Providence Friars vs Xavier Musketeers 2/1/2023 Picks Predictions

Providence Friars vs Xavier Musketeers 2/1/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

The College Men’s Basketball schedule will feature the collision between the 17th-ranked Providence friars and the 16th-ranked Xavier Musketeers in a Big East Conference battle at Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Wednesday, February 1.

Providence improved to 17-5 overall and 9-2 in conference play following a 70-65 road win versus the Villanova Wildcats on Sunday.

The Friars enter this Big East competition riding on a three-game winning streak and look for their fourth straight win with a victory over the Musketeers.

Providence trailed by a 28-31 deficit at halftime but managed to rally in the final half for a 42-34 lead resulting in their five-point victory. Guard Jared Bynum scored 19 points and distributed 5 assists in leading the Friars.

Forward Bryce Hopkins led Providence in scoring and in rebounding with an average of 16.4 points and 9.1 boards per match while Guard Jared Bynum dished out an average of 4.4 assists per contest.

The Friars have four players with double-figure average scoring and posted an average of 78.4 PPG while shooting 47.2% from the field and 33.9% from beyond the arc.

The Providence Friars are 12-2 ATS and 12-2 straight up in their last 14 games while the totals went UNDER in 4 of Providence’s last 5 matches played.

The Friars are 5-0 ATS and 4-1 SU in their last 5 contests played versus Xavier and 6-1 against the spread in their last 7 road outings.

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Providence Friars vs Xavier Musketeers Predictions 2/1/2023

The 16th-ranked Xavier Musketeers are going back home looking to get back from their last road loss when hosting the Providence Friars on Wednesday night.

Xavier is 17-5 overall, 9-2 in conference play, and 11-1 at home while taking the lead in the Big East Conference this season.

The Musketeers come into this match-up winning three of their last five following a 67-84 road loss to the Creighton Blue Jays that snapped a two-game winning streak on Saturday.

Forward Zach Freemantle was the leading scorer for Xavier with 18 points in the losing effort. The Musketeers ended an 11-game winning streak after losing two of their last four on the season.

Xavier’s Guard Souley Boum averages a team-leading 16.1 PPG while Forward Zach Fremantle recorded a second team-high average of 15.2 PPG and led Musketeers in rebounding with an average of 8.1 boards per match.

Guard Colby Jones distributed an average of 5.0 assists per outing in leading Xavier for the year. The Xavier Musketeers scored an average of 83.2 PPG in shooting 50.2% from the field and 39.8% from the three-point region.

The totals went OVER in 14 of Xavier’s last 20 outings. The Musketeers are 6-3 ATS in their last nine and 13-2 SU in their last 15 games played.

The totals went OVER in 4 of Xavier’s last 5 contests played versus Providence while the Musketeers are 8-0 SU in their last 8 home matches.

No.17 Providence Friars vs. no.16 Xavier Musketeers. The NCAAB Pick for this contest is Providence +4.

The Musketeers displayed a strong offense which averaged 83.2 PPG and ranked 7th best in the league but Xavier’s defense struggled after conceding an average of 75.9 PPG.

The Friars gained momentum after winning three games in a row and eight in their last 10 contests for the year. The prediction: Providence Friars will win 88-84.

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