We're back to Bracket 1 on the third day of the College World Series, where we'll see one team's journey end while another will be just one win away from punching a ticket to the final.
Let’s dive into my NCAA baseball predictions and college baseball picks for Sunday, June 14.
College Baseball Picks, Predictions
The team logos in the table below represent each of the matchups that Action Network's Doug Ziefel is targeting from today's slate of College World Series games. Click on the team logos for any of the matchups below to navigate to a specific bet discussed in this article.
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Troy vs. Ole Miss
Through the first two days of the College World Series, I have yet to play any totals. The one big factor into totals for games at Charles Schwab Field is the wind.
The wind at this park will drastically impact scoring, and it's set to do just that in the elimination game of Bracket 1 this afternoon. Winds are projected to blow in from left center at game time with gusts ranging between 15 and 20 miles per hour.
Those gusts are more than enough to deaden flyballs and aid two solid starting pitchers. The first of those is Ole Miss's ace, Hunter Elliot. Elliot was supplanted by Rabe in the opener, who proved he earned that game.
However, having Elliot for the Rebels in this matchup is a huge edge. Elliot is the lone member of Ole Miss's 2022 national championship team, on which he rose to the occasion multiple times in Omaha.
He faces a Troy lineup that is riding incredibly high and has continued its hot hitting against West Virginia, ultimately falling short on the scoreboard.
On the other side of this pitching matchup, Troy turns to Tommy Egan, who has the best stuff on the Trojans' staff and actually has a better xFIP and SIERA than his counterpart this afternoon.
While the quality of competition faced by the two starters is quite different, Egan has shown to have Quad 1 stuff, and with the weather helping him keep the ball in the yard, this game will stay under the total.
Pick: Under 10.5 (+100, DraftKings)
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West Virginia vs. North Carolina
The Ole Miss bullpen may have failed me on Friday, but I am going to continue to fade the North Carolina Tar Heels, as the West Virginia Mountaineers match up well with them.
At this stage, it starts on the mound, and that is where West Virginia has the edge with Maxx Yehl. Yehl, the Big 12 Pitcher of the Year, had a tremendous season, posting a 2.10 ERA and 1.06 WHIP, and he has not slowed down in the postseason.
Yehl, a lefty, will cause fits for the Tar Heels lineup that features five lefties, including their hottest hitter, Owen Hull.
As for the Tar Heels, their starter Ryan Lynch has electric stuff, but he does not miss a ton of bats, and command is much more of a concern than it is for Yehl. The off days help each pen be fresh if either falter, but to me it's clear the Mountaineers are being undervalued
Pick: West Virginia ML +125
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