If I had told you during the first month of the season you’d get +700 odds on Purdue winning the Big Ten Tournament, you probably couldn’t throw your money at me fast enough.
But those are Purdue’s odds going into the Big Ten Tournament after a disappointing end to the regular season.
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Purdue looked like favorites to start the season to win the Big Ten and a national title. Now, it looks like a team that will have work to do to get out of the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament.
It’s an unusual position for Purdue to be playing on Thursday night where it might end up playing in-state rival Indiana in Chicago in what would be a rubber match for the two teams. Purdue won its home game against Indiana after losing to Indiana at Assembly Hall earlier in the season.
It’s no surprise that Michigan is the tournament favorite. Michigan has been the best team in college basketball and has lost only one Big Ten game and two games overall all season. Michigan is such a favorite that the odds for the Wolverines is -105.
What might be surprising is that despite the lame finish to the season, only Illinois (+370) has better odds in the tournament. Michigan State has the same +700 odds as Purdue.
A desperate team like Ohio State, with senior leadership in Bruce Thornton, playing to lock up a spot in the NCAA Tournament, could be a decent long shot bet at +10000, but it’s clear FanDuel thinks that chalk with carry the Big Ten as it has much of the season.
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Here’s a full list of the Big Ten Tournament odds:
Michigan (-105)
Illinois (+370)
Purdue (+700)
Michigan State (+700)
Nebraska (+1000)
Wisconsin (+2700)
UCLA (+5000)
Iowa (+6500)
Ohio State (+10000)
Indiana (+17500)
Northwestern (+30000)
Washington (+30000)
USC (+30000)
Oregon (+30000)
Minnesota (+30000)
