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Providence Friars vs. Xavier Musketeers
The Providence Friars and the Xavier Musketeers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Cintas Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Musketeers as -10.5-point favorites versus the Friars, while the game's total opened at 149.5.
Xavier was a 91-78 winner in its last match on the road against Bulldogs. They covered the -3.5-point spread as favorites.
Providence lost its last outing, a 80-77 result against Blue Demons on March 05. They failed to cover in that game as a -9-point favorite.
Providence:
Team record: 12-18 SU,13-17 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Providence is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Providence's last 8 games on the road
Providence is 12-5 ATS in its last 17 games when playing Xavier
Xavier:
Team record: 20-10 SU,17-13 ATS
Current Streak: won 6 straight games.
Xavier is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Xavier is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Xavier is 5-12 ATS in its last 17 games when playing Providence