15th-ranked Xavier heads to Kingston to battle Rams

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01/15/2009 - Kingston, RI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 15th-ranked Xavier Musketeers are widely considered to be the best team in the Atlantic 10 Conference, and they will attempt to avoid an upset at the hands of the Rhode Island Rams this evening.

Xavier is currently riding a four-game win streak that has enabled the team to move to 13-2 overall and 2-0 in conference play. The only two losses suffered by the club this season came against Duke and Butler, a pair of nationally- ranked opponents. The Musketeers are fresh off an 86-60 thrashing of Fordham on Sunday, and they certainly expect a stiffer challenge this evening from Rhode Island, which owns an impressive 11-5 overall record.

The Rams carried a three-game winning streak into Saturday's A-10 opener against Saint Joseph, but the result was a 92-86 triple-overtime loss to the Hawks on the road. Fortunately, URI returns home in hopes of improving its 6-0 record at the Ryan Center.

Xavier owns a 14-3 series lead over Rhode Island, which includes an 81-77 victory over the Rams at the Ryan Center last season.

Xavier is scoring 73.0 ppg this season while limiting opponents to 62.3 ppg on 36.7 percent shooting from the field. Derrick Brown is netting 14.1 ppg, and B.J. Raymond provides 12.1 ppg for the Musketeers. As for C.J. Anderson, he rounds out a trio of double-digit scorers with 10.7 ppg. A strength of this Xavier team is rebounding, as the club is pulling down nearly eight caroms per game more than the opposition. Also, the Musketeers have attempted 151 more free throws than their foes through 15 outings. In the 26-point victory over Fordham on Sunday, Xavier shot 53.8 percent from the field, including a 9- of-17 showing from three-point range. A 45-29 rebounding advantage also helped the cause. All five starters reached double figures in scoring for the Musketeers, and Raymond was tops with 18 points.

Rhode Island is a terrific offensive team, as it is generating 81.9 ppg on 49.2 percent shooting from the floor. The Rams are limiting opponents to 73.4 ppg while outrebounding foes by five boards per contest. Jimmy Baron is the leading scorer for URI, as he is posting 17.3 ppg on the strength of his 44.6 percent shooting from three-point range. Keith Cothran checks in with 14.6 ppg, and Kahiem Seawright provides 14.3 ppg to go along with 6.5 rpg. In the marathon loss to Saint Joseph's, Baron scored 19 points. Seawright posted 17 points, while Cothran added 14 points and six assists. Unfortunately, the Rams connected on only 7-of-22 field goal attempts in the three overtime sessions, and four missed free throws certainly didn't help the cause.

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Date Favorite Opponent Point Spread
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Sept 21 GEORGIA TECH Virginia 17
Sept 22 NEVADA Northwestern 6.5
Sept 23 MICHIGAN Wisconsin 14
Sept 23 Minnesota PURDUE 3
Sept 23 SYRACUSE Miami (Ohio) 6.5
Sept 23 MISSOURI Ohio 21.5
Sept 23 Louisville KANSAS STATE 14
Sept 23 TENNESSEE Marshall 22
Sept 23 CLEMSON North Carolina 16.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA Kentucky 24
Sept 23 Iowa ILLINOIS 20.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA STATE Rice 30.5
Sept 23 AUBURN Buffalo 41.5
Sept 23 BOWLING GREEN Kent 7
Sept 23 NAVY Tulsa 4.5
Sept 23 VIRGINIA TECH Cincinnati 27
Sept 23 BYU Utah State 29
Sept 23 OHIO STATE Penn State 16.5
Sept 23 TEXAS Iowa State 25
Sept 23 Washington State STANFORD 10
Sept 23 CALIFORNIA Arizona State 7.5
Sept 23 UCLA WASHINGTON 3
Sept 23 INDIANA Connecticut 1.5
Sept 23 Central Michigan EASTERN MICHIGAN 4
Sept 23 WYOMING Air Force 1
Sept 23 UTEP NEW MEXICO 9.5
Sept 23 West Virginia EAST CAROLINA 21
Sept 23 Boston College NORTH CAROLINA STATE 7
Sept 23 GEORGIA Colorado 27
Sept 23 ARKANSAS Alabama 1.5
Sept 23 BAYLOR Army 11
Sept 23 WESTERN MICHIGAN Temple 28
Sept 23 MISSISSIPPI Wake Forest 2.5
Sept 23 KANSAS South Florida 5.5
Sept 23 TEXAS A&amp;M Louisiana Tech 23.5
Sept 23 UAB Mississippi State 9.5
Sept 23 LSU Tulane 36
Sept 23 Utah SAN DIEGO STATE 6.5
Sept 23 BOISE STATE Hawaii 15
Sept 23 Notre Dame MICHIGAN STATE 3
Sept 23 USC ARIZONA U 22
Sept 23 Oklahoma State HOUSTON 1
Sept 23 OREGON STATE Idaho 23
Sept 23 OKLAHOMA Middle Tennessee State 29
Sept 23 MARYLAND Florida International 18.5
Sept 23 AKRON North Texas 17.5
Sept 23 SOUTH CAROLINA Florida Atlantic 29.5
Sept 23 NEBRASKA Troy 23
Sept 23 SMU Arkansas State 6

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