T.M. Selection: Providence.

I like Providence to cover the spread against Xavier in this game on Wednesday. Providence has looked really good in their games lately and I think they can keep that up in this game too. They have won 9/10 games of their previous 10 and their 1 loss was against Villanova who is another ranked team. That was their only home loss all year since they are 14-1 in home games and that loss came in their most recent home game too so I think they will try to respond to that game with a much better performance here. In their most recent game, they won by 1 point in a road game over Butler but they were trailing right from the start of that game. They overcame their huge deficit in that game and managed to win the game in the end. I think the will play a lot better on their home court here and Xavier has not looked good in their games lately. Xavier has really taken a dive lately and they now have a record below .500 in conference play. They are also just a measly 4-4 in road games this year and they have looked terrible lately. They have lost 2 games in a row but they only have 1/5 wins over their previous 5 games. They just lost their last 2 road games and their most recent game was a road game that they lost by 10+ points. I think Xavier has been going downhill lately and I don't see them turning things around here against 1 of the best teams in their conference and a top 25 team in the country. Providence will have a lot of confidence from their comeback win and they have looked a lot better than Xavier has anyway. I like Providence to cover the spread here.

T.M. Prediction: 75-64 Providence.