Kentucky vs LSU Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for Super Regionals Game 1 (Back a High-Scoring Contest in Baton Rouge)

The 2023 NCAA Baseball Tournament continues on Saturday, featuring Game 1 of the Baton Rouge Super Regional between the Kentucky Wildcats and LSU Tigers.

Kentucky vs LSU Game Info

• Date: Saturday, June 10, 2023
• Time: 3 p.m. ET
• Venue: Alex Box Stadium – Baton Rouge, LA
• Coverage: ESPN, ESPN+

Kentucky overcame an early loss at the Lexington Regional by winning back-to-back games against the Indiana Hoosiers to advance to this spot. Meanwhile, LSU hardly broke a sweat at the Baton Rouge regional as it posted a 3-0 record, which included a 13-7 clinching victory over Oregon State.

Kentucky vs LSU Odds & Spread

• All College Baseball betting lines, odds and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: UK: (+210) | LSU: (-280)
• Spread: UK: +2.5 (-138) | LSU: -2.5 (+106)
• Total: 11.5 -- Over: (-112) | Under: (-118)

LSU enters this contest as the favorite on the moneyline and spread per FanDuel Sportsbook's odds. This 3 p.m. ET clash also features a projected total of 11.5 runs with the under being slightly favored at -118 odds.

Kentucky vs LSU Betting Trends

• Kentucky is 10-6 straight up in its last 16 games.
• LSU is 9-5 straight up in its last 14 games.
• Kentucky is scoring an average of 5.8 runs in its last 10 games.
• LSU is scoring an average of 7.2 runs in its last 10 games.
• LSU is 2-1 straight up in three games against Kentucky this season.

Kentucky vs LSU Prediction & Pick

These are two teams that are quite familiar with one another. LSU hold an all-time record of 57-32-1 against Kentucky and that mark was improved when the Tigers took two of three games from the Wildcats in April. Head coach Jay Johnson's team scored at least 7 runs in each of those contests.

I like LSU's chances of keeping that offensive success going considering they averaged a reliable 8.7 runs per game during their undefeated regionals run. Kentucky is only 11-11 on the road this season and has been outscored 42-32 over its last seven away games. LSU is a dominant 31-7 at home.

Back the Tigers to get one step closer to Omaha with a win in front of what should be a great crowd.

Final Score Prediction: Kentucky: 5 | LSU: 8

Kentucky vs LSU Best Bet

More than 11 runs were scored in all three of the matchups between Kentucky and LSU back in April. In fact, two of those three games saw at least 22 runs put on the board. These remain two of the best offenses in college baseball considering the Wildcats rank 13th in on-base percentage (.418) and the Tigers rank fourth in runs per game (9.3). Trust the bats to get going at Alex Box Stadium on Saturday.

Bet: Over 11.5 Total Runs (-112)

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