With the Brown University shooter still at large, several schools in Providence have canceled school on Monday, Dec. 15.

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley has been thrust into the national spotlight following the mass shooting at Brown University that killed two students and injured nine more.

Preview the Dec 6 matchup between the Providence Friars and Rhode Island Rams with how to watch, tv channel info, predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting lines and more.

It’s the 135 th matchup between the in-state rivals with Providence leading the all-time series, 77-57. Rhode Island won last year’s game, 69-63, in Kingston. Rhode Island hasn’t won in Providence since Dec. 7, 2002, when it captured a 73-71 victory. Follow along for live updates from the game!

The mass shooting at Brown University has shoved Providence Mayor Brett Smiley into the national spotlight, causing some people, largely outside of the state to ask who he is.