The Arkansas Razorbacks take on the Georgia Bulldogs in college baseball's 2026 SEC Tournament Championship at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday, May 24. The game will be broadcast on ESPN2.
Georgia enters as a favorite of -186 on the moneyline and is -1.5 (+100) on the run line. Arkansas, meanwhile, enters as a +144 underdog and is +1.5 (-128) on the run line. The over/under sits at 12.5 total runs (-113o / -113u).
Tomorrow, the field of 64 will be unveiled, and we’ll be off to the races with the NCAA College Baseball Tournament.
This weekend, a handful of mid-majors secured bids to the postseason. It all wraps today with highly-anticipated showdowns in the SEC, ACC and Big Ten (among others).
We’ve been scorching during conference tournament play. My best bets are 4-0 for +4.5 units, pushing our streak to seven straight winners and an 11-2 run since April 15.
Let's dive into my Arkansas vs Georgia prediction and NCAA baseball picks for Sunday, May 24.
Arkansas vs Georgia Prediction
- Arkansas vs Georgia Pick: Arkansas ML +145
My Georgia vs. Arkansas best bet is on the Razorbacks to win the game outright.
Arkansas vs Georgia Odds
| Arkansas Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Run Line | Total | Moneyline |
+1.5 -128 | 12.5 -113o / -113u | +144 |
| Georgia Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Run Line | Total | Moneyline |
-1.5 +100 | 12.5 -113o / -113u | -186 |
Arkansas vs Georgia Pick, Betting Analysis
When you’re hot, you’re hot.
Arkansas needed to make a statement in the SEC Tournament to be considered a top-16 seed, and it has done just that. The Razorbacks toppled Tennessee, Texas and Auburn to arrive in the title game.
Georgia already locked up a top-16 seed before SEC Tournament play even kicked off; the Bulldogs could have been one-and-done and still hosted a Regional.
Hunter Dietz is likely available for the Hogs today after pitching just 2/3 innings against Texas before giving way to Steele Eaves and Gabe Gaeckle.
Other options include Cole Gibler, who started five games and threw just two innings against Tennessee, and Tate McGuire, who tossed three innings against the Vols.
Georgia’s starters were peppered in their last two outings, giving up seven hits (but just two runs) against Mississippi State and six runs right away to Florida last round. The Dawgs needed to rally from down, 6-0, to avoid being upset by the Gators yesterday.
Finding a rock-solid third starter has been tricky for Georgia. Outside of Joey Volchko and Dylan Vigue, nobody has more than six starts this season.
Caden Aoki finished the season as the Sunday starter, but Auburn crushed him for nine hits and eight earned runs in the final regular-season game, a 14-4 run-rule loss.
Aoki, who has been pretty good this season, was needed last night and threw three innings.
Both 6-foot-7 Matt Scott and junior Zach Brown threw in the last two days. Essentially, Georgia could be throwing a hodgepodge of guys as it adjusts its focus to Regionals and beyond.
I like the recent form and trajectory of Arkansas much better in this game. It’s also setting us up for another classic Razorback postseason — get those hopes up right before an Omaha (or earlier) collapse.
Pick: Arkansas ML +145
