Knoxville Regional Odds
 | Tennessee Volunteers | -250 |
 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | +300 |
 | Cincinnati Bearcats | +750 |
 | Miami (OH) RedHawks | +4000 |
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1. Tennessee Volunteers: When it comes to pitching depth, there aren't many teams with more of it than the Volunteers. They have the best pitcher in the country in Liam Doyle and a bunch of flamethrowers behind him.
Although, the Tennessee bats are also elite, as they rank fourth in wRC+ and seventh in OPS.
The Vols are a team I’ve had a College World Series ticket on for a while, and their potential Super Regional matchup with Arkansas has created value on them again.
They're going to be competitive in that series and are worth a flyer to make a deep run into Omaha.
2. Wake Forest Demon Deacons: The Deacs are an interesting draw as a 2-seed in Knoxville. Their lineup flashed a ton of power this season, and they have a bona fide ace in Logan Lunceford.
However, it’s going to be difficult for them to match up with the Vols because they don’t have the pitching depth. While it's possible they slug their way through the region, I have a hard time seeing them do that twice against Tennessee.
3. Cincinnati Bearcats: This Cincinnati club is a bit overinflated by RPI. This team didn't prove very much despite playing the 17th-toughest schedule in the country.
The Bearcats were swept by Arizona and West Virginia while also losing a series to TCU. None of their wins are more notable than their losses, and on paper, they're average on both sides of the ball.
I don’t see them getting past Wake if Lunceford is on the mound Friday.
4. Miami (OH) RedHawks: What’s the NCAA Tournament without a little MACtion? The RedHawks should be a solid representative of the MAC, as they went 23-7 in conference play and earned a win over Kentucky.
However, Cincinnati swept the season series against them because Miami has a glaring issue on the bump. The RedHawks posted a team ERA of 6.31, and that’s not a number you want to take in against any of the three lineups in this region.
Knoxville Regional Picks
Pick: Tennessee to Win College World Series (+1200 · bet365) · Wake Forest ML -160 vs. Cincinnati (DraftKings)
