The Only Colors, a Michigan State Spartans community

After a chaotic non-conference season, the Big Ten race looks wide open. We crunch some numbers in order to attempt to handicap the race to Indianapolis.

In the races for the Big Ten division titles and for bowl eligibility, who got a favorable conference schedule and who drew the short straw?

Breaking down the odds in the Big Ten tournament according to the modified Bradley-Terry method.

Projecting the final two weeks of the Big Ten basketball season, with game-by-game odds and overall title chances.

Handicapping the race for the Big Ten title and conference tournament byes at the midway point of conference play.

A Bradley-Terry--based breakdown of the Big Ten race with the first quarter of conference play in the books.

A quick preview of the last week of Big Ten regular-season play, complete with Rose Bowl odds for the three teams still in the hunt.

With two weeks to go, seven teams remain mathematically alive to reach Indianapolis; who needs what kind of help?

With three weeks to go, how do the Big Ten division races stand? Includes full tiebreaker analysis and projections.

With two months of the season in the books, who has the best chance of reaching the inaugural Big Ten championship game? Includes tiebreaker analysis for the most likely scenarios.