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Providence Friars vs. Rhode Island Rams
The fans at Thomas M. Ryan Center will be treated to a game between the Providence Friars and the Rhode Island Rams when they take their seats on Saturday.
Oddsmakers opened the Friars as -5-point favorites versus the Rams, while the game's total opened at 130.
Rhode Island was a 53-49 loser in its last match on the road against Eagles. They covered the +6-point spread as underdogs.
Providence lost its last outing, a 75-62 result against Horned Frogs on November 30. They failed to cover in that game as a +6.5-point underdog.
Providence:
Team record: 5-3 SU,2-6 ATS
Providence is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Providence is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Providence is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Rhode Island
Rhode Island:
Team record: 2-5 SU,3-4 ATS
Rhode Island is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Rhode Island is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Rhode Island's last 7 games at home
Next up:
Providence home to Manhattan Wednesday, December 7
Rhode Island home to Brown Wednesday, December 7