Houston Takes Large Lead Over Iowa State in Odds to Win Big 12
We’ve reached one of the most pivotal parts of the Big 12 basketball schedule as mid-February marks the beginning of the home stretch of the regular season.
The conference race has been incredibly unpredictable to this point in the season, and the competition in the Big 12 has been unmatched anywhere else in the country.
The Top 12 teams in this 14-team league are worthy of NCAA Tournament bids, and while that won’t happen, it’s not out of the question for 10 or 11 of them to get in.
With just a handful of games left in the Big 12 schedule, the odds (BetOnline) for who will win the regular season crown have been updated, and a conference newcomer is now way out front.
The Houston Cougars, who are tied for first place with the Iowa State Cyclones at 8-3 in Big 12 play, are heavy favorites to win the regular season title and land the top seed in the Big 12 tournament, now at 5/11 (-220) odds.
Iowa State comes in with the second-best odds at 5/2 (+250), with Baylor and Kansas tied for a distant third at 14/1 (+1400) odds.
Texas Tech, who was perched at the top of the Big 12 standings less than two weeks ago, now has the fifth-best odds to win the league, at 22/1 (+2200).
BYU has the sixth-best odds to win the league at 30/1 (+3000), while Oklahoma and TCU round out the board at 75/1 (+7500) to take home the regular season trophy.
The 2024 Big 12 Basketball Championship will be played at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City (MO) on March 12-16.
