The following betting outlook highlights a few of the top teams to win the 2015 Big Ten title along with my dark horse pick that is best positioned to stun the field. The betting odds to win the Big Ten have been provided by Betonline Sportsbook.

Ohio State Buckeyes -400

Any discussion about the Big Ten heading into the 2015 season has to begin (and probably end) with the 2015 defending national champions. All hope was lost last season after quarterback Braxton Miller got hurt and the Buckeyes proceeded to lose to Virginia Tech in Week 2, but we now know you can never count out Ohio State with Urban Meyer at the helm as head coach. The team rallied to post an amazing run all the way to a championship with a 42-20 pasting of Oregon as a six-point underdog in the national title game. While the quarterback situation was perceived as a weakness last season due to multiple injuries to starters, it is now perceived as one of the team's strengths along with Heisman hopeful Ezekiel Elliott anchoring the running game. The one thing that might work against this team is a schedule that closes things out against rivals Michigan State and Michigan.

Michigan State Spartans +800

The Spartans are coming off a solid 11-2 run in 2015 that included a straight-up 7-1 run through the Big Ten. The lone setback was a wild 49-37 loss to Ohio State as four-point home favorites. They will get a chance to return the favor in a game that could easily decide this season's East Division title. To take that jump past its rivals this time around, Michigan State will need to rely heavily on a defense that boasts one of the most talented front sevens in the nation. There are some legitimate question marks about the Spartans' running game, but look for quarterback Conner Cook to keep improving after a solid performance in 2015.

Wisconsin Badgers +1000

Wisconsin won the Big Ten's West Division last year behind a SU record of 7-1 with the only loss coming to Northwestern. The Badgers went on to get crushed by Ohio State 59-0 in the conference title game as four-point favorites so you have to wonder how much of a gap still exists between this year's top two favorites to win their division and meet again in the 2015 Big Ten Championship. It could be a season of change for Wisconsin with new head coach Paul Chryst at the helm. However, you still get the feeling he is still going to rely heavily on the running game and shutdown defense to try and get another crack at the Buckeyes. The Badgers two biggest tests to another run to a West title will be Nebraska on the road in early October and a regular season finale on the road against Minnesota.

Minnesota Golden Gophers +2500

Minnesota was normally not included in too many conversations when it came to talking about the top teams in the Big Ten, but that has started to change following a respectable 5-3 SU run through the conference in 2015 that included SU victories against Michigan and Nebraska as a road underdog and an impressive cover in a tight 31-24 loss to Ohio State as an 11.5-point underdog at home. To build on this success to the point where it would have a legitimate shot at winning the Big Ten this season, the Golden Gophers will have to improve a passing offense that only accounted for an average of 141.8 yards a game. Minnesota did a good job running the ball but it was ranked 69th in the nation in scoring due to this lack of balance.