Odds and Predictions to Win 2011 Big Ten Tournament – Big 10 Tournament Schedule and TV Listings plus Expert Picks: Vegas oddsmakers have released the 2011 Big 10 Tournament Championship Odds for this week’s 2011 Big Ten Postseason Tournament from Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN and the vegas linemakers have listed Ohio State Buckeyes as the -125 favorite(odds from BetUs Sportsbook) to win this year’s Big 10 Tournament Championship Trophy. Other top Big Ten Conference teams with strong odds to win the 2011 tournament include the Purdue Boilermakers at 3/1(+300) odds and Wisconsin at 7/2(+350) odds. The Michigan Wolverines and Michigan State Spartans enter the 2011 Big East Tournament riding the NCAA Tournament “Bubble” and carry +800 odds to win the tournament, while the Fighting Illini of Illinois could also use a win or two to bolster their 2011 March Madness resume and have +1000 odds of winning the 2011 Big 10 Tournament. Ohio St(#1 seed), Purdue(#2 seed), Wisconsin(#3 seed), Illinois(#4 seed) and Michigan(#5 seed) all earned 1st round byes and will begin play in the 2nd round on Friday, March 11th. The 1st round gets underway Thursday, March 10th with #8 seeded Northwestern playing #9 seeded Minnesota in Game 1, #7 seeded Penn St playing #10 seeded Iowa in Game 2 and #6 seeded Michigan State playing #11 seeded Indiana in Game 3. You can view NSAwins.com’s 5 handicapping experts’ predictions to win the 2011 Big 10 Tournament as well as the current 2011 Big Ten Tournament Odds and schedule below. NSAwins.com is your 2011 March Madness Betting guide and be sure to check back daily all month long for expert NCAA Tournament 2011 predictions as well as Office Pool March Madness 2011 Bracket Picks(filled-out by our experts) to help you win your Printable 2011 NCAA Tournament Bracket.
2011 BIG 10 Tournament Predictions from NSAwins.com’s 5 Experts:
Sonny LaFouchi(aka THE LEGEND): WINNER Ohio St -125 odds
Gerry “BIG CAT” Andino: WINNER Ohio St -125 odds
Lou Panelli: WINNER Ohio St -125 odds
Steve Kendall: WINNER Purdue +300 odds
William E. Stockton: WINNER Ohio St -125 odds
2011 NCAA Basketball Post Season Tournaments – Big Ten
Odds to win the Big 10 Tournament
Illinois +1000
Indiana +8000
Iowa +8000
Michigan +800
Michigan State +800
Minnesota +3000
Northwestern +5000
Ohio State -125
Penn State +2000
Purdue +300
Wisconsin +350
2011 BIG 10 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP FROM CONSECO FIELDHOUSE – INDIANPOLIS, IN
First Round (Thursday, March 10)
Game 1: No. 8 Northwestern Wildcats vs. No. 9 Minnesota Golden Gophers, 2:30 p.m., ESPN2
Game 2: No. 7 Penn State Nittany Lions vs. No. 10 Iowa Hawkeyes, 25 minutes following Game 1 conclusion, ESPN2
Game 3: No. 6 Michigan State Spartans vs. No. 11 Indiana Hoosiers, 7:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
Second Round (Friday, March 11)
Game 4: No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Game 1 Winner, Noon, ESPN
Game 5: No. 4 Illinois Fighting Illini vs. No. 5 Michigan Wolverines, 25 minutes following Game 4 conclusion, ESPN
Game 6: No. 2 Purdue vs. Game 2 Winner, 6:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
Game 7: No. 3 Wisconsin vs. Game 3 Winner, 25 minutes following Game 6 conclusion, Big Ten Network
Semi-Finals Round (Saturday, March 12)
Game 8: Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner, 1:40 p.m., CBS Sports
Game 9: Game 6 Winner vs. Game 7 Winner, 25 minutes following Game 8 conclusion, CBS Sports
Championship Game (Sunday, March 13)
Game 10: Tournament Championship, 3:30 p.m., CBS Sports