Ohio State runaway favorite to win Big Ten East according to BetMGM

BetMGM has updated its odds of winning each Big Ten division. Ohio State is a runaway favorite over even the 2nd best odds. See them here.

Now that the Big Ten season is back, some of the oddsmakers and sportsbook sites are updating and recycling some of the college football futures out there. One of those popular online sportsbooks includes BetMGM .

It has already installed Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields as one of the main frontrunners for the Heisman Trophy. It has included OSU on the shortlist of teams to make the College Football Playoff.

The latest update from BetMGM has to do with the odds to win each Big Ten Division this fall, and the Buckeyes are favored there as well. In fact, it’s a bit of a runaway when you look at where things stand.

Ohio State is favored by a wide margin at -304 odds, followed by Michigan (not Penn State) at +300. Penn State is next at +600, then Michigan State (+2500), Indiana (+3500), and Maryland (+6500). Rutgers is not included.

But what about the West Division? It is closer with Wisconsin leading the way at +150, followed by Iowa (+225), Nebraska (+300), Minnesota (+550), Purdue (+2000), Illinois (+3000), and Northwestern (+4000)

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Let’s hope these odds shake out and Ohio State takes home at least a share of its ninth-straight East Division crown, heads to Indy, and makes good on a fourth-straight Big Ten Championship.

But why stop there? Let’s head on down to Miami and take care of national title business as well.

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Michigan at Indiana odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Saturday’s Michigan at Indiana college football matchup, with college football betting odds, picks and best bets

The Michigan Wolverines (8-2, 5-2 Big Ten East) and Indiana Hoosiers (7-3, 4-3 East) battle at “The Rock” in Bloomington, Ind., in a key divisional battle Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET.

We analyze the Michigan-Indiana odds and betting lines, while providing college football betting tips and advice on this matchup.

Michigan at Indiana: Three things you need to know

1. Michigan has covered four in a row, but is 3-8 against the spread in its past 11 games on the road and 0-3-1 ATS in its past four meetings with Indiana.

2. Wolverines freshman RB Zach Charbonnet has rolled up 589 rushing yards and 11 total touchdowns.

3. Hoosiers RB Stevie Scott III has posted 791 rushing yards with 10 total scores, while WR Whop Philyor is good for a team-high 863 receiving yards.


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Michigan at Indiana: Odds, betting lines and picks

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 2 p.m. ET.

Prediction

Michigan 40, Indiana 24

Moneyline (ML)

Michigan (-345) is a moderate favorite on the road, and the Wolverines are not going to be caught looking ahead to their titanic battle next weekend with Ohio State. However, they’re too expensive on the road against an underrated Indiana (+265). The Hoosiers would have been a much more tempting play had QB Michael Penix Jr. not gone down with an injury.

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Against the Spread (ATS)

MICHIGAN (-8.5, -115) will come home from Bloomington with a hard-fought double-digit victory. Indiana (+8.5, -106) will keep it close — and might even be tied or leading at halftime — but the deeper Wolverines will pull away in the second half.

Over/Under (O/U)

The OVER (53.5, -110) is 5-1 in Michigan’s past six on the road, and 6-2 in the Wolverine’s past eight inside the conference. The over is 5-0 in Indiana’s past five at home against teams with a winning road record, and 10-4 in the Hoosiers’ past 14 inside the Big Ten, too.

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