Bovada, a popular Las Vegas sportsbook, released its odds for the Big Ten Championship today, giving Northwestern 16/1 odds to win the conference in 2017. According to the bookmakers, Northwestern is the tied with Nebraska as the fifth-most likely team to win the conference, ahead of Iowa at 20/1 and Minnesota at 33/1. Ohio State leads the pack at 5/6.
Here is a full list of Big Ten odds:
Northwestern returns one of the better quarterback and running back duos in the conference, a strong defensive core, and has a very workable schedule for 2017.