The Big Ten Men\u2019s Basketball Tournament in 2008 is like Adrienne
\nBarbeau<\/span>: quite top heavy. The Wisconsin Badgers,
\nPurdue Boilermakers, Indiana Hoosiers, and Michigan State Spartans are all
\nnationally ranked and likely going the Big Dance. <\/p>\n

For sports handicappers who believe in betting the
\nmotivational factor, the Ohio State Buckeyes are one of the \u201clast four in\u201d
\naccording to ESPN\u2019s Joe Lunardi\u2019s<\/span> Bracketology. <\/p>\n

The sportsbooks<\/a> <\/span>say that Purdue is the slight favorite to win
\nit all at 7\/4, with Wisconsin<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>
\nnearly neck and neck at 7\/4. Michigan<\/st1:PlaceName>
\nState<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> is only 7\/2. If anyone has
\nhad almost as much success in March Madness as GodsTips,
\nanchor of <\/span>OffshoreInsiders.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/b>, it is Tom Izzo<\/span>, head coach of
\nthe Spartans. <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Despite all the distractions of the Kelvin Sampson firing,
\nthe Indiana
\nHoosiers are just 5\/1<\/a> to earn the automatic bid. Purdue and Indiana have
\nthe shorter odds as the tournament is being hosted at Conseco<\/span>
\nFieldhouse<\/span>, home of the Indiana Pacers. <\/p>\n

The Minnesota Golden Gophers will have to play their way
\nin to the 2008
\nMen\u2019s College Basketball Tournament,<\/a> but they are 14\/1 odds to win it
\nall\u2014the conference title that is. <\/p>\n

Once highly regarded Illinois<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>
\nis 20\/1, the Iowa Hawkeyes at 22\/1. Surprisingly ahead of both is perennial
\ndoormat Penn<\/st1:PlaceName> State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>
\nat just 18\/1. <\/span>At 25\/1 Michigan<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>
\nis given little chance and Northwestern at 100\/1 no chance. Odds are courtesy
\nof NewBodog<\/span><\/a>. <\/p>\n

Considering the Wildcats went 1-17 in<\/st1:metricconverter> conference play, perhaps the
\nbookmakers are being too generous. <\/p>\n

The author, Joe Duffy, is former General Manager of the
\nFreescoreboard scorephone network and CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com<\/a>,
\n<\/span><\/b>the premier hub of world-class handicappers. <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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