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- GEORGIA
+ 275 - NORTH CAROLINA
+ 300 - TEXAS
+ 300 - WEST VIRGINA
+ 700 - OLE MISS
+ 750 - ALABAMA
+ 1400 - OKLAHOMA
+ 1600 - TROY
Updated WS Odds
- Thread starter Tarheeldoc20
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The only odds that matter are the initial odds. Everything else is just the house trying to balance the books.
Since 3 of the top 5 are in our bracket does that make it the toughest?
Not exactly true since wisdom of the crowds or perhaps more importantly, information from sharps is factored in.
Jimmy is right on those posted odds shifted from the initial odds. As of now though, UNC and UGA (+275) and Texas (+300)
Each three field .980+. ERA favors UNC (3.86) over Texas (4.08) and Georgia (4.92). Georgia led the nation with 174 homers (Texas 103, UNC 80). The market bought power.
But In-tournament CWS stats say you win if you don't kick the ball around. These combined for 12 homers and fielded .978 or better.
11' South Carolina (1 HR in CWS, .982 in CWS), 13' UCLA (0, .984), 14' Vanderbilt (1, .978), 15' Runner-up Virginia (3, .989), 16' Coastal Carolina (2, .984), 21' Mississippi State (5, 1.000).
Go Heels.
Each three field .980+. ERA favors UNC (3.86) over Texas (4.08) and Georgia (4.92). Georgia led the nation with 174 homers (Texas 103, UNC 80). The market bought power.
But In-tournament CWS stats say you win if you don't kick the ball around. These combined for 12 homers and fielded .978 or better.
11' South Carolina (1 HR in CWS, .982 in CWS), 13' UCLA (0, .984), 14' Vanderbilt (1, .978), 15' Runner-up Virginia (3, .989), 16' Coastal Carolina (2, .984), 21' Mississippi State (5, 1.000).
Go Heels.
Prediction markets don't have books to balance: https://kalshi.com/markets/kxncaabaseball/college-baseball-champion/kxncaabaseball-26
No...the opposite is true. That means it's generally seen as being easier to win our side. Everyone on the other side would have to go through the favorite (UGA) or second/third favorite (TX).
As long as we stop stranding so many RISP like we did this past weekend and our bats wake up, I feel pretty darn good about our chances.
Also, opening game lines are out as well. Heels second biggest favorite to win their opening game (behind West Virginia).
Looking at 112 CWS teams (season stats 2011‑2025), 88% had an ERA ≤5.00, 86% a WHIP ≤1.45, 75% fielded ≥.975, and only 34% hit .300.
North Carolina shows .982 fielding, 3.86 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, .415 OBP, and a solid .293 batting average
Ole Miss has 107 HR, better WHIP (1.32) and strikeout numbers, but fields .974, has a 4.37 ERA, and hits only .264.
That’s why UNC is a -160 favorite and under 8.5 (-110) is sharp. Ole Miss (+124) is a dangerous but flawed power underdog.
North Carolina shows .982 fielding, 3.86 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, .415 OBP, and a solid .293 batting average
Ole Miss has 107 HR, better WHIP (1.32) and strikeout numbers, but fields .974, has a 4.37 ERA, and hits only .264.
That’s why UNC is a -160 favorite and under 8.5 (-110) is sharp. Ole Miss (+124) is a dangerous but flawed power underdog.
