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Providence Friars vs. Villanova Wildcats
The Providence Friars and the Villanova Wildcats will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Wells Fargo Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Wildcats as -7.5-point favorites versus the Friars, while the game's total opened at 143.
Villanova was a 69-63 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Musketeers. They failed to cover the +3-point spread as underdogs.
Providence lost its last outing, a 84-64 result against Bluejays on January 14. They failed to cover in that game as a +9-point underdog.
Providence:
Team record: 9-9 SU,8-10 ATS
Providence is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Providence is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Providence is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games when playing Villanova
Villanova:
Team record: 11-7 SU,10-8 ATS
Villanova is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Villanova is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Villanova's last 5 games at home
Next up:
Providence home to Georgetown University Saturday, January 25
Villanova home to Georgetown University Monday, January 20