Santa Clara vs Arkansas Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for Regionals Game (Razorbacks Create Separation at Home)

The 2023 College World Series gets underway on Friday, featuring an exciting regionals matchup between the Santa Clara Broncos and Arkansas Razorbacks.

Santa Clara vs Arkansas Game Info

• Date: Friday, June 2, 2023
• Time: 3:00 p.m. ET
• Venue: Baum-Walker Stadium – Fayetteville, Arkansas
• Coverage: ESPN+

Santa Clara is back in the College World Series for the first time since 1962 after winning this year's WCC Tournament. Meanwhile, Arkansas is the No. 3 seed in the tournament, having gone 41-16 while finishing as the SEC regular-season champions.

Santa Clara vs Arkansas Odds & Spread

• All College Baseball betting lines, odds and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: SCU: (+255) | ARK: (-350)
• Spread: SCU: +2.5 (-110) | ARK: -2.5 (-118)

Arkansas enters this contest as clear home favorites on the moneyline and spread per FanDuel Sportsbook's odds. This 3 p.m. ET clash also features the Razorbacks being favored to cover the 2.5-run spread at -118 odds.

Santa Clara vs Arkansas Betting Trends

• Santa Clara is 8-0 straight up (SU) in its last eight games.
• Arkansas is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games.
• Santa Clara is scoring an average of 10.6 runs in its last eight games.
• Arkansas is averaging 6.2 runs in its last six games.
• This is the first-ever head-to-head matchup between Santa Clara and Arkansas.

Santa Clara vs Arkansas Prediction & Pick

Santa Clara has been lighting up the competition lately, but there's a difference between facing WCC programs and the SEC regular-season champions. The Razorbacks have no shortage of offensive talent, including the trio of Jace Bohrofen, Jared Wegner, and Kendall Diggs, who each recorded at least 11 home runs and 48 RBIs.

Arkansas is also no stranger to the College World Series, having made it to the semifinals just last year. Santa Clara doesn't have that experience seeing as it hasn't made it to the tournament in over 60 years.

As one of the favorites to win it all this year (+850, T-No. 3 on FanDuel Sportsbook), back Arkansas to pick up the victory here.

Final Score Prediction: Arkansas: 7 | Santa Clara: 4

Santa Clara vs Arkansas Best Bet

Betting options are limited in the college baseball landscape and backing the Razorbacks on the moneyline doesn't provide much value. Instead, I'll take Arkansas to cover the 2.5-run spread. Dave Van Horn's squad knows how to get the job done, proven by its four regional championships since 2018. A WCC program like Santa Clara will have issues keeping things close.

Bet: Arkansas -2.5 (-118)

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