2025 Big Ten Tournament championship odds, players to watch

Check out our preview for the 2025 Big Ten Tournament with championship odds, players to watch and more as the annual event tips off this week! The top seeded Michigan State Spartans (+250) are favorites to win the Big Ten Tournament, followed by the Maryland Terrapins (+370), Wisconsin Badgers (+650) and Purdue Boilermakers (+700).

Odds according to FanDuel Sportsbook.

2025 Big Ten Tournament odds

1. Michigan State Spartans (+250)

2. Maryland Terrapins (+370)

3. Wisconsin Badgers (+650)

4. Purdue Boilermakers (+700)

5. Illinois Fighting Illini (+750)

6. UCLA Bruins (+750)

7. Michigan Wolverines (+1600)

8. Oregon Ducks (+1600)

9. Indiana Hoosiers (+4000)

10. Ohio State Buckeyes (+5000)

11. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (+15000)

12. USC Trojans (+19000)

13. Minnesota Golden Gophers (+27000)

14. Northwestern Wildcats (+27000)

15. Iowa Hawkeyes (+30000)

Big Ten Player of the Year and Purdue guard Braden Smith headlines our players to watch, with fellow All-Big Ten First Team honorees Wisconsin guard John Tonje, Purdue forward Trey Kaufman-Renn and Michigan center Vlad Goldin. Other players to watch include Maryland center Derik Queen and Rutgers freshman duo Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey!

2025 Big Ten Tournament players to watch

1. Braden Smith (Purdue guard)

2. John Tonje (Wisconsin guard)

3. Trey Kaufman-Renn (Purdue forward)

4. Vlad Goldin (Michigan center)

5. Derik Queen (Maryland center)

6. Dylan Harper (Rutgers guard)

7. Ace Bailey (Rutgers forward)

8. Jase Richardson (Michigan State guard)

9. Kasparas Jakučionis (Illinois guard)

10. Bruce Thornton (Ohio State guard)

11. Nick Martinelli (Northwestern forward)

12. Dawson Garcia (Minnesota forward)

13. Danny Wolf (Michigan forward)

14. Ja’Kobi Gillespie (Maryland guard)

15. Nate Bittle (Oregon center)

16. John Blackwell (Wisconsin guard)

17. Malik Reneau (Indiana forward)

18. Jaden Akins (Michigan State guard)

19. Desmond Claude (USC guard)

20. Payton Sandfort (Iowa forward)

21. Oumar Ballo (Indiana center)

22. Jackson Shelstad (Oregon guard)

23. Kylan Boswell (Illinois guard)

24. Rodney Rice (Maryland guard)

25. Eric Dailey Jr (UCLA forward)

The 2025 Big Ten regular season champions Michigan State hope to win the conference tournament title as well, which would extend the program’s record-setting six championships. Illinois and Ohio State have won the second-most tournament titles in Big Ten history with four championships, while Michigan, Iowa and Wisconsin have three titles.

Big Ten Tournament past championships

1. Michigan State Spartans (6)

2. Illinois Fighting Illini (4)

3. Ohio State Buckeyes (4)

4. Michigan Wolverines (3)

5. Iowa Hawkeyes (3)

6. Wisconsin Badgers (3)

7. Purdue Boilermakers (2)

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