Big 10 Futures Odds Betting – One to Buy, One to Sell

As indicated by the betting lines listed below, it looks to be a foregone conclusion that the Purdue Boilermakers ultimately go on to win the Big 10 regular season title. Sitting 22-2 overall and 11-2 in conference play, upcoming Wooden Award winner Zach Edey and Co. have seven games remaining on the regular season docket with four set to take place in the comforts of Mackey Arena. As such, it comes with little surprise to see BetRivers Sportsbook installing the squad decided -3335 chalk to take home bragging rights for the first time since 2018-19 when it shared the title with Michigan State.

But who the heck wants to lay $3355 just to make a Benjie?! Just in case you think PU isn’t the end all be all, I got one team to buy and another to sell at the current rates of return.

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BUY: Iowa Hawkeyes +7500

Save for the Boilermakers, there isn’t a more efficient offense in the country than that of Fran McCaffery’s Hawkeyes. Kris Murray is the ringleader of an attack that tickles the twine for over 81 points a game (No. 18) while converting at a near 46 percent clip from the field. It’s also one of the better free throw shooting teams in the country (No. 58). Most importantly, it does a fantastic job of protecting possession of the basketball by turning it over on only 14.6 percent of possessions (No. 9). The finished product equates to an offense that averages 1.2 points per possession that plays at the 55^th ranked tempo in the country.

The other end of the court does offer up a dose of concern with it serving up better than 73 points a game (No. 288) and 1.04 points per game to the opposition (No. 153). The unit has however been better lately in allowing Iowa to come out victorious both SU and ATS in seven of its last nine games.

Still, there’s a reason the Hawkeyes are currently offering up a 75-1 rate of return should it pull off the impossible. To have any shot whatsoever, it must go into West Lafayette and beat the Boilermakers this Saturday. Then they got @Minnesota, Ohio State, @Northwestern, @Wisconsin, Michigan State, @Indiana, and Nebraska to close out the regular season docket. That equates to five road games in the final eight. No doubt a tough ask with the squad just 1-4 SU on the B1G road. But if it wins Saturday and manages to catch the Boilers in the standings, Iowa would earn the top seed in the Big Ten tournament and with it a huge payday for those with the foresight to take that shot now!

SELL: Indiana Hoosiers +3000

I’m well aware of how good a brand of basketball the Hoosiers are playing right now. I backed Mike Woodson’s kids in a number of their recent big wins. Most notably, I laid the bucket with Indiana this past weekend when they hosted the Boilermakers and went on to hand Purdue its second loss in B1G play. That being said, the road ahead looks to be nothing short of a nightmare with games scheduled to go @Michigan, @Northwestern, Illinois, @Michigan State, @Purdue, Iowa, and Michigan.

Each and every one of those opponents still has odds on the board next to their name at BetRivers to ultimately win the Big Ten regular season title. That means Trayce Jackson-Davis and his mates will be forced to run up against the best of the best the rest of the way. I’m more inclined to buy an Indiana future to win the NCAA tournament (+3000) than to win the Big Ten with it looking to be nothing short of a laborious uphill climb. I’d rather start with a fresh slate at the same rate of return!

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