Texas baseball vs. Notre Dame: Odds, TV/stream, pick for CWS
We are now just under 24 hours away from the opening battle for No. 9 Texas baseball and head coach David Pierce against the unseeded and upset-minded Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the College World Series on June 17. Texas will be able to take the first step on a College World Series title quest entering the weekend against a stingy Notre Dame team.
Pierce and the Longhorns got to the College World Series in Omaha, NE, by knocking off the No. 8 East Carolina Pirates in three games in the Greenville Super Regional last weekend. Beating ECU twice in three tries gives Texas a record of 47-20 (14-10 Big 12) heading into the College World Series.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame comes into the College World Series with a record of 40-15 (16-11 ACC) following their big upset win in the Knoxville Super Regional over the No. 1 Tennessee Volunteers. Notre Dame beat Tennessee in stunning fashion two times in three games last weekend.
Here’s a look at the betting odds, TV/streaming information, and game prediction as Texas takes on Notre Dame in their opening game of the College World Series in Omaha on June 17, with the first pitch time set for 6 p.m. CT.
Texas baseball vs. Notre Dame betting odds
According to WynnBet, Texas is a 1.5-run favorite over Notre Dame in this game. And the over/under is set at 9.5 runs.
Texas baseball vs. Notre Dame TV/streaming info
TV: ESPN
Stream: WatchESPN app
Radio: 104.9 FM The Horn/1260 AM
Texas baseball vs. Notre Dame pick
This game will put a massive spotlight on the pitching performance of the redshirt sophomore left-hander and ace Pete Hansen. After getting shelled in just four innings of work on the mound in Texas’ super regional opener loss to ECU last weekend, Hansen will need a solid bounce-back performance to open up the College World Series this weekend.
Hansen heads into Omaha with a record of 11-2 with a 3.40 earned run average. He’ll need to work through some of the shaky performances he’s had of late to help Texas get a good start in Omaha this weekend.
The good news for Hansen and the Longhorns is the fact that this offense is on fire this season. Texas had one of the best offenses in program history so far this season. And they put quite the exclamation mark on the Greenville Super Regional by beating ECU by the final score of 11-1 to clinch the series.
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Texas has continually had to face some resilient teams that don’t quit during the postseason. That was especially the case for an ECU team that was red-hot heading into the supers. Notre Dame will be another tall task for the Longhorns, but one that Hansen and this squad should be able to handle.