Xavier Musketeers vs Providence Friars Prediction, 2/12/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Xavier Musketeers vs Providence Friars

Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Location: Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, RI

TV: ESPN+

The Providence Friars (11-13) are hosting the Xavier Musketeers (14-10) at Amica Mutual Pavilion on Wednesday.

The Xavier Musketeers took the court against Villanova and ended up losing by a score of 80-68 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Musketeers ended up finishing with 12 while Villanova finished the game with 12 personal fouls. They also converted 12 out of their 24 tries from three-point range. Villanova ended up shooting 100.0% from the charity stripe by converting 10 of 10 attempts. On top of that, Villanova collected 26 rebounds (6 offensive, 20 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Villanova doled out 16 assists and had 6 steals in this game. With regard to the defense, Xavier allowed the other team to go 50.9% from the floor on 29 of 57 shooting. They also doled out 14 assists for the contest in addition to creating 8 turnovers and having 8 steals. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 27 with 6 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Musketeers buried 8 of their 12 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. Xavier finished the game having earned a 49.1% field goal percentage (26 of 53) and converted 8 of 19 shots from downtown.

Dante Maddox Jr. is one player who was a factor for this contest. He went 70.0% from the floor and also totaled 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 31 minutes and pulled down 5 boards. He racked up 24 points on 7 out of 10 shooting.

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Xavier will enter this contest with a mark of 14-10 so far this year. They average 76.5 points per game (118th in the nation) while hitting 45.6% from the field. The Musketeers are hitting 38.5% on three-point attempts (195 of 507) and 78.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Xavier is collecting 33.9 boards per contest and is sitting with 394 assists so far this year, which is 36th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 11.7 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.0 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Musketeers are forcing their opponents into 12.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.5 fouls. They currently rank 282nd in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 347 surrendered for the campaign. The Musketeers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.5% (611 of 1,403) and they relinquish 33.0 rebounds per game as a group. They are relinquishing 33.7% from 3-point land and they are 147th in college in points per game allowed (70.5).

The last time they took the court, the Providence Friars went home defeated by a final of 82-81 when they faced Butler. In reference to cleaning up the glass, Providence allowed Butler to pull down 30 in total (10 offensive). They finished 52.6% from distance by shooting 10 out of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 21 from the free throw line (57.1%). The Friars permitted Butler to convert 30 of their 60 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 50.0% for the game. When the game finished, the Friars finished shooting 30 for 60 from the field which had them shooting 50.0%. Regarding shots from distance, Providence made 16 out of their 32 attempts (50.0%). They were able to convert 5 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 83.3%. Butler was called for 10 personal fouls for this game which got the Friars to the free throw line for 6 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while earning 6 steals for this game. The Friars snagged 16 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards for a total of 20 for the contest.

Bensley Joseph ended up being a factor for the Friars in the matchup. He buried 10 out of 20 for the game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and tallied 1 rebound. He scored 26 points in his 39 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for this game.

Providence has a win-loss record of 11-13 on the season. The Friars are responsible for committing 17.9 fouls every game and they go 70.4% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 12.5 times per game (271st in the nation) and they turn it over 12.5 times per contest. Providence has 1,725 pts for the year (71.9 per contest) and they pull in 38.0 boards per game. As an offense, the Friars are shooting 44.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 225th in Division 1.

The Friars are ranked 140th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 70.3. They are forcing their opponents into 9.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.8% from the floor (86th in Division 1). The Providence defense gives up 31.1% on shots from beyond the arc (155 of 499) and their opponents are making 70.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 11.5 assists and 33.2 boards per contest, which ranks them 59th and 109th in Division 1.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Xavier

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