2024-2025 Big Ten Basketball Conference Championship Futures Odds

Jay Sanin on March 10, 2025

Big Ten basketball is often interesting, in that you see a wide range of styles of play. While so many teams try and slow things down and grind them to a halt in this league, you also see a couple of teams each year that play more aesthetically pleasing ball. No matter what style each team plays, even team has a goal of winning the Big Ten title. Here, we look at the futures odds in this conference and help bettors decide which college basketball picks to make in this league.

Team	Odds
Michigan State	+250
Maryland	+350
Wisconsin	+650
UCLA	+650
Purdue	+650
Illinois	+750
Michigan	+1200
Oregon	+2800
Indiana	+6000
Ohio State	+6500
Rutgers	+20000
Northwestern	+20000
USC	+25000
Iowa	+35000
Minnesota	+50000

Odds from DraftKings Sportsbook

Big Ten Basketball Futures Betting Outlook

The Michigan State Spartans are the favorites to win the Big Ten Tournament championship for the 2024-25 college basketball season. Tom Izzo’s team claimed the regular season title in this league this year, riding an incredible hot streak down the stretch to create separation from the rest of the conference. Now the question for Izzo and the Spartans is whether they can sustain that level of play in the conference tournament.

Of course, there is plenty of competition for Michigan State in the Big Ten tournament. Teams like Michigan, Maryland, Purdue, and Wisconsin are among the top contenders to take Sparty down in Indianapolis. With every team entering that tournament at plus money to claim the title, we are in for a very interesting week of basketball.

Conference realignment has been a fascinating subplot in the Big Ten this season. UCLA, Oregon, USC, and Washington joined the league before the start of the 2024-25 campaign. Oregon and UCLA have both had a lot of positive moments on the court in their first year in the conference, with many wondering how they will fare in their first Big Ten tournament.

Big Ten Conference History

The Big Ten comprises 18 teams and it became one of the last NCAA Division I conferences to establish an annual tournament. After playing out their regular season schedules, Big Ten teams compete in the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament.

The tournament seedings are based on each team’s regular-season record in conference play. The winner earns a spot in the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament. The Big Ten has not won a National Championship since Michigan State in 2000 and has not had a national championship game participant since Michigan in 2018.