College World Series Winner

by Harry Gagnon

Thursday, Jun 18, 2026
The latest line is that the North Carolina Tar Heels are -160 to beat the Oklahoma Sooners in the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. It’s a bit of a price to lay but I’m going to lay it with the Tar Heels. They have 12 more wins than Oklahoma has on the season and even though the Sooners have figured out how to get through regionals in Atlanta & Lawrence, their luck runs out here. UNC has scored more runs & have more hits than Oklahoma and have a higher team batting average. When it comes to pitching they possess a full run better ERA wise as well. UNC’s first 4 batters have batting averages of .292 or better.  With having better pitching & having outfielder Owen Hull are my main reasons for taking them to win the championship. Hull has a remarkable.398 batting average on the season & has a OBP of over .500. I can’t see Oklahoma even stealing a game. I got the Tar Heels -160 & winning it in 2 games in the best 2 out of 3 format). 

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