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Let's face it, the most important voices in the cacophony of predictions we get to peruse in the offseason are clearly from the city of Las Vegas.* And those voices have released their infallible rankings. So let's take a look and see how the Gophers fared. (All odds courtesy of Bovada)
*NO I DON'T ACTUALLY BELIEVE THIS
Who Will Win The B1G Championship?
| School | Odds |
| Ohio State | 1/1 |
| Michigan State | 9/2 |
| Wisconsin | 9/2 |
| Nebraska | 5/1 |
| Michigan | 6/1 |
| Iowa | 12/1 |
| Minnesota | 33/1 |
| Northwestern | 40/1 |
| Illinois | 66/1 |
| Indiana | 66/1 |
| Maryland | 100/1 |
| Rutgers | 200/1 |
| Purdue | 250/1 |
That's about where I'd expect Minnesota to be. The B1G West has 7 6 of the Top 9 spots in the odds rankings. I can't tell if that is Vegas saying the west is strong or them hedging the fact that they have less of a feel on what will happen in the West Division.
Who Will Win The B1G West Division?
| School | Odds |
| Wisconsin | 6/5 |
| Nebraska | 3/2 |
| Iowa | 5/1 |
| Minnesota | 10/1 |
| Northwestern | 20/1 |
| Illinois | 33/1 |
| Purdue | 100/1 |
Again, right about where I'd expect Minnesota. I'm just glad to see Vegas avoid some ranking Northwestern higher BS.
| School | Odds |
| Ohio State | 2/5 |
| Michigan State | 13/5 |
| Michigan | 5/1 |
| Indiana | 33/1 |
| Maryland | 50/1 |
| Rutgers | 100/1 |
I'll admit that I don't think Vegas odds are the end all be all, but if you're a Rutgers fan seeing this and still thinking your team is going to do well in your first B1G season...well, you're not going to like this fall I don't think.