Sportsbooks list LSU as big favorite for Game 2 of super regional vs. Kentucky

After LSU’s dominating 14-0 victory over Kentucky in Game 1 of the Baton Rouge Super Regional on Saturday night, it’s no surprise the Tigers are favored again in Sunday’s Game 2, which starts at 5:06 p.m.

But it might be a bit eye-opening to see that LSU, which needs one more win to advance to Omaha, Nebraska, for its first College World Series appearance since 2017, is nearly as big of a favorite as it was in Game 1 with ace Paul Skenes on the mound.

In Game 2, LSU is listed as a -250 favorite by Caesars Sportsbook, official odds partner of The Advocate and Times-Picayune, with the underdog Wildcats priced at +200. The Tigers are -2½ on the run line (with -140 juice), and the game’s over/under is 14 runs.

The Tigers were -250 for much of the week in the Game 1 odds, though those trended up to -265 by game time.

For the series, LSU was the same number, -250, to start the week. After the Tigers’ Game 1 victory, series odds in the market have them as overwhelming -900 favorites to reach Omaha.

National championship odds in the market show LSU as +340 to win the title, second-favorite behind No. 1 Wake Forest, which is on the cusp of advancing to the College World Series with a sweep of Alabama in its super regional. The Demon Deacons are +250, with No. 2 Florida (also already in the CWS) priced just behind LSU at +360, followed by No. 7 Virginia at +750 and TCU at +1000.