Xavier vs Providence Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for February 1 (Elite Offenses Meet in Big East Battle)

Xavier vs Providence Game Info

• 2022-23 NCAA Basketball Regular Season Game
• No. 16 Xavier (17-5, 9-2 Big East) vs. No. 17 Providence ( 17-5, 9-2 Big East)
• Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2023
• Time: 6:30 PM ET
• Venue: Cintas Center — Cincinnati, Ohio

The 2022-23 college basketball season continues on Wednesday with an exciting matchup between the No. 17 Providence Friars and No. 16 Xavier Musketeers. Providence is coming off its third straight conference win in a 70-65 road victory over Villanova. Jared Bynum dropped 19 points off the bench.

Meanwhile, Xavier was on the wrong end of a blowout during its most recent game as it lost to Creighton by a score of 84-67. The Musketeers drained only four shots from beyond the arc and allowed the Bluejays to shoot 56.7% from the floor. Which Big East squad will win on Wednesday?

Xavier vs Providence Odds & Spread

• All college basketball betting lines, odds and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: XAVIER: (-176) | PROV: (+146)
• Spread: XAVIER: -3.5 (-110) | PROV: +3.5 (-110)
• Total: 153.5 — Over: (-110) | Under: (-110)

Xavier enters this contest as small home favorites on the moneyline and spread per FanDuel Sportsbook's odds. This 6:30 p.m. ET clash also features a n over/under of 153.5 points, which is above average compared to Wednesday's projected totals.

Xavier vs Providence Betting Trends

• Against the spread, Xavier is 12-10-0 this season.
• As 2.5-point favorites or more, the Musketeers are 6-7 against the spread.
• Xavier has played 22 games this season, and 15 of them have hit the over.
• Providence has 15 wins in 22 games against the spread this year.
• Against the spread as 2.5-point underdogs or more, the Friars are 5-3.
• Providence has played 22 games this season, and 11 of them have hit the over.

  
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