Manhattan plays Providence after Nelson's 21-point showing

Published Dec. 7, 2022 2:43 a.m. ET

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Manhattan Jaspers (3-4, 1-0 MAAC) at Providence Friars (6-3)

Providence, Rhode Island; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Providence -18; over/under is 137

BOTTOM LINE: Manhattan takes on the Providence Friars after Anthony Nelson scored 21 points in Manhattan's 76-69 loss to the Monmouth Hawks.

The Friars have gone 5-0 in home games. Providence ranks fifth in the Big East in rebounding averaging 34.1 rebounds. Bryce Hopkins paces the Friars with 8.6 boards.

The Jaspers are 0-2 on the road. Manhattan is sixth in the MAAC scoring 68.6 points per game and is shooting 45.5%.

TOP PERFORMERS: Hopkins is shooting 46.9% and averaging 14.6 points for the Friars. Noah Locke is averaging 9.9 points for Providence.

Samir Stewart is shooting 30.4% from beyond the arc with 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Jaspers, while averaging 9.7 points, 3.7 assists and 1.7 steals. Nelson is averaging 14.6 points, 4.3 assists and 2.3 steals for Manhattan.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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