Providence Friars NCAA Basketball Betting
The Providence Friars don’t get much attention or notoriety in the national college basketball conversation. At least not yet. Under 11th-year head coach Ed Cooley, the Friars have been one of the best wagering values on the board in college hoops. Wise Guys have come to love Providence for their profitable combination of being a good team that the masses ignore. Unlike power name-brand blue bloods like the Kansas Jayhawks, oddsmakers will give Providence more favorable lines. A team like Kansas will get a stampede of casual money based on their branding. Providence does not.
The Friars are not a flashy team comprised of future NBA one-and-done players. They don’t have a prolific offense. But they play well and hard as a team. Most important of all, from a gambling perspective, the Friars are getting the money.
2021-22 Providence Friars At a Glance
National Championship Odds: +6000
On Friday, March 25, 2022, the Providence Friars will face the Kansas Jayhawks in the Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Tipoff time from United Center in Chicago, Illinois, is set for 7:29 p.m. ET with television coverage on TBS. Kansas opened as a 7.5-point favorite with a total of 141.5.
The Kansas Jayhawks have a season record of 25-6 straight up, 14-16-against the spread, and 17-14 over/under the total. The Jayhawks have national rankings of 29th for scoring offense, 45th for offensive rebounds, 168th for points allowed, and 100th for defensive rebounds.
Last time out for Kansas was a 72-72 win over the Creighton Bluejays as 13.5-point favorites, with the game going over the total of 141. Previously in the first round, the Jayhawks beat the Texas Southern Tigers 83-56 as 21.5-point favorites, with the game going under the total of 146.
Kansas has one of the nation’s top players in Ochai Agbaji. So far this season, Agbaji is averaging 19.3 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. In the win over Creighton, Agbaji scored 15 points with eight rebounds in the contest. There was only one game this season where Agbaji was not in double figures.
Another guard, Christian Braun, is averaging 14.6 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. Braun has scored 13 or more points in three consecutive games.
A guard that has emerged lately for Kansas is Remy Martin, who was averaging only 8.1 points per game. However, against Creighton, Martin scored 20 points to go with seven rebounds and four assists.
The Providence Friars have a season record of 27-5 straight up, 19-13 against the spread, and 16-16 over/under the total. The Friars have national rankings of 140th for scoring offense, 101st for offensive rebounds, 101st for points allowed, and 87th for defensive rebounds. Providence was the regular season champion of the Big East Conference. It was the only regular season conference championship in program history.
Last time out for Providence was a 79-51 win over Richmond as 3.5-point favorites, with the game going under the total of 134. In the first round, the Friars defeated the South Dakota State Jackrabbits 66-57 as 3-point favorites, with the game going under the total of 148. Providence is in good form with five payouts in their most recent seven games. Four of their last six games went under the total.
The Friars are in the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 1997. Since 2014 Ed Cooley has led Providence to six NCAA Tournament bids. The Sporting News named Cooley as the 2022 Coach of the Year. Additionally, he was named Big East Coach of the Year for 2022.
Center Nate Wilson, guard Al Durham, and Hared Bynum are over 12.6 points per game. Forward Noah Horchler is averaging 9.9 points and 8.5 rebounds per contest.
Providence Friars Seasons (2000)
| SEASON |
RECORD |
NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULT |
| 2020-21 |
13-13 |
- |
| 2019-20 |
19-12 |
Tournament Cancelled |
| 2018-19 |
18-16 |
First Round |
| 2017-18 |
21-14 |
First Round |
| 2016-17 |
20-13 |
First Four |
| 2015-16 |
24-11 |
Second Round |
| 2014-15 |
22-12 |
Second Round |
| 2013-14 |
23-12 |
Second Round |
| 2012-13 |
19-15 |
- |
| 2011-12 |
15-17 |
- |
| 2010-11 |
15-17 |
- |
| 2009-10 |
12-19 |
- |
| 2008-09 |
19-14 |
- |
| 2007-08 |
15-16 |
- |
| 2006-07 |
1813 |
- |
| 2005-06 |
16-14 |
- |
| 2004-05 |
12-15 |
- |
| 2003-04 |
20-9 |
First Round |
| 2002-03 |
18-14 |
- |
| 2001-02 |
15-16 |
- |
| 2000-01 |
21-10 |
First Round |
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