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Xavier Musketeers vs. Providence Friars
The Xavier Musketeers and the Providence Friars will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Amica Mutual Pavilion.
Oddsmakers opened the Friars as -3-point favorites versus the Musketeers, while the game's total opened at 138.
In their last action, Providence was a 75-73 loser on the road against Red Storm. They covered the +7.5-point spread as underdogs.
Xavier was a 80-75 loser in their most recent outing at home against Huskies. They failed to cover the +4.5-point spread as underdogs.
Xavier:
Team record: 7-8 SU,9-6 ATS
Xavier is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Xavier is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Xavier's last 6 games on the road
Providence:
Team record: 11-5 SU,10-6 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Providence is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Providence is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Providence's last 5 games at home
Next up:
Xavier home to Butler Tuesday, January 16
Providence at DePaul Wednesday, January 17