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According to Bovada, the Fighting Illini will open the season with 100/1 odds to win the Big Ten Championship game--which is the same as Indiana and Maryland. If you're going strictly by these updated odds, the team is projected to finish sixth in the West Division ahead of only Purdue.
NCAA Football 2015 Season - Odds to win the Big Ten Championship Game
- Ohio State 1/3
- Michigan State 15/2
- Wisconsin 15/2
- Nebraska 10/1
- Michigan 16/1
- Iowa 25/1
- Penn State 25/1
- Minnesota 28/1
- Northwestern 50/1
- Illinois 100/1
- Indiana 100/1
- Maryland 100/1
- Purdue 300/1
- Rutgers 300/1
Bovada also updated their 2015-16 national championship odds and, to no surprise, Ohio State is still favorite at 11/4. However Alabama and TCU aren't far behind as they're both listed at 7/1.
Odds to win the 2015-2016 College Football FBS Championship
- Ohio State 11/4
- Alabama 7/1
- TCU 7/1
- Auburn 9/1
- USC 16/1
- Baylor 20/1
- Michigan State 20/1
- Notre Dame 20/1
- Clemson 22/1
- Oregon 22/1
- Florida State 25/1
- Georgia 28/1
- LSU 28/1
- Oklahoma 28/1
- Stanford 33/1
- UCLA 40/1
- Arkansas 50/1
- Michigan 50/1
- Mississippi 50/1
- Tennessee 50/1
- Texas A&M 50/1
- Georgia Tech 75/1
- Arizona State 100/1
- Florida 100/1
- Kansas State 100/1
- Mississippi State 100/1
- Nebraska 100/1
- Oklahoma State 100/1
- Penn State 100/1
- Texas 100/1
- Virginia Tech 100/1
- Wisconsin 100/1
- Arizona 150/1
- Boise State 150/1
- Louisville 150/1
- Miami 150/1
- Missouri 150/1
- South Carolina 150/1
- BYU 250/1
- Utah 250/1
- North Carolina 300/1
- West Virginia 300/1
- Boston College 500/1
- California 500/1
- UCF 500/1
- Cincinnati 500/1
- Duke 500/1
- Iowa 500/1
- Marshall 500/1
- Maryland 500/1
- Minnesota 500/1
- Northwestern 500/1
- Oregon State 500/1
- Pittsburgh 500/1
- Rutgers 500/1
- South Florida 500/1
- Texas Tech 500/1
- Washington 500/1
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