Ohio State (29-2, 15-13 ATS) is ranked tops in the nation after losing just twice all season and has impressive 4/7 odds of winning the Big Ten Tournament outright. It’s a little troubling, though, that both losses came in the team’s past seven games (to Purdue and Wisconsin). Still, the Buckeyes closed out the regular season with four straight victories, including a 4-0 run against the spread.

No. 9 Purdue (25-6, 18-10 ATS), meanwhile, has been fantastic against the spread this season — or, at least it had been until the last week. The Boilermakers failed to cover their last two games, ending a six-game winning streak against the spread. But despite losing the finale to Iowa, Purdue is 7-1 in its last eight games. That’s still a fair amount of momentum heading into the Big Ten tourney.

Wisconsin (23-7, 15-11 ATS) also has a spot in the Top 25. The No. 13 Badgers made some noise by topping OSU in mid-February, though the Buckeyes got revenge in the regular-season finale. Even with that loss, though, Wisconsin is 8-2 in its last 10 games, but both losses came against the top contenders (OSU, Purdue). The Badgers were just 5-5 ATS in that span.

Illinois (19-12, 16-14-1 ATS) covered its final three games of the regular season, but trusting the team to go deep into the tournament is a little risky. The Fighting Illini didn’t show much fight after a 10-1 start to the season, going just 9-11 after that.

Michigan (19-12, 18-8 ATS), however, is one of the hottest teams heading into the Big Ten Tournament — especially against the spread. The Wolverines are 8-3 in their past 11 games and, more importantly, went 10-1 ATS in that span. They closed out the regular season with five consecutive wins against the spread.

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