2019 Big Ten Wrestling Championship

Conference Tourney Odds

Conference Tourney Odds

Wrestling betting odds for the conference championships.

Mar 5, 2019 by Willie Saylor
Conference Tourney Odds
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Conference odds are up on BetDSI (listed under 'Futures' tab), so it's time to lay a little cheddar down. 

Not all weights for all conferences are posted, but there are interesting odds and some values for sure.

I'll list all the odds here and give you my top values. Keep in mind though that odds can/will change from what is written here based on how much they are played. 


Big Ten   125

Sebastian Rivera    (Northwestern)    -160

Spencer Lee    (Iowa)    +110

The Field        +2000

Willie's Top Play: I'm going with Spencer here. It's a two horse race. No one in the field can stop Spencer from getting to the finals. So I get Spencer at plus money to win one match? I'm in. 


Big Ten   133

Stevan Micic    (Michigan)    -130

Nick Suriano    (Rutgers)    +120

Austin DeSanto    (Iowa)    +400

Roman Bravo-Young    (Penn State)    +750

The Field    2000

Summary: Micic is probably the safe play and -130 is pretty good value for a favorite. That said, he's going to hit a legit threat in RBY or Pletcher in the semi and then still have to beat the Suriano/DeSanto winner. If you're a bona fide Micic believer the price ain't bad. But I'm staying away from it. 


Big Ten   141

Joey McKenna    (Ohio State)    -150

Nick Lee    (Penn State)    +115

Michael Carr    (Illinois)   + 300

The Field    +1000

Summary: The odds came out before the preseeds. But the weight might be the most loaded in conference weight in the country. Carr has no cakewalk to the finals; he's looking at a Top 10 guy in quarters and semi's. 


Big 12    141

Josh Alber    (UNI)    -125

Kaid Brock    (OK State)    +175

Ian Parker    (Iowa State)    +400

Matt Findlay    (Utah Valley)    +500

The Field    +800

Summary: I like Alber and -125 doesn't scare me off of him in the least. But there's a lot of talent here. Alber will have a Top 12 guy in both semi's and finals. It's a fine play though.


Big Ten    149

Anthony Ashnault    (Rutgers)    -175

Micah Jordan    (Ohio State)    +130

Pat Lugo   (Iowa)    +400

The Field    +1800        

Willie's Top Play: Gimme Ashnault. -175 is a hefty price but Mick is a terrible matchup for Lugo and Ashnault is just too good top-and-bottom vs. Mick.

      

Big 12    149   

Kaden Gfeller    (OK State)    -150

Max Thomsen    (UNI)    +110

Jarrett Degen    (Iowa State)    +300

The Field    +1500

Summary: I don't like it. When G was 100% healthy his match with Thomsen went down to the wire. And I don't feel confident in taking anyone else. 


Big Ten    165

Vincenzo Joseph    (Penn State)    -165

Alex Marinelli    (Iowa)    +120

Evan Wick    (Wisconsin)    +400

The Field    +900

Summary: You know all the results. Marinelli beat Wick twice and it looks like he'll have to do it a third time to reach Cenzo in the finals. That is unless Massa or White, who Cenzo has had trouble with in the past, knocks him off. There's nothing I can tell you about this group that you don't already know. Go with your gut here. 


ACC    184

Zack Zavatsky    (Virginia Tech)    -140

Nick Reenan    (NC State)    +110

Nino Bonnacorsi    (Pitt)    +375

The Field    +600

Summary: What a great bracket. One of my favorite this weekend. Gun to my head, I pick ZZ Top. But hell if I know. Weird results for all this year, and is Reenan healthy yet? 

        

EIWA    184

Ryan Preisch    (Lehigh)    +110

Louie DePrez    (Binghamton)    +125

Max Dean    (Cornell)    +150

The Field    +1800

Summary: Mirror image of ACC 184. A lot of conflicting data. 


Big 12    197

Willie Miklus    (Iowa St.)    -110

Preston Weigel    (OK State)    +110

Josh Hokit    (Fresno St.)    +400

The Field    +1500

Willie's Top Play: Count me in as a believer in Hokit. I'm not 'calling it,' but I won't be surprised in the least if he busts up the Big 12 or NCAA brackets. That being said, Wiegel got the #1 seed, which means one tough one instead of two. I'll take him at + money.