It's conference tournament time.
The Big Ten Tournament began on Wednesday with three games: Northwestern beat Minnesota, Iowa defeated Ohio State and USC knocked off Rutgers.
On Thursday, Wisconsin beat Northwestern, Purdue defeated USC, Oregon knocked off Indiana and Illinois bounced Iowa.
Then on Friday, Michigan State beat Oregon, Maryland dominated Illinois, Wisconsin blew out UCLA and Michigan blasted Purdue.
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In Saturday's semifinals, the Spartans will face the Badgers and the Terrapins will take on the Wolverines.
Which squads are favored to win it and book an automatic ticket to the NCAA Tournament?
Let's check out the odds at DraftKings Sportsbook as of March 15.
Big Ten Conference Tournament winner
Michigan State: +180 (bet $10 to win $28 total)
Maryland: +195 (bet $10 to win $29.50 total)
Wisconsin: +290 (bet $10 to win $39 total)
Michigan: +550 (bet $10 to win $65 total)
The Spartans have not won the Big Ten Tournament since 2019, and have not made it to the tourney title game since then either.
They are slight favorites to win this year's Big Ten tourney after going 17-3 in regular-season conference play, falling to USC, UCLA and Indiana by a combined 12 points.
MSU enters the semifinals having won eight straight, including ranked wins over Purdue, Maryland, Wisconsin, Michigan twice and Oregon.
Second on the board are the Terrapins, who went 14-6 in regular-season conference play. In their lone matchup against Michigan State, they fell 58-55 on the road.
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