Providence is 3-1 on the court this season but the Friars are 2-2 ATS. Kenpom has this game as Providence winning, 74-71, and he gives Memphis a 37% chance of winning.
The oddsmakers have weighed in on this matchup that tips at 9:30pm on Friday night:
Providence is 2-1 on the court this season but the Friars are 2-1 ATS after not covering the 25.5 — at most books, though they opened at 27 — points afforded to them by Vegas. Similar to Grambling St, St. Francis (NY) hasn’t been lined yet this season in any of their 3 games. Kenpom has this game as Providence winning, 78-57, and he gives St. Francis (NY) a 3% chance of winning.
The oddsmakers have weighed in on this matchup that tips at 6:30pm on Monday night:
Providence is 1-1 on the court this season but the Friars are 2-0 ATS after covering on the winning side against Vermont and on the losing side at Ohio State. Grambling St hasn’t been lined yet this season in either of their first two games against East Carolina and North Carolina A&T. They lost to East Carolina, 72-57, and then beat North Carolina A&T, 59-55. Kenpom has this game as Providence winning, 78-54, and he gives Grambling St a 1% chance of winning.
Oddsmakers, like many of us, weren’t exactly sure about the Providence Friars ahead of their season opener against Vermont. The offshore books opened at Providence -3.5, the Vegas books later opened with the Friars favored by 6.5 and then the line settled around 4.5 by the tip on Monday night. Providence ended up winning by 22 and were up by 10-12 points for much of the night before blowing the game open late. Providence’s first road game of the season is in Columbus against the Ohio State Buckeyes as part of the Gavitt Tipoff Games and the oddsmakers have weighed in on this matchup:
Providence got their first NCAA Tournament win since 1997 on Thursday night against 8th seed USC in Raleigh. Next up is 1 seed UNC at 9:40pm EDT on TBS. The Friars are 18-15 ATS this season and the Tar Heels are 15-17-2 ATS this season. Providence opened as a 9.5 point underdog against UNC.
Providence is in the NCAA Tournament for the third straight season. They are a 9 seed in the East Region and will face 8th seeded USC in Raleigh on March 17th at 9:50pm ET. The Friars are 18-14 ATS this season and the Trojans are 18-15 ATS this season. Providence opened as a 1.5 point favorite against USC.
Providence beat Butler in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament and the Friars will play top seeded Villanova in the semifinals at 6:30pm ET. The Friars and Wildcats split the regular season series, with each team winning on the other’s home floor. The Friars are 17-14 ATS this season and the Wildcats are 16-15 ATS this season. Providence opened as a 10.5 point underdog against Villanova.