LSU-Coastal Carolina to decide College World Series champion

The first day of summer hits this weekend as the College World Series best-of-3 championship series begins in Omaha between the favored LSU Tigers and Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. 

Leading online sportsbooks have posted series and Game 1 odds for Saturday's opening matchup. Top online sportsbook BetOnline offers dime line basetball betting odds along with affiliate Sportsbetting.ag. They opened LSU (-190) as nearly a 2/1 favorite to take home the title over Coastal Carolina (+155), and the Tigers entered the college baseball season with the second-best odds (7/1) to be the last team standing in Omaha.

LSU's dramatic 3-run 9th inning walk-off 6-5 victory last night against SEC rival Arkansas sent the Tigers (51-15) to the championship series where they face the Chanticleers (56-11). Coastal Carolina is the Sun Belt conference's best, and they roll into the championship series riding a 26-game winning streak. The Chanticleers have outscored NCAA Tournament opponents 64-25, so this is no "underdog." 

What LSU coach Jay Johnson said, and the Tigers togetherness. 

"This is a model team, and there hasn't been much of this. It's been a consistent effort from, whatever, August 24, first team meeting through the ninth inning tonight. I think about the walk-off wins we had at home against these guys (Arkansas), against Tennessee. And they just stay with it." 

"The mental toughness is really like nothing I've ever seen before, and the investment in the team. We've got guys who are going to go to pro baseball, but it's all about this. I mean, it's not just a saying. Like at LSU baseball the expectation of the baseball players I'll place the needs of the team above my own. We have so many examples of that. I'm just really thankful."

LSU WALKS IT OFF TO ADVANCE TO THE MCWS FINALS 😱

WHAT A GAME‼️ @LSUbaseball pic.twitter.com/pePb35RAKD

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 19, 2025

Coastal Carolina started the season with 55/1 odds to win the College World Series title, per BOL, and higher at other leading online sportsbooks. The "Chants Up" faithful are hoping their team can take home their second CWS title in school history. LSU is shooting for their 8th CWS title having last won it all in 2023. 

Here are the current odds for Game 1 and the series, via SportsBetting.ag.

College World Series Game 1 Odds (Saturday, June 21)

Coastal Carolina (+125) vs. LSU (-160)
Over/Under - 8.5 runs

ESPN and ESPN+ provide the coverage of Games 1 and 3 with ABC broadcasting Game 2 on Sunday, June 21 from Omaha. 

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MLB Key Series in June 

While the college players are shooting for a national title, the pros in Major League Baseball are drawing more watch and wager action with a number of key series in the American League and National League this weekend and throughout June. 

June 20-22: Detroit (47-27) at Tampa Bay (41-33)
Tigers MLB-best record and Rays current top AL Wild Card team. The Yankees (42-31) and Astros (43-31) are the other division leaders with the Blue Jays (40-33) also in the Wild Card and AL East race. 

June 20-22: New York at Philadelphia / Washington at Los Angeles / Cincinnati at St. Louis
The Dodgers (46-29), Mets (45-29) and Cubs (45-28) are leading the three National League divisions and all playing greater than .600 baseball. The NL depth is strong with the Phillies (44-30) currently the top Wild Card and just 1-game behind the Mets in the NL East as those top-2 teams open a key series Friday, June 20 in Philadelphia. The Giants (41-33) and Padres (39-34) are staying in the NL West chase behind heavy pre-season favorite LA Dodgers. 

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June 20-22: Boston at San Francisco / Milwaukee at Minnesota / Kansas City at San Diego / Seattle at Chicago Cubs 

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