Chapel Hill NCAA Regional Odds
 | North Carolina | -110 |
 | LSU | +110 |
 | Wofford | +900 |
 | Long Island | +10000 |
Read Collin Wilson's full college baseball betting preview for the 2024 NCAA Regionals here.
The Chapel Hill Regional will draw plenty of eyeballs — not because of host North Carolina but because of reigning national champions LSU coming to town.
The Tar Heels dominated ACC conference play, wrapping up the regular-season title before the last weekend series.
Head coach Scott Forbes entered the season with question marks around the pitching staff, filling those holes with true freshmen. Friday night starter and true freshman Jason DeCaro has lived up to the hype leading this staff, while a pair of sophomores in Matthew Matthijs and Dalton Pence have anchored the bullpen.
The Tar Heels' resume is immaculate, featuring victories over East Carolina and UNC Wilmington while racking up 23 wins in the ACC.
The buzz in Chapel Hill will come from the traveling fan base from Baton Rouge, as LSU enters the regional off a heater in the SEC Tournament.
The roster turnover from the 2023 national title team took a toll in March before Gage Jump ascended to the anchor role with Alabama transfer Luke Holman eclipsing all numbers from a season ago.
LSU's best attribute might not be the lineup anchored by Tommy White but rather a pitching staff that's versatile enough to throw anyone at any time.
Nate Ackenhausen, Thatcher Hurd and Javen Coleman bring Omaha experience, while a healthy Christian Little would bolster the staff in a projected showdown against North Carolina.
Wofford may be a complete unknown coming into Chapel Hill, playing just four games in the Quad I range with only a single victory. The Terriers were buried in a March game against Georgia.
Zac Cowan or Camden Wicker will take the mound against a red-hot Tigers lineup, as head coach J.J. Edwards must get more from an offense that didn't produce a single 20-home run hitter.
Every combination of DeCaro and Shea Sprague for UNC versus Jump and Holman for LSU produces a projection within 10 cents of -110. Each team resides over 47% for a series price, with Wofford and LIU having astronomical odds of winning the Regional.
Neither LSU nor North Carolina should have a price greater than -120 for a Regional ticket. Look to take the dog in the futures market with a potential hedge spot in Game 2.
Pick: LSU +105 or Better
