College World Series Picks & Predictions for Wednesday, June 18

• Four teams remain in the College World Series as the Bracket Finals start on June 18
• Coastal Carolina and LSU are both one win away from the College World Series Finals
• See below for my College World Series picks today

Coastal Carolina and LSU are in the driver’s seat in the College World Series. Both need just one win today to advance to the College World Series Finals, which start on Saturday, June 21. Louisville and Arkansas need a win to force a Game 7 in their bracket that will be played tomorrow.

LSU is the current favorite in the latest College World Series odds, but they will have a tough game today against Arkansas, who what the favorite to win the National Championship heading into the College World Series.

Keep reading for my college baseball picks for Wednesday, June 18.

College World Series Picks

College Baseball Pick #1: Coastal Carolina -1.5 vs Louisville

I have bet against Louisville a lot in the College World Series, and it has not gone my way, but I am doing it again today against Coastal Carolina. The Chanticleers have won 25 straight games and predict that they will win again to advance to the College World Series Final.

Riley Eikhoff threw 45 pitches against Arizona in Game 1, so he is available for the Chanticleers, who have the second-best team ERA in the country. Louisville, on the other hand, has thrown a lot of different pitchers the past few days as they have battled through the losers’ bracket. Their ace, Patrick Forbes, could be available in relief if the Cardinals go down early, but they likely want to save him for a potential Game 7 tomorrow.

Coastal Carolina is -2.5 at multiple books, but there are still some -1.5s out there, and that is a good value for a team that has not lost since April 22. Both of these teams are similar in the fact that they put pressure on opposing defenses, but I trust Coastal Carolina more. Louisville has capitalized on mistakes from the other team, but Coastal does not make mistakes defensively, as they finished first in the Sun Belt in fielding percentage this season. Louisville has had a tremendous run in Omaha, but it ends today against the Chanticleers.

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College Baseball Pick #2: Louisville/Coastal Carolina Over 11

Even with Coastal Carolina’s pitching, I believe runs will be scored in Omaha on Thursday afternoon. Both lineups fit perfectly in Omaha’s ballpark. They manufacture runs by getting on base, stealing, and bunting. Even when home runs are not being hit, both teams find ways to get runs. Louisville has scored three runs, eight runs, and seven runs in its three College World Series games.

The Cardinals will not go down without a fight, so they should score runs here in Omaha. Coastal Carolina has not hit a home run in the College World Series, but they still scored seven runs and six runs in their two CWS games. Coastal has the pitching advantage, which is why I believe they will win, but I also like the over in the afternoon game.

College Baseball Pick #3: LSU ML vs Arkansas

The rematch that everyone expected and wanted to see happens tonight. The two CWS favorites heading into the tournament play each other again. If LSU wins, they will reach the College World Series Final. If Arkansas wins, they will force a Game 7 in Bracket 2.

Arkansas will likely have Landon Beidelschies on the mound, who has not pitched since regionals. Gabe Gaeckle will also likely throw some pitches in relief for the Razorbacks. Beidelschies has a .492 ERA on the season and struggled with LSU during the regular season, allowing three earned runs through two innings in his one appearance against the Tigers.

LSU is 3-1 against Arkansas this season, and I believe they will get another win tonight. Their lineup has been more impressive, and the Tiger fans will be loud in Omaha. Arkansas’s lineup came together towards the end of the UCLA game, but they struggled against LSU in Game 1 and against Murray State in their second game.

The Tigers’ pitching staff is more vulnerable tonight without Kade Anderson, Anthony Eyanson, and Casan Evans, but they still have enough arms to deploy to get the win tonight against the Razorbacks.