Providence-West Virginia Big East Conference Tournament

The Providence Friars and the West Virginia Mountaineers will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Madison Square Garden.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Mountaineers listed as 8-point favorites versus the Friars, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Randall Hanke led Providence with 18 points in its 73-63 loss to Villanova on Saturday night.

Villanova cashed as 1.5-point road underdogs as the game played under the 144-point total listed by sportsbooks.

West Virginia came through with an 83-74 victory over the St. John's in overtime on Saturday. West Virginia failed to cover the 10-point spread, while the combined 157 points sailed OVER the posted total of 125.

Joe Alexander dropped a game-high 29 points in leading West Virginia, and Da'Sean Butler added 18 points in the win.

Current streak:
West Virginia has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
Providence: 15-15 SU, 12-16 ATS
West Virginia: 22-9 SU, 13-11-1 ATS

Providence most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
After playing Villanova are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7

West Virginia most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 2-8
After playing St. John's are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Providence is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Providence is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games
Providence is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing West Virginia
Providence is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing West Virginia
West Virginia is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Providence
West Virginia is 5-0-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Providence
The total has gone OVER in 4 of West Virginia's last 5 games
West Virginia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

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