And here we go.
With the challenge of the Big Ten’s 20-game regular season behind us, it’s finally time for the conference tournament, which begins Tuesday in Chicago.
Some teams have a chance to win six games in six days en route to the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
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Illinois, which earned a triple bye with a win over Maryland on Sunday, will only have to win three games in three days to claim its third Big Ten tournament title this decade.
FanDuel Sportsbook is giving the Illini a real shot at the title, if they can get past Michigan on Saturday.
FanDuel has Michigan as the favorite to win at -105, followed by Illinois at +460, Purdue at +600 and Michigan State at +650.
For Illinois to win it all, it will likely get revenge against Wisconsin (Friday), Michigan (Saturday) and perhaps Michigan State (Sunday).
Should be fun!
The Illini’s first game is Friday at 1:30 pm at the United Center.