Collegiate Baseball continues to grow, and it is amazing to see! One of the biggest examples of the sport’s growth has been the NCAA Baseball gambling market. In this article, I’ll list my favorite College Baseball picks for April 5th, College Baseball betting odds on some of the top games, how to watch them, and what side to be on.
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College Baseball Picks April 5th
All Bets Are To Win 1 Unit
7:00 PM -115 Georgia at Mississippi State -115
PROBABLE PITCHERS
Georgia: Charlie Goldstein SR LHP (4-0, 4.08 ERA, 31 K, 11 BB, 28.2 IP, 3.52 SIERA)
Mississippi State: Khal Stephen JR RHP (3-2, 4.00 ERA, 40 K, 10 BB, 36 IP, 2.85 SIERA)
This season, Georgia’s official road record is 3-5. If we counted Georgia’s destruction of Georgia Tech in Atlanta, UGA would still have a losing record. Now Georgia enters possibly the SEC’s greatest college baseball home environment. Additionally, there has been a strong trend favoring SEC home teams in Game 1 of the weekend series. In 2024 SEC home teams are 16-5 SU in Game 1 of the weekend series.
Georgia has an explosive offense. However, the pitching staff has been less than stellar, with a 6.98 Weekend Bullpen ERA, according to Friday Starters. Mississippi State should be able to do enough at the plate while getting some help from Stephen and the pen (4.08 ERA) to win the series opener.
-115 Mississippi State ML (DraftKings)
6:00 PM -110 NC State at Louisville -120
PROBABLE PITCHERS
NC State: Sam Highfill Grad RHP (3-1, 3.72 ERA, 42 K, 17 BB, 38.2 IP, 3.56 SIERA)
Louisville: Sebastian Gongora SR LHP (3-2, 5.20 ERA, 41 K, 14 BB, 36.1 IP, 3.35 SIERA)
Both offenses in this battle have performed similarly above average this season. I looked on the mound to find the edge in this matchup.
Gongora transferred to Louisville from Wright State with high expectations in the Friday role. His first four starts against high-major competition have been less than stellar. He owns a 2-2 record with a 7.46 ERA in his past four outings. Inversely, NC State’s Highfill has had a very nice beginning of what looks like a bounce-back season.
-110 NC State ML (DraftKings)
9:05 PM -120 Arizona at California -110
PROBABLE PITCHERS
Arizona: Jackson Kent SO LHP (2-1, 2.76 ERA, 46 K, 14 BB, 42.1 IP, 3.17 SIERA)
California: Austin Turkington SO RHP (1-0, 4.66 ERA, 10 K, 2 BB, 9.2 IP, 6.09 FIP)
The Golden Bears can’t figure it out on the mound right now. Head Coach Mike Neu is attempting to shake up his weekend rotation once again this week, opting for a sophomore who has less than 10 innings under his belt this season. On the weekends the bullpen hasn’t been much better for Cal, as they own a 6.41 ERA.
We’re catching this Arizona team at a very fair price with their Ace on the mound with an offense that should take advantage of Cal’s inexperience on the mound.
-120 Arizona ML (DraftKings)
College Baseball Bets For April 5th
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