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.
Big Ten Basketball Futures Betting Outlook
The Purdue Boilermakers have clinched the Big Ten regular season championship for the 2023-24 college basketball season. Matt Painter’s team has dominated the rest of its conference, responding nicely to surprising early losses to Northwestern and Nebraska, dropping just one other game during conference play. Unsurprisingly, the Boilermakers enter the Big Ten tournament as favorites to cut down the nets as well.
The question for every team trying to take down Purdue in the Big Ten tourney is whether or not they have the size and physicality to shut down Zach Edey. Indiana had an NBA-caliber big in Trayce Jackson-Davis to accomplish that feat during the Big Ten tournament last year. But there might not be a team outside of Illinois capable of slowing down Edey without committing so many bodies to him that outside shooters are freed up for the Boilermakers. That is why Purdue is a huge favorite to win the Big Ten tournament in addition to claiming the regular season title.
Outside of Illinois and Purdue, it has been a down year for the Big Ten as a whole. Northwestern and Nebraska were the other teams that secured double-byes in the conference tournament, as schools like Ohio State, Michigan, and Wisconsin have not played up to their usual standards. That could make Purdue’s run to the Big Ten tournament title a foregone conclusion, even if they will still need to go out and earn it on the court.
Big Ten Conference History
The Big Ten comprises 14 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.
Other College Basketball Conference Odds
- AAC Conference
- ACC Conference
- A-10 Conference
- Big East Conference
- Big 12 Conference
- SEC Conference
- Pac-12 Conference
- Mountain West Conference
- West Coast Conference
Win Count All-Time in The Big 10 Tournament
| Wins | Big Ten Team | Last Year Won |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Michigan State | 2019 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 2013 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 2015 |
| 3 | Iowa | 2022 |
| 3 | Illinois | 2021 |
| 2 | Michigan | 2018 |
| 2 | Purdue | 2023 |
