Big Ten Football Schedule 2020 Revealed: Who Is Favored? Odds For Each Team

Are you ready for some football? Sports fans are, but will COVID-19 put a halt to the NCAA season before it even arrives?

Big Ten first to get year started

While we do not know if there will be a pigskin season in 2020, the Big Ten has revealed its plan for the upcoming year.

CBS Sports indicates that the Big Ten will begin playing games earlier than all other Power Five conferences this fall.

The Big Ten is scheduled to begin on September 3 and 4 with single games each day. On Saturday, Sept. 5, the Big Ten will have five games on the schedule.

The ACC will begin to play the following week, while the Big 12 has yet to decide a start date. The SEC and Pac-12 are kicking off their seasons on Sept. 26.

Big Ten Schedule, Odds

So who is favored to win the Big Ten in 2020? That honor belongs to the Ohio State Buckeyes.

OSU is currently listed at -240 to win the Big Ten title this December. Sure the talent is there in Columbus to win another Big Ten title, however, with a shorten season on tap, keep these three teams in mind.

Michigan (+650), Penn State (+600) and Nebraska (+2000) cannot be overlooked.

Each of these teams should be better than last season – especially Nebraska. With a solid 1-2 punch at QB with Luke McCaffrey and Adrian Martinez, and coach Scott Frost finally getting a squad made up of his players, the Huskers should be much improved in 2020.

Below is a look at the current odds and complete schedule for the 2020 Big Ten season.

• Ohio State -240
• Penn State +600
• Michigan +650
• Wisconsin +1000
• Nebraska +2000
• Iowa +2500
• Minnesota +3000
• Northwestern +5000
• Purdue +5000
• Michigan State +5000
• Indiana +5000
• Illinois +7500
• Maryland +10000
• Rutgers +50000

Week 1 (Sept. 5)

• Ohio State at Illinois (Thursday, Sept. 3)
• Indiana at Wisconsin (Friday, Sept. 4)
• Maryland at Iowa
• Minnesota at Michigan State
• Nebraska at Rutgers
• Northwestern at Penn State
• Purdue at Michigan

Week 2 (Sept. 12)

• Illinois at Nebraska
• Iowa at Purdue
• Michigan at Minnesota
• Wisconsin at Northwestern
• Penn State at Indiana
• Michigan State at Maryland
• Rutgers at Ohio State

Week 3 (Sept. 19)

• Illinois at Indiana
• Iowa at Minnesota
• Wisconsin at Nebraska
• Northwestern at Michigan State
• Ohio State at Purdue
• Rutgers at Maryland
• Penn State at Michigan

Week 4 (Sept. 26)

• Purdue at Illinois
• Nebraska at Iowa
• Minnesota at Wisconsin
• Maryland at Northwestern
• Indiana at Ohio State
• Michigan at Rutgers
• Michigan State at Penn State

Week 5 (Oct. 3)

• Northwestern at Iowa
• Minnesota at Nebraska
• Wisconsin at Maryland
• Michigan State at Michigan
• Penn State at Rutgers
• Bye Week: Illinois, Purdue, Indiana, Ohio State

Week 6 (Oct. 10)

• Iowa at Illinois
• Indiana at Minnesota
• Nebraska at Ohio State
• Purdue at Wisconsin

Bye Week: Northwestern, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State, Rutgers

Week 7 (Oct. 17)

• Illinois at Northwestern
• Rutgers at Purdue
• Michigan at Indiana
• Maryland at Penn State
• Ohio State at Michigan State
• Bye Week: Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin

Week 8 (Oct. 24)

• Illinois at Wisconsin
• Iowa at Penn State
• Purdue at Minnesota
• Nebraska at Northwestern
• Maryland at Indiana
• Michigan at Ohio State
• Rutgers at Michigan State

Week 9 (Oct. 31)

• Minnesota at Illinois
• Michigan State at Iowa
• Penn State at Nebraska
• Northwestern at Purdue
• Wisconsin at Michigan
• Indiana at Rutgers
• Ohio State at Maryland

Week 10 (Nov. 7)

• Illinois at Rutgers
• Indiana at Michigan State
• Maryland at Michigan
• Ohio State at Penn State
• Byes: Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Wisconsin

Week 11 (Nov. 14)

• Wisconsin at Iowa
• Northwestern at Minnesota
• Nebraska at Purdue
• Bye Week: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers

Week 12 (Nov. 21)

• Penn State at Illinois
• Iowa at Ohio State
• Minnesota at Maryland
• Michigan State at Nebraska
• Michigan at Northwestern
• Purdue at Indiana
• Rutgers at Wisconsin

Week 13 (Nov. 28)

Bye Week: All

Week 14 (Dec. 5) — Big Ten Championship Game