Arkansas vs LSU Odds, Predictions & Picks for CWS (June 18)

• The LSU Tigers are one win over the Arkansas Razorbacks away from the World Series Final
• Arkansas will need to beat the Tigers in back-to-back games to advance
• See my Arkansas vs LSU picks and prediction, plus the odds for their June 18 game at the CWS

It’s only fitting that the two highest-ranked teams left standing in the College World Series duke it out to get to the best-of-three championship at the College World Series. The 6th-ranked LSU Tigers (50-15) can book their spot if they can do what they did at the start of the CWS: knock of the 3rd-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks (50-14).

The Razorbacks gutted their way through the elimination side to set up this showdown, and will need to knock off the Tigers in back-to-back games to advance. Action gets underway Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET from Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska, with ESPN/ ESPN+ carrying the broadcast.

Arkansas vs LSU Odds

The Razorbacks’ recent run has them the slight -130 favorite on the moneyline against the Tigers, who come back as +102 underdogs. On the runline, Arkansas is priced at +124 to win by multiple runs, while LUS +1.5 has been set at -158. The total is sitting at 10.5 runs with the over slightly favored at -120.

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The winner of this finale squares off with the winner between no. 13 of Coastal Carolina-Louisville in a best-of-three series to determine the CWS champion. The latest College World Series odds have LSU as the betting favorite to take it all at +100, with Arkansas in the three-spot at +280. Coastal Carolina (+215) is sandwiched in between, with Louisville a distant +2000 underdog.

Arkansas vs LSU Picks & Prediction

• Arizona ML (-130) at FanDuel

The Razorbacks were sent on this path as they were outpitched in the CWS opener, losing to LSU 4-1.

They have responded like gangbusters, with pitching and hitting contributing on their tightrope act to get back into the winner’s side and get another shot at the Tigers.

Gage Wood set the tone for the Razorbacks, throwing the first no-hitter in MCWS play since 1960 in a 3-0 win-or-go-home game against Murray State. Wood wowed Omaha, striking out 19 batters when going the distance.

SEC player of the year Wehiwa Aloy did the heavy lifting in a 7-3 win over UCLA to bring them all the way back. He blasted his 21st homer of the year, a 2-run job to get things going in the first, then added an RBI triple in the fourth.

The Tigers took care of business on their end, dispatching the Bruins earlier to stay undefeated in Omaha with a 9-5 victory. Stormy weather forced this one to be played over two days, but the Tigers managed to maintain the momentum they had built in opening a 5-3 lead.

Pitcher Casan Evans pitched 4 1/3 scorless innings in the restart, surrendering just four hits and one walk, while striking out five Bruins.

Jared Jones had the big hit of the day drilling a 3-run homer to give LSU a lead they would not relinquish the rest of the way.

The Tigers have now won both their games in the CWS by knocking the starting pitcher out before the fourth inning.

Starters have not been announced yet, but it’s likely LSU will start Kade Anderson. He did a number on Arkansas in the opener, going seven innings, allowing just three hits, one run, and striking out seven.

Because Zach Root started against the Bruins in their elimination game, it is probably Gabe Gaeckle who gets the call for Arkansas. He pitched six innings in relief of Groot agianst LSU, striking out 10, allowing just three hits and one earned run.

These teams are so evenly matched, I just don’t see this not getting pushed to a deciding, winner-take-all with a spot in the College World Series finale on the line.