Big Ten Football: Over/Under Win Totals For 2023

With roughly four months until the start of the 2023 college football season, Caesars recently released its over/unders for Big Ten win totals. The Michigan Wolverines are leading the way as the favorite in the conference to win over 10.5 games, followed by Ohio State at 10.5 (+110/-140), Penn State at 9.5 (-125/-105), and Wisconsin at 8.5 (-130/+100).

You can see the full list of odds below, via Tom Fornelli of CBS Sports:

B1G Win totals from Caesars

Michigan 10.5 (-120/-110)
Ohio State 10.5 (+110/-140)
Penn State 9.5 (-125/-105)
Wisconsin 8.5 (-130)/+100)
Iowa 7.5 (-155/+130)
Maryland 7 (+100/-130)
Illinois 6.5 (-130/+100)
Minnesota 6.5 (-135/+105)
Nebraska 6.5 (+120/-150)
Purdue 5 (-135/+105)…
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) May 7, 2023

Based on the numbers above, it shouldn't come as much of a surprise that Caesars is also giving the Wolverines the best odds to win the Big Ten Championship in 2023:

Michigan +175
Ohio State +200
Wisconsin +550
Penn State +700
Iowa +800
Minnesota +1400
Illinois +2000
Nebraska +2500
Maryland +10000
Purdue +12500
Michigan State +12500
Rutgers +50000
Indiana +50000
Northwestern +50000

It makes sense that Michigan is favored to win the Big Ten, particularly when factoring in that the Wolverines are returning over 80 percent of their production from 2022. In fact, Michigan is just one of two Big Ten teams (Rutgers being the other) that cracked ESPN's Top-25 in returning production for 2023.

It starts up front where the Wolverines return four offensive lineman who were starters from last years Joe Moore award winning offensive line: Zak Zinter, Trevor Keegan, Karsen Barnhart, and Trente Jones. Michigan also returns starting quarterback JJ McCarthy, who is considered to be a Top 10 returning QB nationally by PFF. In the backfield, the Wolverines feature what is undeniably the top running back duo in the nation in Blake Corum and Donovan Edwards.

Defensively, the Wolverines feature arguably the top cornerback in the nation in Will Johnson, along with a secondary that is loaded with veteran experience - Mike Sainristil, Rod Moore, and RJ Moten to name a few. At linebacker, Michigan returns its leading tackler from 2022 in Junior Colson, along with graduate student Mike Barrett who's entering his sixth season in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines also return three key edge rushers from the 2022 season, including Jaylen Harrell, Braiden McGregor, and Derrick Moore. Up front, senior Kris Jenkins (who led all defensive linemen in 2022 with 54 tackles) will anchor a defensive line that should be one of the best in the nation.