 1/6/15

Providence opened as a 7 point road underdog for Tuesday night’s 9pm tip at Hinkle Fieldhouse for game 2 of this Big East road trip. Providence is 1-0 all-time at Hinkle with that lone win coming last season during Butler’s first year in the Big East.

UPDATE: 25 minutes after the line opened at +7 it got bet down to +6.

UPDATE: As of 5:30pm on 1/5/15 the line had moved to +5.5.

UPDATE: As of 1:10pm on 1/6/15 the line is back to +6 and the total is 128.5.

UPDATE: As of 6:21pm on 1/6/15 the line is steady at +6 but the total has moved up to 130.

Recent Trends (via Vegas Insider)

  • Providence is 6-4-2 ATS this season
  • Butler is 8-5 ATS this season
  • Providence is 0-2-1 ATS on the road this season
  • Butler is 4-2 ATS at home this season
  • Providence covered the spread both times the teams met last season

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Opening Line: Providence +2 at Marquette 1/3/15

Providence opened as a 2 point road underdog for Saturday’s 2pm Big East road opener in Milwaukee against the Marquette Golden Eagles. The Friars are 0-8 all-time at Marquette.

Marquette has covered the spread the last 8 times the teams have met going back to January 2010.

The line quickly jumped to Providence +1 minutes after the open.

UPDATE 1/3/15 9:58am: The line is steady at Providence +2 and the total number is at 130.

Recent Trends (via Vegas Insider)

  • Providence is 6-3-2 ATS this season
  • Marquette is 8-5 ATS this season
  • Providence is 0-1-1 ATS on the road this season
  • Marquette is 5-4 ATS at home this season
  • Providence is on a 4 game ATS win streak since their loss to Brown

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Opening Line: Providence -6.5 vs. Creighton 12/31/14

Providence opened as a 6.5 point favorite for Wednesday night’s 7:30pm Big East opener against the Creighton Bluejays. This will be a rematch of the Big East Tournament Championship from March 15, 2014.

UPDATE 12/31/14 10:51am: The line has moved to Providence -5.5 after dropping down to -5 earlier this morning. The total is now posted and is 134.5.

Recent Trends (via Vegas Insider)

  • Providence is 5-3 ATS this season
  • Creighton is 5-6 ATS this season
  • Providence is 3-2 ATS at home this season
  • Creighton is 1-2 ATS on the road this season

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Opening Line: Providence +1 vs. Miami (FL) 12/22/14

Providence opened as a slight underdog for Monday night’s 9pm tip against the Miami Hurricanes at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The line then moved to Providence being favored by a point and is now (as of 6:31pm on 12/21) a pick ’em with Providence a slight favorite on the moneyline.

UPDATE 10:48AM 12/22: The line has shifted back towards Miami and is now Providence +1.5. The over/under total is 131.

Recent Trends (via OddsShark)

  • Providence is 5-3-3 ATS
  • Miami is 5-4 ATS

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