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College World Series odds: SEC teams dominate early betting action
By Andrew Olson
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College baseball season recently got underway, and the SEC looks as strong as ever. Five different conference programs have claimed the last 5 national titles at the College World Series in Omaha: Vanderbilt (2019), Mississippi State (2021), Ole Miss (2022), LSU (2023) and Tennessee (2024).
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On Friday, BetMGM shared the latest College World Series betting data with Saturday Down South. LSU and Texas A&M, along with Virginia, have already seen notable line movement from opening odds.
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Line movement (opening, current at BetMGM)
- LSU +1400, +700
- Texas A&M +1100, +700
- Virginia +2500, +900
When it comes to the 3 most bet teams, it’s a clean sweep for the SEC, with Tennessee receiving notable action to make it back-to-back national titles.
Highest Ticket (BetMGM)
- LSU 21.0%
- Texas A&M 13.3%
- Tennessee 10.1%
On the handle (the amount of money bet), however, Virginia is in the top 3 (hence the line movement).
Highest Handle (BetMGM)
- Texas A&M 23.6%
- LSU 22.7%
- Virginia 12.8%
With the most bets on LSU at the second-highest handle, the Tigers are BetMGM’s biggest liability at +700.
We’ll see how these numbers change as the season progresses!
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
