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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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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