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Vegas released odds on the B1G actually playing spring football. They’re not great

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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Vegas has spoken. And if you believe the oddsmakers, there’s a really good chance the B1G does not play football this spring, despite that being the goal.

On Tuesday, the B1G became the first Power 5 league in college athletics to announce that it was postponing football and other fall sports this year. Instead, it’s hoping to hold a revised schedule for the spring football.

However, Vegas doesn’t believe the conference will actually play. It recently released odds heavily leaned towards the B1G not playing a game at any point in the spring.

While coaches and athletic directors seem to be supportive of the idea of football in the spring, it would be a tough hurdle to leap. With other sports, the NFL Scouting Combine and NFL Draft, it would be incredibly difficult to squeeze in a schedule.

Ryan Day thought an eight-game schedule, beginning in early January might be possible. He did also say, though, that the B1G needs to work on a plan immediately if it wants to move in that direction.

But, if you trust Vegas, don’t count on B1G football in the spring.

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB