College hoops fans get an early Saturday afternoon treat when Providence visits Butler at noon ET. Butler is favored by 8.5 points, unchanged from the opening line.

In this huge Big East basketball game that features two teams looking for a much-needed conference victory, you need to see what SportsLine's Projection Model has to say.

This model, which simulates every game 10,000 times, completely crushed college basketball last season, producing an insane 755-636-20 record on A-rated picks, returning a massive profit of $6,529 for any $100 player who followed them.

That wasn't a fluke, either. The model enters the weekend on a strong 15-5 run on top-rated college basketball picks. Anybody following those picks is way, way up.

Now it has simulated Providence vs. Butler 10,000 times and came up with some surprising results.

We can tell you Rodney Bullock is projected to be the leading scorer for the Friars with 12.3 points and Kelan Martin will pace the Bulldogs with 21.1 points and 7.3 rebounds.

The model also has a strong pick against the spread for this matchup, saying you can back one side a whopping 65 percent of the time. And you can only see that over at SportsLine.

The model has taken into account Providence's strong recent performances. The Friars have won three of their last four games, including a five-point victory over third-ranked Villanova in their last outing.

They've done it thanks to an efficient offense. The Friars, who have scored at least 73 points in three of their past four games, are averaging over 75.

Providence has absolutely dominated this series as of late too, winning eight of their past 10 meetings straight-up against the Bulldogs.

But just because Providence has had success against Butler doesn't mean it will be able to stay within the spread on the road.

The Friars are just 3-6 against the spread in their last nine games on the road and 2-4 ATS in their last six games overall.

So what side of Providence-Butler do you need to be all over? Visit SportsLine now to find out which side of the Providence-Butler spread is cashing 65 percent of the time, all from the model that has absolutely crushed college hoops, and find out.