Who’s favored in elimination game between LSU and Tennessee? The answer might surprise you.

OMAHA, Neb. — The LSU baseball team’s season is on the brink after a razor-thin 3-2 loss to No. 1 Wake Forest on Monday night at the College World Series. Now the Tigers again face Tennessee with their season on the line in the double-elimination tournament.

Against Wake Forest, LSU was a betting underdog for one of the first times all season. Now, early lines suggest the Tigers are dogs again for Tuesday’s 6 p.m. game with the Volunteers.

Caesars Sportsbook, official odds partner of Bet.NOLA.com, lists Tennessee as a very slight -125 favorite, with LSU priced at -105. On the run line, however, LSU -1½ runs is -190, while Tennessee +1½ runs receives +155 odds. The game’s over/under is 11½.

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That line could move before game time, but if LSU does close as an underdog again, one reason is pitching depth. The Tigers have used Paul Skenes and Ty Floyd, their top two starters, already in this tournament. Thatcher Hurd, nominally the Tigers’ No. 3 starter, pitched three innings in relief on Monday night.

Tigers coach Jay Johnson wouldn’t reveal his pitching plans after the game, saying only that he had nine (out of 11) pitchers available and would have to lean on them all to get through three straight elimination games.

On paper, Tennessee’s pitching is in a better spot, with No. 3 starter Drew Beam ready to go. Beam has a 3.78 ERA in 78⅔ innings this season and pitched six shutout innings last week in Game 3 of the super regional against Southern Miss.

Meanwhile, LSU — which likely would have been the national championship favorite had it been able to edge Wake Forest — is the fourth choice in the futures market, behind the Demon Deacons (even money at +100), Florida (+170) and Tennessee (+900). LSU checks in at +1000, followed by TCU (+2200) and Oral Roberts (+5000).