Back to an old haunt for Rick Pitino, whose star began to rise with his first major HC job at Providence in the late 80s, and a Final Four run in '87 along with a guard named...Billy Donovan. Pitino's current SJU capable to challenge UConn in the Big East, with only a couple of last-second losses in the Bahamas vs. well-regarded Baylor and Georgia (the Bears loss especially painful at the double-OT buzzer). The Johnnies are scoring nearly 85 ppg and shooting better than 49% FGs. Providence has been hindered by recurring absences of key cog Bryce Hopkins, dealing with knee issues while limited to just three games and held out of last Saturday's loss to St Bona; iffy tonight. Play St John's