Thursday, January 31, 2008

Providence-Notre Dame Preview

The Providence Friars and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Joyce Center.
Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
The Friars lost to Syracuse 71-64 as a 5-point underdog on Sunday. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (155).
Dwain Williams led the Friars with 21 points and Jonathan Kale had 16 points in the loss.
Notre Dame shot 50.9% from the field in Saturday's 90-80 win at Villanova, coming in as 2.5-point road underdogs. The 170 points scored were OVER the posted total of 151.
Kyle McAlarney hit five three-pointers en route to 30 points, and Luke Harangody had 25 points for the Irish.
Current streak:
Providence has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Providence: 12-7 SU, 8-9 ATS
Notre Dame: 14-4 SU, 7-8 ATS
Providence most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-2
Before playing West Virginia are 5-5
After playing Syracuse are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

Notre Dame most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-1
Before playing DePaul are 5-3
After playing Villanova are 7-3
After a win are 8-2
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Providence's last 5 games on the road
Providence is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Notre Dame
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Providence's last 6 games
Providence is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Notre Dame
Notre Dame is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Notre Dame is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games
Notre Dame is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Providence
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Notre Dame's last 5 games
Next up:
Providence home to West Virginia, Saturday, February 2
Notre Dame home to DePaul, Saturday, February 2
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