The 12-0 Wolverines head into the Big Ten Championship this Saturday with a spot in the four-team College Football Playoff likely secured for the second year in a row.
Michigan faces an 8-4 Purdue team that won the Big Ten West Division thanks to a 6-3 record in conference play.
The Wolverines are big favorites. That also sets the Big Ten Championship Game up as a chance to use all of the bonuses and free bet promos available at online sportsbooks.
Get up to $1,250 on Caesars for Michigan vs. Purdue
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Your first bet of up to $1,250 is on Caesars Sportsbook when you sign up for a new account using the promo code NOWFULL. That means you can bet up to $1,250 on the game and get all of it back in bet credits should your bet lose.
If you bet the full amount on either Michigan -16.5 (-110) or Purdue +16.5 (-110), you’ll collect $2,386.36 if your team covers. If they don’t, you’ll still get a free bet you can use to try again once Bowl Season starts.
$1,000 first-bet insurance on Michigan-Purdue at BetMGM
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You can take advantage of a similar offer from BetMGM Sportsbook. This one allows you to bet up to $1,000 after you sign up with BetMGM using the bonus code LWOSBONUS.
If your bet loses, you’ll get a full match of your bet amount (up to $1,000) in bet credits. BetMGM lets you split it up into five equal-sized bets.
A $100 bet on a +525 Purdue longshot line, for example, would pay out $625 if Purdue pulls off the upset. If Michigan does what everyone expects, you’ll still get the $100 you bet back in betting credit.
No-sweat $1,000 bet at FanDuel for Purdue-Michigan
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A similar offer is available at FanDuel Sportsbook as a $1,000 No Sweat First Bet. The difference here is your refund is in site credit you can turn into multiple bets adding up to the same size as your initial bet.
A $1,000 bet on Michigan -16.5 (-110) at FanDuel, for example. would return $1909.09 if Michigan wins by 17 or more. FanDuel will give you $1,000 in credit back if they don’t cover.
$50 free bet + up to $1,000 bonus from DraftKings
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Yes, Michigan is a big favorite that has beaten Purdue 45 out of the 59 times the two teams have met. However, Purdue is still a conference rival that has beaten Michigan 14 times. They’re capable of upsetting the Wolverines or keeping the game close.
Sign up with DraftKings Sportsbook, deposit $10 or more, and you’ll get a $50 bet credit you can use to bet on Purdue or Michigan. The bet will pay $287.50 if Purdue can pull off the upset at the current +575 odds.
DraftKings will also give you a bonus worth 20% of your initial deposit you can clear at a rate of $1 for every $25 you bet.
If you bet over $5 on the game and your bet wins, you’ll claim another $150 in betting credits.
Michigan vs. Purdue Betting Odds & Preview
The Big Ten Championship Game is set for Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. It kicks off at 8 pm ET. Michigan is the home team, although Purdue’s campus is only 65 miles northwest of Indianapolis.
Purdue has played at Lucas Oil Stadium in the past, but Michigan crushed Iowa in the 2021 Big Ten Football Championship Game there just a season ago. Ultimately, that makes it a bit of a home game for both schools.
So far this season, Michigan has won by a college-football best average of 27.2 points per game. Purdue averages 28.2 points per game and gives up an average of 23.8.
Michigan has scored 39.83 per game and only given up 12.67. That makes the 16.5-point spread about right.
This is Michigan’s second straight trip to the Big Ten Championship Game where they’ve got a chance to get to the College Football Playoff and compete for a National Championship for the second straight time.
In contrast, this is Purdue’s first-ever Big Ten Championship Game. The last time they won the Big Ten was 23 years ago when Drew Brees was a Boilermaker and the Big Ten Championship Game structure was still more than a decade away from becoming a thing.
Regardless, the ‘we’ve never been here before and may never get a chance like this again’ attitude may pay dividends for Purdue. In the end, these are all good reasons why both Michigan is heavily favored, and, however unlikely, a win for Purdue, or at least the chance to keep it close, is not completely out of the realm of possibilities.
