Wildcats are up against tough Arizona sports betting odds as the college baseball postseason begins.
The Arizona Wildcats will embark on their 41st NCAA Baseball Tournament appearance this Friday, traversing three time zones for the journey.
The Wildcats (37-23 overall, 16-14 Pac-12) clinched the second seed in the Coral Gables Regional, which is being hosted by Miami.
To secure a return trip to Omaha, Arizona must strategize on how to overcome the formidable ACC team that boasted a 39-18 record in the regular season and an impressive 28-8 home record in 2022.
The Wildcats will take on Ole Miss (32-22, 14-16 SEC) in their first challenge at 4 p.m. Arizona time on Friday.
Here is a tutorial on how to make wagers on the upcoming NCAA Baseball Tournament, the first one to take place since Arizona sports betting was introduced in September.
Coral Gables Regional Schedule
On Friday, the schedule is as follows: Canisius will play against No. 6 Miami at 9 a.m. on ESPN+ in Game 1, while Ole Miss will face off against Arizona at 4 p.m. on ESPNU in Game 2.
On Saturday, Game 3 will see the loser of Game 1 play against the loser of Game 2, while Game 4 will have the winner of Game 1 facing off against the winner of Game 2.
The winner of Game 3 will play against the loser of Game 4 in Game 5 on Sunday. In Game 6, the winner of Game 4 will compete against the winner of Game 5.
If necessary, Game 7 will feature a rematch of Game 6 on Monday.
Wildcats are unlikely to win the Coral Gables Regional.
Caesars Sportsbook Arizona has ranked Arizona as the third favorite to win the regional, placing them behind Miami and Ole Miss despite being the No. 2 seed in the pod, with odds of +320.
In Arizona, FanDuel Sportsbook has Wildcats listed with +380 odds to win the regional, placing them third behind the Hurricanes (-125) and Rebels (+175).
DraftKings Sportsbook Arizona has the Wildcats listed as a +125 moneyline underdog in their tournament opener against the Rebels.
Throughout their history, the Wildcats have secured five regional championships, emerging victorious in the years 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2021.
Coral Gables Regional Winner
Arizona is positioned in the middle of the pack to potentially win the College World Series.
The best Arizona betting apps provide odds for the Wildcats to win the College World Series, ranging from +6000 at Caesars Sportsbook Arizona to +10000 at FanDuel Sportsbook Arizona.
Arizona, along with TCU, Ole Miss, East Carolina, and Maryland, is tied for 23rd place in the 64-team field with odds of +6600 to win the championship on BetMGM.
The Wildcats are ranked 28th with +7500 odds to win the 2022 College World Series on DraftKings Sportsbook Arizona.
Odds for Winning the College World Series
Keep an eye on the players from Arizona during the tournament.
Among the MLB Draft prospects on the Wildcats’ team this year, catcher Daniel Susac is considered the most highly regarded.
In 2022, Susac, a sophomore from Arizona eligible for the draft, led the team in average (.367), hits (94), RBIs (61), and slugging percentage (.591). The Athletic’s Keith Law currently ranks him as the 12th-best prospect in the upcoming draft.
Watch out for starting pitcher Garrett Irvin, who led the team in innings pitched with 89.1 and had an impressive 3.22 ERA, as well as a strikeout-to-walk ratio of over 2-to-1.
Irvin and his teammate TJ Nichols were instrumental in leading the Arizona pitching staff to their first College World Series appearance in five years last season.
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Peterson Christopher has been reporting on sports and sports betting in Arizona for more than seven years. He has worked for ArizonaSports.com, the Tucson Weekly, and the Green Valley News before becoming the lead writer at yengols.com.
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