The 2024 college baseball season kicked off on February 16, and the push toward the College World Series is officially on. This also means the opening of college baseball futures odds. Here’s a look at the 2024 college baseball futures landscape, including odds and some interesting teams to consider.
Updated February 29, 2024.
What teams can be bet on?
For this guide, we will only focus on 2024 college baseball futures bets to win the College World Series. Futures bets for the College World Series can be found in several sportsbooks, including BetMGM.
It’s worth noting that several states have restrictions on college sports betting. For example, individuals in New York and New Jersey can’t bet on teams that are located in the state.
Odds
Here are the odds for some of the favorites for the College World Series, per BetMGM:
- Wake Forest: +700
- LSU: +800
- Florida: +1000
- Arkansas: +1000
- Vanderbilt: +1800
- Tennessee: +1300
- TCU: +2000
- Texas A&M: +2000
- Clemson: +3000
- Oregon State: +1800
- Virginia: +3000
- Texas: +3000
- South Carolina: +3000
- UCLA: +3500
- Stanford: +5000
- Oregon: +5000
- Alabama: +4000
- North Carolina: +5000
- Auburn: +5000
- East Carolina: +3500
- Duke: +3500
These odds will change throughout the year.
Picks to consider
Wake Forest is the odds-on favorite to win the College World Series in 2024 — and for good reason.
The Demon Deacons lost Rhett Lowder last summer but arguably have a better rotation in 2024 than in 2023. The trio of Josh Hartle, Michael Massey, and newcomer Chase Burns have been excellent. And on offense, potential first-round picks Nick Kurtz and Seaver King lead a deep offense.
LSU, meanwhile, has one of the nation’s best starters in Luke Holman, as well as potential first-round hurler Thatcher Hurd leading the charge. Holman threw 12.1 scoreless frames over his first two outings and struck out 18 to this point.
And with a strong offense that includes Tommy White, slugger Jared Jones, and Paxton Kling, LSU should be a very interesting team to watch.
Outside of the early favorites, two teams to consider here are TCU (+2000) and Texas (+3000).
TCU went to the College World Series last year and is off to a flying start in 2024. The Horned Frogs went 9-0 to begin the season, a stretch that included a dominant sweep of #20 UCLA.
TCU’s starting pitching is a concern, as their rotation hasn’t been strong to this point. However, the Horned Frogs have a deep lineup that includes Payton Tolle and potential 2024 first-round pick Anthony Silva.
The Longhorns, meanwhile, are looking to make it to the CWS after narrowly missing out in 2023. A powerhouse lineup led by Jared Thomas and a rotation led by Lebarron Johnson Jr., one of the best starters in the nation, is worth watching.
Texas will have a stiff test on the weekend of March 1 when the Longhorns face LSU and Vanderbilt. And with conference play set to begin soon, we’ll get a good look at what these teams really look like.
Chris Studley contributed to this report.
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