Texas vs Stanford Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for Super Regionals Game 1 (Don't Expect a Ton of Runs on Saturday)

The 2023 NCAA Baseball Tournament continues on Saturday, featuring Game 1 of the Stanford Super Regional between the Texas Longhorns and Stanford Cardinal.

Texas vs Stanford Game Info

• Date: Saturday, June 10, 2023
• Time: 6 p.m. ET
• Venue: Klein Field – Stanford, CA
• Coverage: ESPN2, ESPN+

Texas hardly broke a sweat in the Coral Gables Regional as they posted a 3-0 record and beat Miami by a final score of 10-6 to clinch a Super Regionals spot. Meanwhile, Stanford overcame an early loss to win their home regional with back-to-back victories over Texas A&M (scores of 13-5 and 7-1).

Texas vs Stanford Odds & Spread

• All College Baseball betting lines, odds and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: TEXAS: (-113) | STAN: (-113)
• Spread: TEXAS: -1.5 (+136) | STAN: +1.5 (-178)
• Total: 12.5 -- Over: (-110) | Under: (-120)

Both teams enter this contest with -113 moneyline odds on FanDuel Sportsbook, which suggests it could go either way. This 6 p.m. ET clash also features a projected total of 12.5 runs with the under favored at -120 odds.

Texas vs Stanford Betting Trends

• Texas is 8-2 straight up in its last 10 games.
• Stanford is 8-3 straight up in its last 11 games.
• Texas is scoring an average of 9.2 runs over its last 10 games.
• Stanford is scoring an average of 9.4 runs over its last 10 games.
• Stanford is 34-30 straight up across 64 all-time matchups against Texas.

Texas vs Stanford Prediction & Pick

These teams last met in 2019 as Stanford took three of four games from the visiting Texas squad. A lot has changed since that point, but I expect the Cardinal to dominate in a similar way this time, too. After all, they are 22-8 at home for a reason as they average 8.6 runs per game (No. 11 in NCAA).

Stanford isn't just a team that scores a ton of runs, though, as it also ranks 16th in strikeouts per nine innings (10.4). They are a balanced team, which cannot be said about the Longhorns. Texas can match Stanford's dominance in pitching, but they only average 7.2 runs per game (No. 90 in NCAA).

Give me Stanford in a close battle as the home crowd helps motivate the Cardinal to a victory.

Final Score Prediction: Texas: 5 | Stanford: 6

Texas vs Stanford Best Bet

There's a lot to like about the chances of a low-scoring game breaking out on Saturday. Both of these teams can rack up strikeouts with relative ease and that will come in handy when attempting to stop rallies. Overall, less than 13 total runs have been scored in each of the least seven matchups between Texas and Stanford. The same thing can be said about four of Texas' last five games this season.

Bet: Under 12.5 Total Runs (-120)

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