The DePaul Blue Demons and the Providence Friars will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Madison Square Garden.

BetUs Sportsbook and Bodog Life have the Friars listed as 9½-point favorites versus the Blue Demons, while the game’s total is sitting at 143½.

Dar Tucker scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead DePaul past Cincinnati 67-57 in the first round of the Big East Tournament on Tuesday.

This game represents yet another against the spread winner from Mr. March, Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy of GodsTips. More details at OffshoreInsiders.com   

DePaul cashed as 8-point underdogs as the game played under the 128-point total set by oddsmakers.

Providence was crushed 97-80 by Villanova on Thursday, as 10-point road underdogs. That game’s 177 points sailed OVER the posted total of 159.

Weyinmi Efejuku collected a game-high 29 points with three rebounds and four assists.

Team records:
DePaul: 9-23 SU, 9-18 ATS
Providence: 18-12 SU, 10-16 ATS

DePaul most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
After playing Cincinnati are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

Providence most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
After playing Villanova are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of DePaul’s last 5 games when playing Providence
DePaul is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Providence
DePaul is 1-18 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Providence’s last 5 games when playing DePaul
Providence is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing DePaul
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Providence’s last 16 games
Providence is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games