College basketball point spread favors Friars in battle with Blue Demons

Dunkin Donuts Center features an NCAA basketball betting clash between the host Providence Friars and the visiting DePaul Blue Demons in college hoops action on Saturday.

The Friars currently sports a 16-9 record overall in NCAAB action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 11-12-1 ATS. The Blue Demons are 10-15 and 11-12-1 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Friars produce a 12-12 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Blue Demons have gone 11-13 against the number.

View DePaul Blue Demons vs Providence Friars Odds and Stats.

The Blue Demons were listed as 12-point underdogs at many online sportsbooks, including Sportsbook.

According to new college basketball power rankings here, it's the No. 88-ranked Friars and the No. 267-rated Blue Demons in this matchup.



Providence lost its last outing, an 83-71 result against Georgetown on February 10. They failed to cover in that game as a 5.5-point underdog. The Friars got a huge 31-point effort from Bryce Cotton but still lost 83-71 against Georgetown on Monday at Verizon Center.

How They Match Up:
When it comes to rebounds, the visiting Blue Demons rank No. 130 in NCAA Division 1 with 35.48 per game. That compares with Providence’s No. 74 ranking in that category. The story is different when it comes to three-point shooting where Providence is college basketball's No. 134-ranked team at 6 per game, while the Blue Demons rate No. 161 with 5.76 per game.

A few Blue Demons at Friars trends to consider:
DePaul is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
DePaul is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of DePaul's last 9 games
DePaul is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Providence is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Providence is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Providence's last 6 games
Providence is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home


Next up:
DePaul at Xavier, Wednesday, February 19th
Providence at Villanova, Tuesday, February 18th