And here we go.
With the Big Ten’s 20-game regular season gauntlet behind us, it’s finally time for the conference tournament, which starts Tuesday in Chicago.
Some teams have a chance to win six games in six days en route to the league’s auto-bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Illinois, which clinched a triple-bye with the win over Maryland on Sunday, will have to just win three games in three days to claim its third Big Ten tourney title this decade.
FanDuel Sportsbook is giving the Illini a real chance to
win the title — if they can get past Michigan on Saturday.
FanDuel has Michigan as the odds-on 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’s likely going to take revenge games against Wisconsin (Friday), Michigan (Saturday), and maybe Michigan State (Sunday).
Should be fun!
First game for the Illini is 1:30ish p.m. Friday at the United Center.
