Oddsmakers Support Path for WVU Baseball to Win National Title

Days away from the start of the 2026 College World Series, oddsmakers are showing a potential path for WVU baseball to win the national title.

As of Tuesday, June 9, both DraftKings and FanDuel have West Virginia as a favorite to get by Troy and then give Steve Sabins’ team a similar shot to win the whole thing.

On DraftKings, WVU is at -210 to beat Troy in their opening matchup and +750 to leave Omaha as the champions of college baseball. Similarly, they’re -220 on FanDuel over Troy and +700 to capture the championship. Other notable sportsbooks are offering the same type of spreads, too.

West Virginia will meet Troy on Friday, June 12, at 2 p.m. ET. The game will air on ESPN and WVU will be the designated home team.

Details Set for Opening Game of WVU Baseball in College World Series

For Troy’s path to Omaha, the Trojans hosted their Super Regional after knocking out national title contenders like Florida and Miami during the opening weekend; they swept Little Rock 2-0, winning 7-2 and 12-2 to punch their ticket for Omaha. Troy finished second in the Sun Belt Tournament and went 38-30 on the season, the first 30-loss team to make it to Omaha in nearly two decades.

As far as the rest of the opening weekend, the winner of the game between the Mountaineers and Trojans will take on the winner of the North Carolina vs. Ole Miss game on Sunday at 7 p.m. ET. The losers of the two games will play an elimination game on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET.

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