Providence vs Vermont 12/7/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Vermont Catamounts and the Providence Friars meet in college basketball action from Dunkin Donuts Center on Tuesday night.

The Vermont Catamounts will be looking to build on an 83-65 win over Dartmouth in their last matchup. Ryan Davis leads the Catamounts in scoring with 16.8 PPG while Ben Shungu has 12.8 PPG and a team-high 2.4 APG and Isaiah Powell’s got 11.3 PPg with a team-high 6.8 RPG to lead Vermont on the glass and the round out the trio of double-digit scorers for Vermont up to this point in the season. As a team, Vermont is averaging 65.3 PPG on 43.1% shooting from the field, 26.6% from three and 71.5% from the foul line while allowing 57.8 PPG on 38.7% shooting from the field and 30.7% from three this season.

The Providence Friars will be looking to add to their 66-52 win over the Rhode Island Rams in their last matchup. Nate Watson leads the Friars in scoring with 15.1 PPG along with 5.3 RPG as well while Al Durham has 14.6 PPG with a team-high 3.7 APG and Noah Horchler has 11.7 PPG and a team-high 7.8 RPG to lead Providence on the glass as well as rounding out the trio of double-digit scorers for Providence so far this season. Jared Bynum also has 3.7 APG and A.J. Reeves has 8.6 PPG as well this season. As a team, Providence is averaging 71.6 points per game on 45.1% shooting from the field, 33.7% from three-point range and 74% from the foul line while allowing 63.8 points per game on 41.4% shooting from the field and 33.2% from three this season.

Vermont is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games following a win. Providence is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a win while the under is 6-1 in their last 7 games following an ATS win.

I get Providence being favored at home and not backing them is tough because they’re a deep team under Ed Cooley that can go with some of the best teams in not only the conference but in the country as well. However, so can Vermont and this is a Vermont team that’s not scared to go toe-to-toe against some of the better teams in the country. I think Providence wins this game, but Vermont covers.