The game of College Baseball continues to grow, and it is amazing to see! One of the biggest examples of the sport’s growth has been the available futures in the NCAA Baseball gambling market. College World Series betting odds have been available all year, and there have been game lines available for college baseball picks every single weekend. In this article, I’ll provide my favorite NCAA Baseball Tournament picks when it comes to College World Series futures.
College World Series Futures: NCAA Baseball Tournament Picks To Bet Right Now
College World Series Futures: Texas A&M +600
Texas A&M possesses one of the best top-to-bottom scoring offenses, with great defense, an outstanding bullpen, and a great strike thrower in Ryan Prager as their Ace. All nine hitters in the lineup have batting averages over .285, which is pure insanity.
Gavin Grahovac, Jace LaViolette, and Braden Montgomery might just be the best 1-2-3 at the top of any batting order in the country. All three of them have hit 20+ homers, with averages above .315 and OPS over 1.050.
Prager is one of the country’s most consistent starting pitchers. The sophomore southpaw is 8-1 with a 2.51 ERA, 106 K, and 15 BB in 79 IP. Shane Sdao, another left-hander, has stepped up as a solid No. 2 starting pitcher (4-1, 2.72 ERA, 43 IP). Justin Lamkin and Tanner Jones kind of lost their mojos down the stretch in SEC play. I think stepping out of the best conference in baseball could benefit them in whatever roles they take up.
Outside of those two, this bullpen is outstanding and ranks 4th in the nation with a 3.82 ERA. Chris Cortez has outstanding stuff and can run it up there at triple digits sometimes. Cortez has 73 K in 49 IP. Also, Evan Aschenbeck has appeared the most of the pen and is super reliable with a 1.87 ERA.
Texas A&M’s NCAA Baseball Tournament Draw
A&M’s regional draw is more entertaining for TV than it is tough. Louisiana, Texas, and Grambling State can’t match the offensive firepower that the Aggies can bring to the ballpark day in and day out. Also, in the Super Regionals, Bryan-College Station will pull a finesse West Coast pitching and defensive team into Blue Bell Park. With that being the case, it would once again favor the high-flying Texas A&M offense.
+600 Texas A&M Aggies To Win The College World Series (FanDuel)
Since the start of the BBCOR Era (2011), Texas A&M is the only college baseball team that has ever had three players with 20+ home runs in a season.
• Jace LaViolette – 28
• Braden Montgomery – 26
• Gavin Grahovac – 21 pic.twitter.com/CFwT3543lh— Ryan Brauninger (@R_Brauninger) May 28, 2024
College World Series Futures: Arkansas +1000
I know that there has been some panic recently about the weekend rotation after Hagen Smith. But the Hogs have an embarrassment of riches on the mound. I still believe in Brady Tygart (3.94 ERA, 59.1 IP) and Mason Molina (4.04 ERA, 52.1 IP) outside of the SEC gauntlet. If Head Coach Dave Van Horn doesn’t believe in the duo that got him into this position, then he could still start Gage Wood (3.86 ERA, 3.71 ERA) or Will McEntire (4.26 ERA, in 50.2 IP) and the Razorbacks baseball team would not skip a beat.
Out of the bullpen, there are a bunch of nameless arms right now that I think can emerge throughout the postseason. Gabe Gaeckle (2.27 ERA, 39.1 IP), Christian Foutch (0.86 ERA, 21 IP), Jake Faherty (1.54 ERA, 11.2 IP).
This staff is so deep, and the offense gets to benefit from home-field advantage throughout the first two rounds of this tournament. Arkansas is 33-3 at Baum Walker Stadium this season. Nobody in the Fayetteville Regional has the offensive lineup to pose a real threat to this team.
The perfect storm is that the Arkansas’ offense can get rolling with some success at the plate during the softer regional. Look for Wehiwa Aloy‘s pop. If Aloy gets going, he will be the energizer bunny for Arkansas. He leads the Hogs with 13 home runs, 55 RBI, and 42 runs scored. The trio of Peyton Stovall, Peyton Holt, and Ben McLaughlin are mixed into the lineup with above .300 batting averages.
Arkansas’ NCAA Baseball Tournament Draw
I can’t forget to at least mention how ridiculous Hagen Smith has been this year. The nation’s best southpaw is 9-1, with a 1.48 ERA, 154 K, and 30 BB in 79 IP, with a 0.70 SIERA. Smith has been an automatic at least six innings quality start every time he toes the rubber this season. Arkansas will always have a nice shot to bet up in the winner’s bracket with this elite Ace.
Based on their NCAA Baseball Tournament draw in Regionals, Super Regionals, AND potentially Omaha, once the Razorbacks lineup rebuilds their confidence outside of the SEC, I could really see the momentum (and Hagen Smith) carrying the Hogs all the way to their program’s first College World Series National Championship.
+1000 Arkansas Razorbacks To Win The College World Series (DraftKings)
Hagen Smith’s 14 Strikeouts in 6 innings.
1.52 ERA and 150Ks in 77 innings this year. pic.twitter.com/Fox4SWi7O3
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) May 17, 2024
College World Series Futures: Oklahoma State +3200
Oklahoma State is 15-3 in their last 18 games and 28-9 since their star slugger Nolan Schubart returned from injury in the middle of March. Schubart will be a top MLB draft prospect next year and his game receives comparisons to MLB’s Christian Yelich. The Cowboys are 9-1 in their last 10 games, scoring 8.75 runs per game and allowing just 3.33 runs per game. That is a 105-40 run differential.
The Pokes are 21-5 at home at O’Brate Stadium this season. Their power played well in the Big 12 Tourney, which is played at Globe Life Field. The Texas Rangers field is one of the bigger parks in the MLB. Charles Schwab Field in Omaha is a very big college baseball park, too. Just like TCU last year, I think Oklahoma State’s offense will translate well.
Plus, they have two starting pitchers (Sam Garcia and Brian Holiday) who have racked up over 100 Ks this season. Oklahoma State has 7 total arms with sub 4.75 ERAs. That’s hard to match anywhere in the nation. The Pokes have the ingredients for a deep postseason and/or College World Series run.
Oklahoma State’s NCAA Baseball Tournament Draw
Florida is dealing with a handful of offensive injuries that are flying under the radar. Plus, a pitching staff that just hasn’t lived up to expectations this year. Nebraska, on the other hand, possesses a solid four-man rotation led by Brett Sears, who has been announced to start Game 1 against Florida.
I think that he will deal and bump the Gators into the losers’ bracket, where I don’t think they will be able to thrive, and then the Pokes will be able to outslug the Cornhuskers in a couple of home games to win this regional.
The tough task would be possibly winning a Super Regional on the road in Clemson. Garcia and Holiday are whiff-inducing pitchers that the Tigers just don’t have. Oklahoma State would have a puncher’s chance against Clemson at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.
+3200 Oklahoma State Cowboys To Win The College World Series (BetRivers)
Nolan Schubart (2025) is one of the best power hitters in college baseball.
Led ALL college hitters in xwOBA on contact.
His 76.8 avg bat speed at MLB parks this year would be 4th in MLB this season pic.twitter.com/xL13iNak1F
— Jacob (@JacobE_STL) May 26, 2024
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