With spring practice over and college football set to ramp up six weeks from now, it’s time to start looking at what the oddsmakers think. And as things stand currently, back-to-back Big Ten champion Michigan has some ground to make up in the betting markets when compared to Ohio State. It is the Buckeyes, not the Wolverines, who carry shorter odds to win the national title and win the Big Ten at most major domestic sportsbooks. A quick check of the market shows the Buckeyes in the plus-600 to plus-700 range to win the College Football Playoff, equating to a 6-to-1 or 7-to-10 payout. Michigan finds itself at plus-900 or plus-1,000 … with a larger 9-to-1 or 10-to-1 payout. Adding insult to injury for Jim Harbaugh’s team, its chief rival is also the slight odds-on favorite to win the Big Ten in 2023 at FanDuel, where Ohio State is plus-165…
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