{"id":134030,"date":"2017-03-07T00:20:11","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T05:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=134030"},"modified":"2017-03-07T17:01:27","modified_gmt":"2017-03-07T22:01:27","slug":"2017-big-ten-conference-championship-expert-picks-and-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-big-ten-conference-championship-expert-picks-and-predictions.html","title":{"rendered":"2017 Big Ten Conference Championship Expert Picks and Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4zulQmTAVK722Nd7ZgqdRLk\/56\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134651\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/March_Madness_News_Banners_620x110.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If you were to pick a favorite in the Big Ten tournament, it would be Purdue or Wisconsin. But don\u2019t count out Maryland, Michigan State, Northwestern, Minnesota and Illinois, all of which have a shot in bagging home the title as well. It\u2019s really anyone\u2019s game here, and these experts below can help you in making your own predictions.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>College Basketball<\/strong><strong> News and Previews<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-ncaa-march-madness-final-four-predictions-picks-and-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2017 NCAA March Madness Final Four Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-march-madness-final-four-gonzaga-bulldogs-vs-south-carolina-gamecocks-predictions-picks-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. South Carolina Gamecocks Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-march-madness-final-four-north-carolina-tar-heels-vs-oregon-ducks-predictions-picks-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Oregon Ducks Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>2017 Big Ten Tournament Expert Picks and Predictions<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-conference-tournaments\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>*view all NCAA Basketball Conference Championship\u00a0lines here<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Bleacher Report<\/h3>\n<table class=\"table-bordered\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Expert<\/th>\n<th>Prediction<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Paul Kasabian<\/th>\n<th>Purdue Boilermakers<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em>Bleacher Report\u2019s <\/em>Paul Kasabian is totally convinced on Purdue (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-conference-tournaments\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>+150<\/strong><\/a>) winning it all. The Boilermakers are the best team and have the best player in the conference\u2014Caleb Swanigan\u2014who is averaging 18.6 points and 12.5 rebounds this season.\u00a0 Kasabian also mentioned Minnesota (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-conference-tournaments\"><strong>+1,000<\/strong><\/a>) to be the losing finalist.<\/p>\n<h3>Yahoo! Sports<\/h3>\n<table class=\"table-bordered\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Expert<\/th>\n<th>Prediction<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Henry Bushnell<\/th>\n<th>Purdue Boilermakers<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em>Yahoo! Sports\u2019<\/em> Henry Bushnell went with Purdue (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-conference-tournaments\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>+150<\/strong><\/a>), too. Besides having Swanigan on their side, he points out that the Boilermakers wreak havoc on both ends of the floor. The stats prove it as Purdue carries an offense and defense that ranks inside the top-20 in adjusted defense this season.<\/p>\n<h3>Campus Insiders<\/h3>\n<table class=\"table-bordered\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Expert<\/th>\n<th>Prediction<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Campus Insiders<\/th>\n<th>Wisconsin\u00a0Badgers<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em>Campus Insiders <\/em>favors Wisconsin (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-conference-tournaments\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>+210<\/strong><\/a>), mainly because of experience and the Badgers\u2019 relatively easy draw. They also have a two-day bye, which gives them more time to rest and prepare.<\/p>\n<h3>TopBet<\/h3>\n<table class=\"table-bordered\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Expert<\/th>\n<th>Prediction<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>TopBet<\/th>\n<th>Wisconsin\u00a0Badgers<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>We agree with the people at <em>Campus Insiders<\/em>. The Badgers (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-conference-tournaments\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>+210<\/strong><\/a>) are going to win this, and it\u2019ll be at the expense of Purdue in the final. Yes, their offense has tendencies to sputter, but their conference-leading scoring defense (61.6 PPG) will compensate for any shortcomings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/6\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Create a betting account now<\/a>\u00a0and start cashing in for March Madness 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4zulQmTAVK722Nd7ZgqdRLk\/56\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134651\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/March_Madness_News_Banners_620x110.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"pvc_stats all \" data-element-id=\"134030\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> &nbsp;2,223&nbsp;total views, &nbsp;1&nbsp;views today<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you were to pick a favorite in the Big Ten tournament, it would be Purdue or Wisconsin. 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