The Miami Hurricanes travel to face the Providence Friars in a showdown of former Big East rivals. Both teams are better on paper than they are on the hardwood, and one of these two squads will step up big time tonight.
Give the edge to the Hurricanes—familiarity in the NIT produces results. The Hurricanes have played in the NIT four of the last five seasons. Look for them to get off to a good start this evening. Home court advantage will not translate into a victory as the Friars take on 2.5 points. This game should be a pick 'em at best.
A couple trends to take note of in this rivalry: The visiting team has won seven of the last eight ATS, and the underdog has walked away with the money in five of the last seven contests. Miami has both of these trends working in its favor this evening.
Also, as a side note, Providence is getting way too much respect here because of their play in the Big East. A clear fluke victory over Pittsburgh and a victory over Syracuse are the highlights of the season for Providence. But it was clear in the second round of the Big East Tourney that Providence does not belong after they were walloped by 18 points by eventual tourney champ Louisville.
Oddsmakers were generous with the points...jump all over this one.
Prediction: Miami FL +2.5
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