2024 College Baseball National Championship Odds and Expert Predictions
It is February and that means college baseball is gearing up and The Road to Omaha for the College World Series. A total of 305 Division I teams will compete for a chance at the trophy. Last year saw the LSU Tigers knock off the Florida Gators in the College World Series final. The Tigers had Paul Skenes, an Air Force transfer, transforming into one of the best college pitchers ever. Now we turn our attention to the 2024 season that sees Wake Forest, LSU, Florida, and Arkansas as the four favorites to win this year’s championship. Doc’s Sports will break down some of this season’s best picks and underdogs below.
Wake Forest Demon Deacons +700
Wake’s 2023 campaign is one of the best overall seasons that did not end with a championship. They are the favorites for 2024 and for good reason. This squad is a loaded and clear class of the ACC. The Deacs have four players on the Golden Spikes Award preseason list, including Tennessee transfer Chase Burns, who throws straight gas. Josh Hartle provides the one-two punch on the mound with Burns, and Nick Kurtz should lead the offense as their big-time slugger. Wake Forest should reach another 50-win regular season total.
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LSU Tigers +750
In terms of talent, LSU is closer to the pack in 2024 compared to last season. All-American slugger Tommy White will lead the Tigers offense after hitting 24 homers and driving in 105 RBIs in 2023. LSU will benefit from the transfer portal after adding former All-Pac-12 outfielder Mac Bingham from Arizona and Alabama’s top pitcher Luke Holman. The Tigers might not be the preseason outright favorite, but do not count them out to repeat.
Florida Gators +900
The Gators always put a strong lineup together on the scorecard and they will be led by the best player in college baseball in Jac Caglianone. The 21-year-old, two-way player hit .323 with 33 homers and 90 RBIs in 2023. He also posted a 7-4 record on the mound over 74.2 innings. Caglianone is a strong contender to go No.1 in the 2024 MLB Draft, as both a left-handed pitcher who throws heat toward triple digits and a slugger at the plate. Florida lost some key pieces from last year, but Luke Heyman, Cade Kurland, and Alabama-transfer Colby Shelton should give Florida plenty of talent on the field. They also boast an elite closer in Brandon Neely.
Arkansas Razorbacks +1000
Coach Dave Van Horn can always be relied on to build one of the sport’s best rosters. The Razorbacks make the College World Series more often than not, so they should get back to Omaha after missing out in 2023. The lineup will be more reliant on transfers such as Ty Wilmsmeyer (Missouri), Hudson White (Texas Tech), Jack Wagner (Tarleton State), amongst others. The pitching staff is loaded, and look out for Texas Tech transfer Mason Molina. Arkansas is a safe bet to get back to the CWS.
Oregon State Beavers +2500
One could argue that a 25-1 price tag is an insane value and deserves a lot more respect for a team that could have been a preseason No. 1 team. The Beavers return seven players from 2023’s lineup who hit .300 or better, and four of those players hit double-digit homers. Travis Bazzana should be in the mix to win the Golden Spikes Award after posting an OPS of 1.122 last year. The pitching staff has some question marks and transfer Aiden May could be an X factor for Oregon State. The staff returns Jacob Kmatz and his 4.71 ERA and Jaren Hunter looked great in seven starts last season.
Auburn Tigers +6000
The Tigers are a bit of a dark horse but should have a better team on paper than 2023’s version that hosted a Regional. They return a lot at the plate and on the mound. Ike Irish and Bobby Peirce are two key pieces to the offense that return, and this year’s team should boast a strong pitching staff led by Christian Herberholz and Will Cannon. They also got an underrated transfer in shortstop Cooper Weiss (Miami of Ohio) who won the Mid-American Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year award while hitting .303 with 12 long balls.
College World Series 2024 Odds
Wake Forest +700 – LSU +750 – Florida +900 – Arkansas +1000 – Tennessee +1400 – Vanderbilt +1600
Texas A&M +2000 – TCU +2000 – Oregon State +2500 – Virginia +2500 – Texas +2500 – Clemson +2800
South Carolina +3000 – Alabama +3500 – UCLA +3500 – North Carolina +4000 – Stanford +4000
East Carolina +5000 – Oklahoma State +5000 – NC State +5000 – Kentucky +5000 – Auburn +6000
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