The College World Series is down to the final 16 teams with odds available on the super regionals at the sportsbook. Most of the top seeds still remain so the odds at the Internet sportsbook should be competitive as eight teams try and advance to the College World Series.
Thirteen of the sixteen top seeds made it through to the super regionals. In fact, there were no surprises as all of the seeds remaining are either number one or number twos. The super regionals are a best-of-three at the higher seeded team’s home field. Arizona State is one of the favorites to win the title. They will host Arkansas in one of the eight super regional matchups. Arizona State was 34-3 at home this season so Arkansas is probably in trouble, especially if Zack Cox is not healthy.
Texas hosts TCU in another of the regions and this matchup should be excellent. TCU has great starting pitching and they were 24-7 on the road this season. Texas also has excellent pitching and they can hit home runs as they set a school-record with 79 this season. Florida hosts Miami and should do well since Miami had to use top pitcher Chris Hernandez on Tuesday. They also don’t have Eric Erickson at full strength. Florida was 31-3 at home this season.
Coastal Carolina will be looking to make their first trip to the College World Series. They will host South Carolina in the regional. This will be an interesting matchup to see if Coastal Carolina can take a step up in class. South Carolina has a balanced offense that could give Coastal Carolina trouble.
Virginia hosts Oklahoma and they are favored to advance since they went 33-5 this season at home. They have Danny Hultzen who is 10-1 this season and they have a very balanced starting lineup. Oklahoma wins with power as they hit 93 home runs this season. The problem for the Sooners is that Virginia’s Davenport Field is not a home run hitting park. UCLA hosts Cal State Fullerton and it should be an interesting series. Fullerton was 18-6 on the road this year but UCLA has a dominant pitching staff that should be the difference.
The best matchup in the super regionals has Florida State hosting Vanderbilt. Florida State just barely beat out Vandy for a number one seed.
Clemson and Alabama are number two seeds and one of them will be advancing with Clemson having the home field edge. Both of these teams can hit but don’t have strong pitching staffs so look for a lot of runs to be scored.