Auburn baseball vs. Coastal Carolina: Prediction, odds for game one
Friday night will be historical for the Auburn Tigers baseball program, as it will host its first-ever NCAA Super Regional at Plainsman Park.
The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers are next on the docket, a team enters the series on an impressive 21-game winning streak which includes two wins over ECU and a victory over Fairfield in last weekend's Conway Regional. This year's super regional between Auburn and Coastal Carolina will feature strong pitching and even tougher outs at the plate. The Tigers boast six players with .300 batting averages or greater while Coastal has five. Each team has two hitters with 50 or more RBI while Auburn holds the edge in batters with 10-plus home runs, 3-2.
Pitching wise, Sam Dutton will toe the rubber for Auburn in game one while Cameron Flukey gets the nod for the Chants. Both pitchers have ERA's lower than 3.90 and have struck out over 90 batters, which will challenge the bats of both teams.
Who sets the tone by claiming game one of the Auburn Super Regional? Here is a look at the latest odds from FanDuel ahead of first pitch.
Auburn vs. Coastal Carolina betting odds
TEAM SPREAD MONEY LINE OVER/UNDER Auburn Tigers -1.5 -160 O 10.5 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers +1.5 +124 U 10.5
Auburn's stat leaders
Average: Ike Irish (.362)
Ike Irish (.362) Runs scored: Ike Irish (63)
Ike Irish (63) Doubles: Cooper McMurray (18)
Cooper McMurray (18) Home runs: Ike Irish (18)
Ike Irish (18) RBI: Cooper McMurray (58)
Cooper McMurray (58) Stolen Bases: Bristol Carter (14)
Coastal Carolina's stat leaders
Average: Caden Bodine (.329)
Caden Bodine (.329) Runs scored: Sebastian Alexander (54)
Sebastian Alexander (54) Doubles: Caden Bodine (18)
Caden Bodine (18) Home runs: Blake Barthol (12)
Blake Barthol (12) RBI: Sebastian Alexander (53)
Sebastian Alexander (53) Stolen Bases: Sebastian Alexander (27)
How to watch/listen to Auburn vs. Coastal Carolina
Date: Friday, June 6
Friday, June 6 First pitch: 8 p.m. CT
8 p.m. CT Channel: ESPN2
ESPN2 Live stream: Fubo (free trial)
Fubo (free trial) Radio: 94.3 FM in Auburn/Auburn Sports Network
Best bet, prediction
Auburn will look to set the tone by chasing Coastal Carolina starter Cameron Flukey early, but it will not be easy. Auburn will need to receive similar production from Ike Irish, Chris Rembert, Bub Terrell, Eric Snow, and Cooper McMurray as it did in the Auburn Regional last weekend to achieve that goal. Auburn gets the edge here because with those bats, and a strong relief effort by Carson Myers following Sam Dutton's outing, the Tigers should win a tight one in front of a record crowd.
Best bet: Auburn -1.5
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