Big Ten Sports Betting: Legal States, College Football Odds, Online Sportsbooks

Big Ten Sports Betting is live in 12 of the 14 Big Ten states for the upcoming 2025-2026 college football season (sorry, Minnesota and California). The conference just expanded from 14 schools to 18 with the additions of UCLA, USC, Washington and Oregon.

Oregon has already made its mark on the Big Ten, winning the conference in Year 1. However, it was Ohio State who got the last laugh, embarrassing Oregon in the CFP Quarterfinal before winning the national title in dominant fashion. But it’s not just football that Big Ten fans should be excited about. Major sportsbooks such as DraftKings, FanDuel and more have plenty of betting markets to choose from in Big Ten Country.

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While spots betting is available in 12 Big Ten states, 10 of the 14 states that house a Big Ten college football team feature legal online sports betting. Wisconsin and Nebraska allow legal sports betting from a retail perspective, but not yet online. California and Minnesota remain illegal sports betting states, though legislation has been proposed in Minnesota that could gain momentum in the legislature.

All things considered, the Big Ten is in a much rosier legal sports gambling situation than the SEC. Here’s a look at the legality for each Big Ten state

One of the Big Ten’s greatest attributes – especially now – is its plentiful geography. The conference’s 18 teams are spread across 14 total states. No state hosts more than two teams, as Illinois, Indiana, California and Michigan now host two big-time college football programs apiece.

Here’s a snapshot of each Big Ten state as it pertains to Big Ten Sports Betting.

Illinois

Illinois Fighting Illini football and Northwestern Wildcats football are the 2 Big Ten programs hailing from this state. And as luck would have it – for the many fans of each school – online sports betting is already live in Illinois.

To put it lightly, Neither the Illini nor Wildcats are expected to do much this upcoming season, especially in Northwestern’s case. Here are the odds for both to win the CFP next season:

• Illinois: +20000
• Northwestern: +1000000

It’s a bit of a different story in basketball. As we enter March, Illinois’s odds to win the national title come in at +7000 (+1500 to reach the Final Four.)

Indiana

The legalization of Indiana online sports betting became a reality in October 2019.

On the gridiron, the 2 Indiana programs are heading in the opposite direction. Purdue is one of the worst teams in the Big Ten while Indiana, under Curt Cignetti, just reached the College Football Playoff. Again, Indiana football made the College Football Playoff.

Purdue basketball is +5000 to win the national title this season while Indiana sits at +35000. The Hoosiers are projected to be in the field, just barely, as of early March.

Iowa

The Iowa Hawkeyes boast one of the most underrated athletic departments in the country as of 2025. Iowa football is a mainstay in the top 25, Iowa basketball is always hovering right around that mark – though 2024-25 has been a down year) and the women’s team is among the best programs in the country.

Iowa is not known as a baseball conference, but the Hawkeyes have a strong baseball program as well.

Here’s a look at future odds for the Hawkeyes:

• Iowa Football is +20000 to win the national title
• Iowa Men’s Basketball is +50000 to win the national title
• Iowa Women’s basketball is +7500 to win the national title
• Iowa baseball is +2500 to win the national title

Michigan

Michigan football is… Michigan football. The Wolverines have owned Michigan State on the gridiron in recent years, but it’s the other way around in college basketball.

But Michigan basketball is on the up and up after hiring former FAU head coach Dusty May, who took the Owls to the Final Four a few years ago.

Here’s a look at the best upcoming odds for Michigan and Michigan State:

• Michigan football is +2500 to win the 2025-26 National Title
• Michigan State men’s basketball is +2800 to win the National Title
• Michigan men’s basketball is +7500 to win the National Title
• Michigan State football is +30000 to win the National Title
• Michigan baseball is +1100 to win the National Title

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is one of the big boys in the sports gambling market to date, for good reason. Not only does the state boast an impressive array of professional and collegiate teams – including the Super Bowl champs), but its geography showcases many worlds within one universe. Those on the east side of the state feel as though Western Pennsylvania is a foreign land at times.

Then, there’s Penn State – a country of its own.

The Nittany Lions have always been a very good football team, but they haven’t been truly elite in the CFP era. Instead, the Nittany Lions seem to lead the charge of the tier just below the Big Dogs: Ohio State, Georgia, Oregon, Texas and so on.

Penn State football is the only team of relevance for the school. The Nittany Lions made the CFP semifinal last season and gave Notre Dame a great fight – but fell short 27-24. Heading into next season, Penn State sits at +800 to win the national title.

New Jersey

New Jersey has some of the most interesting sports betting laws in the country. It’s fully live and legal both online and retail, but collegiate betting on NJ-based teams is prohibited in-state. This means there simply aren’t any odds for college football, basketball and baseball for the Scarlet Knights in New Jersey.

Of course, these teams are available outside of New Jersey. Rutgers is +100000 to win the national title in 2025-26, and the basketball squad is set to finish what was a disappointing season despite having a pair of top NBA draft prospects.

Maryland

Maryland officially launched online sports betting in late 2022. The state features the Maryland Terrapins as the premier college squad, an athletics program that is struggling everywhere except basketball.

Maryland has had some down years, but the Terps are back to being competitive under Kevin Willard. Maryland is +4500 to win the national title in a month.

Ohio

Ohio State just finished their national championship season and will be threats to win it all again next year. The Buckeyes ran through a strong CFP field, beating Tennessee, Texas, Oregon and Notre Dame on the way to a title.

The Buckeyes are the national favorite at DraftKings, sitting at +500. Their over/under win total sits at 10.5.

Oregon

Oregon’s first season in the Big Ten was a memorable one. The Ducks were the best team during the regular season, but fell in anticlimactic fashion to Ohio State in the quarterfinal round.

The Ducks are +750 – the 4th best odds in the country – to win the national title in 2025-26.

Washington

While Oregon had a spectacular start to its Big Ten membership, Washington did not. The Huskies are likely to be a less than average program heading into next season.

Washington is +30000 to win the upcoming title.

Nebraska

Initially, the strangeness that was Nebraska Cornhuskers football leaving the Big 12 for the Big Ten was obvious and understandable. A decade later, Nebraska has brought another worthwhile state to the conference’s party.

Gov. Pete Ricketts legalized sports betting when he signed LB561 into law on May 25, 2021. Legal Nebraska sports betting is currently limited to in-person locations only, but the protected online sports betting launch is still very much a possibility.

Minnesota

Minnesota sports betting could be here very soon, folks. However, the likelihood that it will be live and legal in 2024 is looking less and less likely with each passing day.

A sports betting bill was advanced in March 2024, but no updates have come from that movement.

California

California is one of the most anti-sports betting states in the country and as of March 2025 there is no foreseeable future for sports betting out west.

Wisconsin

Sports betting is legal in Wisconsin, but only in retail. Several bills have been introduced to include online options for users outside of casino grounds, but so far they have been unsuccessful.

Does it get any better than this? Not only can college football fanatics watch their favorite Big Ten team on Saturday, but they can also legally place online bets (as long as they’re located within an already live-and-legal-online-sports betting state).

Below are the Big Ten college football odds for some of the most popular future betting categories heading into the 2024 NCAA college football season:

Big Ten Football National Championship Odds 2025-26

It’s Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State and a bunch of SEC teams at the top of the sport right now, but the Big Ten has quietly dominated the past few years. First Michigan, then Ohio State. Who’s next?

Here’s an early look at the odds for each Big Ten team heading into the 2025-26 season:

Team	Logo	Odds
🏈 Ohio State Buckeyes		+500 (Favorite)
🏈 Oregon		+750
🏈 Penn State Nittany Lions		+800
🏈 Michigan Wolverines		+2500
🏈 USC		+7000
🏈 Indiana Hoosiers		+12000
🏈 Nebraska Cornhuskers		+15000
🏈 Iowa Hawkeyes		+20000
🏈 Illinois Fighting Illini		+20000
🏈 Wisconsin Badgers		+25000
🏈 Washington		+30000
🏈 Michigan State Spartans		+30000
🏈UCLA		+50000
🏈 Minnesota Golden Gophers		+50000
🏈 Northwestern Wildcats		+100000
🏈 Maryland Terrapins		+100000
🏈 Purdue Boilermakers		+200000

Big Ten National Championship Facts, Trends:

• Ohio State represents the Big Ten’s last National Champion (2024).
• Ohio State has won four of the last six National Championships won by Big Ten Teams, dating back to 1968.
• The last Big Ten team other than Ohio State to win it all was Michigan in 1997 (shared with Nebraska).
• Penn State’s 1986 National Championship happened prior to the school’s inclusion in the Big Ten.

Big Ten Football Win Total Over-Unders

The Over/Under win totals for a few Big Ten teams have been released as of March 2025. Be sure to check back after spring to see the fully updated list.

Team	Logo	Over-Under Win Total
🏈 Ohio State Buckeyes		10.5 (Over/Under: -105, -125)
🏈 Michigan Wolverines		8.5 (Over: -155, Under: +120)
🏈 Penn State Nittany Lions		10.5 (Over/Under: +120, -150)
🏈Oregon		10.5 (Over/Under: +100, -120)
🏈 Wisconsin Badgers		No Odds Yet
🏈 Iowa Hawkeyes		No Odds Yet
🏈 Michigan State Spartans		No Odds Yet
🏈 Minnesota Golden Gophers		No Odds Yet
🏈 Nebraska Cornhuskers		No Odds Yet
🏈 Purdue Boilermakers		No Odds Yet
🏈 Maryland Terrapins		No Odds Yet
🏈 Illinois Fighting Illini		No Odds Yet
🏈 Indiana Hoosiers		No Odds Yet
🏈 Rutgers Scarlet Knights		No Odds Yet
🏈 Northwestern Wildcats		No Odds Yet
🏈USC		No Odds Yet
🏈Washington		No Odds Yet
🏈UCLA		No Odds Yet

Big Ten Football Championship Odds 2025

The odds for the Big Ten Champion in 2025-26 have not yet been released.

Here’s a look at the odds from 2024.

Team		Odds
🏈 Ohio State Buckeyes		+150
🏈Oregon		+240
🏈 Michigan Wolverines		+500
🏈 Penn State Nittany Lions		+550
🏈USC		+2200
🏈 Iowa Hawkeyes		+3500
🏈Washington		+5000
🏈 Nebraska Cornhuskers		+6000
🏈 Wisconsin Badgers		+7000
🏈 Maryland Terrapins		+7500
🏈UCLA		+11000
🏈 Michigan State Spartans		+12000
🏈 Northwestern Wildcats		+13000
🏈 Indiana Hoosiers		+15000
🏈 Minnesota Golden Gophers		+20000
🏈 Illinois Fighting Illini		+30000
🏈 Purdue Boilermakers		+30000
🏈 Rutgers Scarlet Knights		No odds

• 💰All Big Ten Football Odds appearing on this page are provided by DraftKings Sportsbook

Big Ten Championship History:

Right now Ohio State has all the momentum in the Big Ten heading into next season, though Oregon, Penn State and Michigan are always going to be contenders for the top spot. Can the Buckeyes or Nittany Lions dethrone Oregon in 2025?

Here’s a look at the Big Ten’s recent championship history.

Year	Matchup	Line	Winner and Score	Champ
2024	🏈 Oregon-Penn State	💰 Oregon -3.5	✅ Oregon, 45-37
2023	🏈 Michigan-Iowa	💰 Michigan -22.5	✅ Michigan, 26-0
2022	🏈 Michigan-Purdue	💰 Michigan -17	✅ Michigan, 43-22
2021	🏈 Michigan-Iowa	💰 Michigan -12 (44)	✅ Michigan, 42-3
2020	🏈 Ohio State-Northwestern	💰 Ohio State -17 (57.5)	✅ Ohio State, 22-10
2019	🏈 Ohio State-Wisconsin	💰 Ohio State -17 (57.5)	✅ Ohio State, 34-21
2018	🏈 Ohio State-Northwestern	💰 Ohio State -16.5 (63)	✅ Ohio State, 45-24
2017	🏈 Ohio State-Wisconsin	💰 Ohio State -3.5 (51)	✅ Ohio State, 27-21
2016	🏈 Penn State-Wisconsin	💰 Wisconsin -3 (45)	✅ Penn State, 38-31
2015	🏈 Iowa-Michigan State	💰 Michigan State -3 (50)	✅ Michigan State, 16-13
2014	🏈 Wisconsin-Ohio State	💰 Wisconsin -4 (54)	✅ Ohio State, 59-0
2013	🏈 Michigan State-Ohio State	💰 Ohio State -5.5 (53.5)	✅ Michigan State, 34-24
2012	🏈 Wisconsin-Nebraska	💰 Nebraska -2.5 (48)	✅ Wisconsin, 70-31
2011	🏈 Wisconsin-Michigan State	💰 Wisconsin -9.5 (56)	✅ Wisconsin, 42-39

Big Ten Championship Facts, Trends:

• Ohio State has captured the most Big Ten titles (five).
• Ohio State and Wisconsin have appeared in six Big Ten championship games, the most since realignment

Big Ten Football Heisman Trophy Odds 2025

Right now, Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith is the Big Ten’s best chance to win a Heisman trophy next season, though Penn State’s Drew Allar has favorable odds as well.

Here’s a list of the top 6 Heisman Trophy Odds heading into the 2025 season, per BetMGM:

• Arch Manning: +700
• Garrett Nussmeier: +850
• Cade Klubnik: +1100
• Jeremiah Smith: +1200
• Drew Allar: +1300
• Nico Iamaleava: +1400

Big Ten Heisman Trophy Facts, Trends:

• Ohio State is tied with Notre Dame and Oklahoma with the most Heisman Trophy winners ever (seven).
• Ohio State’s Archie Griffin is the only two-time Heisman Trophy recipient (1974 and 1975).

Check out Saturday Down South’s full Heisman Trophy Odds for 2025.