Opening Line: Providence +11.5 at Villanova 2/24/15

Providence and Villanova will square off as a matchup of top 25 teams as the Friars cracked the top 25 of the AP poll for the first time since the 2003-04 season. Villanova is ranked 6th while the Friars are 25th. Villanova won the previous meeting this season at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center by the score of 74-68.

This game opened with the Friars as a road underdog at +11.5. This marks just the second time this season that the Friars have been a double-digit underdog. The only other time was at Kentucky when Providence was a 20 point underdog on November 30th.

UPDATE: 2/24/15 2:00pm the line moved to Providence +10.5 and the total is 137

Recent Trends (via Vegas Insider)

  • Providence is 13-9-2 ATS this season
  • Villanova is 19-7 ATS this season
  • Providence is 6-4 ATS on the road this season
  • Villanova is 12-4 ATS at home this season
  • Providence is 3-2 ATS in their last 5 road contests
  • Villanova is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 home games

Follow me on Twitter @pcbb1917

About Author

2 responses to “Opening Line: Providence +11.5 at Villanova 2/24/15”

  1. […] ICYMI – Opening Line: Providence +11.5 at Villanova 2/24/15 […]

pcbb1917

FREE
VIEW