Sam Houston vs Oregon State Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for Regionals Game (Potential Upset Alert in Baton Rouge)

The 2023 NCAA Baseball Tournament gets underway on Friday, featuring an exciting regionals matchup between the Sam Houston Bearkats and Oregon State Beavers.

Sam Houston vs Oregon State Game Info

• Date: Friday, June 2, 2023
• Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
• Venue: Alex Box Stadium – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Coverage: ESPN+

Sam Houston hopes to create some noise in the regionals after capturing its first-ever WAC Tournament Championship. Meanwhile, this marks Oregon State's 13th NCAA Tournament appearance since 2009, meaning the Beavers know how to get the job done when the spotlight is its brightest.

Sam Houston vs Oregon State Odds & Spread

• All College Baseball betting lines, odds and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: SHSU: (+136) | ORST: (-174)
• Spread: SHSU: +1.5 (-130) | ORST: -1.5 (+100)

Oregon State enters this contest as the home favorite on the moneyline and spread per FanDuel Sportsbook's odds. This 8 p.m. ET clash features the Bearkats being favored to cover the spread as underdogs at -130 odds.

Sam Houston vs Oregon State Betting Trends

• Sam Houston is 6-2 straight up (SU) in its last eight games.
• Oregon State is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games.
• Sam Houston is scoring an average of 14.8 runs in its last six games.
• Oregon State is scoring an average of 14.6 runs in its last seven games.
• This is the first-ever head-to-head matchup between Sam Houston and Oregon State.

Sam Houston vs Oregon State Prediction & Pick

Both of these teams have been on offensive tears ahead of tonight's matchup with Sam Houston averaging 14.8 runs in its last six games while Oregon State averages 14.6 in its previous seven. In other words, this clash could come down to which side gets more reliable pitching.

Oregon State starter Trent Sellers has struggled with consistency this season, playing to a 5.13 ERA and 1.485 WHIP over the 14 starts. On the other hand, Sam Houston's likely starter, Coltin Atkinson, is 9-4 with a 4.09 ERA and 1.316 WHIP in 16 starts. The hurlers' stats aren't worlds apart but it's clear that the advantage here goes to the Beavers.

Oregon State might be the favorite, but recent play has me backing Sam Houston.

Final Score Prediction: Sam Houston: 14 | Oregon State: 10

Sam Houston vs Oregon State Best Bet

Betting options are limited in the college baseball landscape, I'm taking Sam Houston as the +1.5 underdog as the best bet. The Bearkats have been solid lately, whereas the Beavers enter the tournament after allowing 27 total runs in back-to-back losses. It'll be a high-scoring shootout, but I trust Sam Houston just a bit more.

Bet: Sam Houston +1.5 (-130)

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