College World Series 2023: National Championship Series Odds And Prediction

After a thrilling 2-0 win over Wake Forest in 11 innings, LSU has punched its ticket to the national championship of the College World Series. The Tigers will face Florida in a best-of-three series for all the marbles. Florida has advanced in three straight games by a single run and holds a massive advantage over LSU in terms of pitching staff rest. The Gators will likely trot out Brandon Sproat and Hurston Waldrep in Games 1 and 2. LSU will be able to rely upon their #2 pitcher, Ty Floyd, in Game 1. After that, it's likely we'll see a Bullpen Game from the Bayou Bengals in Game 2, with the hopes of using their otherworldly ace Paul Skenes in a pivotal Game 3. According to the Action Network's Collin Wilson, Florida will be favored -120 in Game 1, -117 in Game 2, and LSU would be favored -200 in a hypothetical Game 3 featuring Paul Skenes. 

College World Series Final Odds

The Florida Gators hold a slight statistical advantage in terms of their pitching staff, but LSU is far and away the better hitting team here in Omaha. The Gators enter as the 86th best hitting team in terms of average (.291), but they have found success with the long ball, belting 136 HRs (3rd). As a result, they check in seventh nationally in slugging at .543. LSU can do them one better in all three of those categories. As a team LSU hits .307 with 138 HRs *2nd) and a slugging percentage of .556 (5th). 

On the totals front, unders have been paying out handsomely in Omaha, but that could change on Saturday with winds expected to be blowing out at Charles Schwab Field. If the total for Game 1 opens below 11.5, that presents an opportunity for betters to hammer an over.