Arizona vs Coastal Carolina Predictions, Picks & Betting Lines
By Michael Harrison in College Baseball News
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- Coastal Carolina is the favorite over Arizona in the first game of the College World Series Friday, June 13
- Coastal Carolina is the third choice to win the MCWS, while Arizona is sixth
- See my Arizona vs Coastal Carolina picks and predictions below
The College World Series begins Friday afternoon, with the double elimination round starting between Arizona (44-19) and Coastal Carolina (53-11). The winner goes on to face whoever emerges victorious between Louisville and Oregon State. The last time Wildcats won the MCWS was 2012, while the Chanticleers last took it in 2016, when they defeated Arizona in the final.
The books are favoring Coastal Carolina over Arizona, with opening pitch set for 2pm ET on Friday, June 13, at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska, with ESPN/ESPN+ providing coverage.
Arizona vs Coastal Carolina Odds
The Chanticleers are strong -230 favorites on the moneyline, an implied win probability of 69.70%. The Wildcats, meanwhile, are +175, an implied probability of just 36.36%. Coastal Carolina is -1.5 (-130) on the runline, and the total is set at 9 runs with -115 odds each way. The winner faces the victor of Louisville/Oregon State, while the loser is up against whichever team drops the Cardinals vs Beavers contest in the first elimination game of the 2025 CWS.
Arizona vs Coastal Carolina Picks & Predictions
- Coastal Carolina runline (-130 at DraftKings)
None of the eight teams remaining in the CWS made it last year. Neither Arizona or Coastal Carolina are the favorite to win it all in the College World Series odds, a distinction that goes to the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Arizona was in the midst of an awful stretch in May, dropping five of six contests, but has since rebounded to take ten of its last eleven. That one loss was to North Carolina in the Chapel Hill NCAA Super Regional, where the Wildcats were pasted 18-2. Arizona recovered to win the final two games of the best-of-three set (10-8 and 4-3) to qualify for the CWS.
Coastal Carolina have had a better run of it, having not lost since April 22nd, with a whopping 23-game winning streak, longest active stretch in the nation. In the Super Regional, they dispatched Auburn 7-6 and 4-1 to get to this point. They have the third shortest odds to win it all at +600, which makes sense given they’re favored pretty handily in this one.
Previous Five Men’s College World Series Winners
No winner in 2020 due to COVID
No team has entered the MCWS with as many consecutive wins as Coastal Carolina since the NCAA Tournament went to its current format in 1999. The Chanticleers 53 wins are most in the nation in manager Kevin Schnall’s first year, following the retirement of Gary Gilmore. It’s their first appearance in the big dance since winning it all versus Arizona in 2016.
The Wildcats are back in the College World Series for the first time since losing both contests in the 2021 edition. For the season, they ranked 49th in the nation with a 4.82 ERA, which reared its ugly head in the aforementioned 18-2 loss to UNC in Game 1 of the Super Regional. Contrast that to their counterparts, who had a sparkling 3.21 ERA, second best of anyone.
Should Arizona have a late lead, they’ll have the utmost confidence, as their closer Tony Pluta was named 1st-team All-American by NCBWA. He had a sensational 1.26 ERA, securing saves in Arizona’s clinching victories in the Big 12 Tournament and Super Regional at North Carolina. He also notched the win in Game 2 of that series.
Arizona’s offense, however, has been wildly inconsistent of late – in five of their last nine outings, they’ve been held to four runs or fewer. On the flip side, in those other four contests, they’ve racked up at least ten runs each time.
Meanwhile, Coastal Carolina has been excellent at preventing runs, which could really stymie the Wildcats. In seven of their last ten affairs, they’ve surrendered two or fewer runs, which is absolutely lights out. Given that they’re the better squad and the pitching is fantastic, I’m inclined to go with Coastal Carolina on the runline at -130.
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Michael "Hound Dog" Harrison is well known in the sports industry as the resident statistician for the SC with Jay Onrait Show. He has worked at TSN for over 19 years, is the CEO of his "All Bets Par Off" weekly golf betting videos and his HDOG POD, along with several others.
