It is a big week for Indiana as they travel to Chicago for the Big Ten Tournament. While the annual event has been no friend of IU since it began in 1998, it will be critical for the Hoosiers to pick up at least a win or two if they want to keep their NCAA Tournament hopes alive.
Indiana will take their 12-21 all-time record in the tournament to the United Center in Chicago’s near west side. While the games begin on Wednesday, the Hoosiers earned a first round bye and will tip-off on Thursday at 12:30 p.m. Eastern against Ohio State.
With every team in the league ranked No. 78 or better according to KenPom, this promises to be one of the most competitive editions of the tournament ever.
Never daunted, we took a shot at predicting the outcome of each contest.
Below are our predictions for every game of the 2019 Big Ten men’s basketball tournament:
WEDNESDAY
Rutgers 64 Nebraska 58
Illinois 72 Northwestern 60
THURSDAY
Indiana 68 Ohio State 64
Maryland 65 Rutgers 63
Penn State 72 Minnesota 62
Illinois 84 Iowa 81
FRIDAY
Michigan State 72 Indiana 67
Wisconsin 65 Maryland 64
Purdue 74 Penn State 70
Michigan 80 Illinois 67
SATURDAY
Michigan State 68 Wisconsin 59
Michigan 71 Purdue 64
SUNDAY
Michigan 68 Michigan State 66
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