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Providence Friars vs. Xavier Musketeers
The Providence Friars and the Xavier Musketeers will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Cintas Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Musketeers as -7-point favorites versus the Friars, while the game's total opened at 139.5.
In their last action, Xavier was a 75-64 loser on the road against Golden Eagles. They failed to cover the -2-point spread as favorites.
Providence won its last outing, a 69-62 result against Bulldogs on January 23. They failed to cover in that game as a -9-point favorite.
Providence:
Team record: 16-2 SU,11-7 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Providence's last 5 games on the road
Providence is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Xavier
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Providence's last 5 games when playing Xavier
Xavier:
Team record: 14-4 SU,10-8 ATS
Xavier is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Xavier is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Providence
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Xavier's last 5 games when playing Providence
Next up:
Providence home to Marquette Saturday, January 29
Xavier at Creighton Saturday, January 29