Coastal Carolina became the first team to punch its ticket to Omaha yesterday, but there will be at least three more teams joining the Chanticleers today.
With many teams fighting to keep their respective seasons alive, the pressure is high, and we're going to see every team battle.
With another tremendous slate ahead, let's dive into my two college baseball picks and NCAA Super Regional predictions for Sunday, June 8.
College Baseball Picks for NCAA Super Regionals
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 games. Click on the team logos for any of the matchups below to navigate to a specific bet discussed in this article.
| Game | Time (ET) | Pick |
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  | 12 p.m. | |
  | 3 p.m. | |
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UNC vs Arizona Pick
Coming into this Super Regional, the North Carolina Tar Heels' biggest advantage was their pitching depth. However, Game 2 tested that, as the Tar Heels burned through both Jason DeCaro and Aidan Haugh just to be pushed to a third game.
With their second and third starters unavailable for this matchup, their bullpen will be tested once again.
On the other side of this matchup, Arizona gets to throw Smith Bailey, who held a 3.97 ERA this season and isn't due for much regression.
It's clear the pitching pendulum has swung in Arizona's favor, and it could be up to Ryan Lynch, who started the ACC Tournament Championship game, to give the Tar Heels length again.
With the Wildcats having the edge on the mound, I don't see UNC pulling away in this one. Back Arizona to cover the run line.
Pick: Arizona +3.5 (-125)
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Arkansas vs Tennessee Pick
This was the Super Regional that was circled by many, as it features two legitimate national title contenders.
Game 1 had it all with Zach Root and Marcus Phillips dueling and displaying a ton of emotion on the mound. The top bats also showed up on both sides to generate offense, but in the end, Arkansas held on.
All that brings us to Game 2. Tennessee will hand the ball to Golden Spikes finalist Liam Doyle. Doyle has arguably been the best pitcher in the country this season, but the Razorbacks have had his number historically.
Earlier this season, Doyle allowed five runs and lasted just 3 1/3 innings pitched. And while at Ole Miss last season, he surrendered eight runs over 4 2/3 innings.
However, this may be the revenge spot for Doyle, who showed how much this postseason means to him in an emotional relief appearance on Monday.
As for the Razorbacks, they will counter with Gage Wood, who should be just as amped for this matchup. Wood has just as much upside to dominate as Doyle. In his 25 1/3 innings this season, he held a 1.14 WHIP and a strikeout per nine rate of 17.8 while boasting the lowest xFIP and SIERA in the country.
I'm fully expecting these two to duel and keep the scoring to a minimum.
Pick: Under 10 (-109)
