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Opening Line: Providence -5.5 vs. UMass 12/20/14

Providence enters Saturday’s tilt against UMass having lost the last 2 games to the Minutemen in dramatic fashion by 1 point. Vegas is giving the Friars a little bit of breathing room with the line opening with the Friars favored by 5.5 points at home. Kenpom.com predicts the final score to be 75-70.

UPDATE 2:15PM 12/19: Line moved down to Providence -4

UPDATE 12:31PM 12/20: Line is still at -4 and the over/under is 142

Recent Trends (via OddsShark)

  • Providence is 4-3-3 ATS
  • UMass is 7-3 ATS
  • Providence is 2-2-2 ATS at home
  • UMass is 1-1 ATS on the road

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Opening Line: Providence -5 vs. Rhode Island 12/10/14

Coming off a 3rd straight loss Vegas still seems to have faith in the Friars as the line opened earlier today with the Friars as a 5 point favorite over the Rhode Island Rams. Kenpom.com has Providence winning the game by 2, 63-61, with a 58% chance of winning.

Since the line opened it has moved down a point to Providence -4.

UPDATE: 12/10 5:40AM The line is down to Providence -2.5.

UPDATE: 12/10 4:34PM The line is back to Providence -3 and the Total is at 125.5 points. For those interested in the moneyline info it’s Providence -160 and Rhode Island +140. The 1st half spread is Providence -1.5.

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Opening Line: Providence -15 vs. Brown 12/8/14

Coming off a tough loss as a road favorite at Boston College the Friars welcome crosstown rival Brown to the Dunk on Monday night. The line opened with Providence as a 15 point favorite against the Bears. Kenpom.com has Providence winning the game by 16, 76-60.

UPDATE: As of 12pm on Monday the line has moved to Providence -16.5 at most books.

UPDATE: As of 5pm on Monday the line has moved back down to Providence -15 at most books.

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Opening Line: Providence -2.5 at Boston College 12/5/14

The line opened with Providence as a 2.5 point road favorite at Boston College. Kenpom.com has Providence winning the game by 2, 65-63.

There has already been some movement on that line with most Vegas establishments moving the line up to Providence -4.5 at the writing of this post. That same trend is holding firm at the Offshore books as well. Providence has only played 1 other road game which was their 20 point loss at Kentucky so there isn’t much in the way of betting trends for the 2014-15 season for the Friars when they are on the road.

I’ll update this post as the line continues to move.

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Opening Line: Providence +4.5 vs. Notre Dame 11/23/14

The line opened with Providence as a 4.5 point underdog against Notre Dame. Kenpom.com has Providence winning the game by 1, 66-65.

Notre Dame beat UMass 81-68 on Saturday in the game right before Providence’s win over Florida State. Despite this bracket not being a traditional advance and play the winner bracket the two winners from Saturday will square off.

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Opening Line: Providence +2.5 vs. Florida State 11/22/14

The line opened with Providence as a 2.5 point underdog against Florida State. Kenpom.com has Providence winning the game by 1, 72-71.

Providence’s season opener against Albany had a late line of PC -14 and O/U 140. Providence won by 4 and the total was well under the 140 number at 124. The Friars’ second game of the season opened with a line of PC -21.5 and O/U of 137. Providence won the game by 21 and total again came well under the number at 111. So the mini-trend that has started off this season is the Friars are 0-2 ATS (some place might have had the Binghamton line at -21 so a push is possible) and they are 2 for 2 on the under hitting.

I’m not sure where the O/U will open for this one but I get the sense that this game may be a rock fight and end up with both teams in the 60’s.

Check back here for updates to the lines as they move.

UPDATE 5:39pm: Line has moved to PC +1.5 and the moneyline has been taken off the board. Early money coming in on the Friars?

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Opening Line – Providence -21.5 vs. Binghamton 11/17/14

The line opened with Providence as a 21.5 point favorite over Binghamton. Kenpom.com has Providence winning the game by 17, 77-60. The over/under opened at 137 and as of this update at 10am that has moved down to 134.5.

Providence’s season opener against Albany had a late line of PC -14 and O/U 140.

Update: 3:30pm – the line hasn’t moved much and is steady at 21.5 but the total has dropped significantly from the 137 open and is now at 132.5.