UCLA Loss Completely Flips College Baseball World Series Odds

The college baseball playoffs have only just begun and we already have one of the biggest upsets we'll see in the sport.

The No. 1-ranked UCLA Bruins have been eliminated by the Saint Mary's Gaels in the Los Angeles Regional. The Bruins were 51-6 this season and had just won the Big Ten Tournament. They were also the betting favorites to win the College Baseball World Series.

UCLA lost to Saint Mary's in the first round of Regionals by a score of 3-2, and then squeaked by Virginia Tech in an elimination game on Saturday. They were then matched up against the Gaels again on Sunday, losing a second-straight game to them, this time by a score of 6-5. Saint Mary's would go on to lose to the Cal Poly Mustangs in the Los Angeles Regional Final.

As a result, the odds of winning the College World Series have been shaken up. It's Georgia Tech that has taken over as the betting favorite at +400. North Carolina (+450), Texas (+550), Georgia (+600), and Mississippi State (+700) round out the top five.

The following teams have won their region and advanced to Super Regionals:

Los Angeles: Cal Poly
Hattiesburg: Arkansas-Little Rock
Chapel Hill: North Carolina
Lincoln: Ole Miss
Lawrence: Kansas
Tuscaloosa: Alabama
Austin: Texas
Eugene: Oregon
Starkville: Mississippi State
Athens: Georgia

Regionals will wrap up today, which could result in a few more surprising teams being eliminated from the College World Series. Georgia Tech is in a winner-take-all game against Oklahoma, Auburn is in a winner-take-all game against Milwaukee, who already beat them last Friday, Texas A&M is in a winner-take-all game against USC, and Florida is in a winner-take-all game against Troy.

College World Series Odds

Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook

Georgia Tech +400
North Carolina +450
Texas +550
Georgia +600
Mississippi State +700
Auburn +750
Florida +1200
Texas A&M +2000
West Virginia +2200
Ole Miss +2500
Alabama +2500
Kansas +3500
Oregon +3500
Kentucky +4000
USC +4000
Florida State +4000
Oklahoma +9000
Troy +10000
Cal Poly +15000
Little Rock +30000
Saint John's +50000
Milwaukee +100000

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