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Texas Longhorns vs. Providence Friars
The Texas Longhorns and the Providence Friars will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Dunkin' Donuts Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Longhorns as -1-point favorites versus the Friars, while the game's total opened at 134.
Providence was a 83-51 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Gators. They failed to cover the +4.5-point spread as underdogs.
Texas was a 87-76 winner in their most recent outing at home against Chippewas. They failed to cover the -14-point spread as favorites.
Texas:
Team record: 9-1 SU,3-7 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Texas is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games
Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games
Providence:
Team record: 6-6 SU,3-9 ATS
Providence is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Providence is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Providence's last 18 games
Next up:
Texas home to High Point Monday, December 30
Providence home to Georgetown University Tuesday, December 31