1. The Providence Journal’s Kevin McNamara takes an honest look at the state of both Providence and Rhode Island heading into this one. He addresses who has more to gain, Ed Cooley’s performance to date, the advantage the home team has had since this game started alternating between the Dunkin Donuts Center and the Ryan Center in 2003, and delves into what this game means for both fanbases.
2. Kevin and the Journal’s URI beat writer Bill Koch also have a podcast previewing Friday night.
3. The Ocean State Sidelines podcast, featuring Brendan McGair and Will Geoghegan, takes a look at this matchup and makes predictions on Friday night’s winner.