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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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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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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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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