2026 College World Series odds, predictions: Proven expert reveals best bets, sleepers, Omaha predictions

Eight teams remain in college baseball as the 2026 College World Series begins on Friday, June 12, in Omaha, Neb. The latest 2026 College World Series odds list a pair of SEC teams -- Georgia and Texas -- as the favorites at +260 and +350, respectively. UNC is next on the CWS odds board at +390, with Ole Miss (+650) and West Virginia (+750) also considered contenders. 

The two sides of the CWS bracket will engage in a double-elimination tournament, with the winner from each side then meeting up in a best-of-three CWS Final series. 

Before locking in any 2026 College World Series bets, you need to see what SportsLine's David Bearman has to say. 

Bearman spent 18 years with ESPN, 14 in their Stats & Information Department and the last four overseeing their betting content on ESPN.com. He was at the forefront of ESPN's launch into sports betting. The founder of the "Betting with Bearman" podcast on the Bleav Podcast Network, David makes regular appearances on VSIN, FanDuel Sports Network and SportsGrid.

Bearman enters the CWS on a sizzling run on college baseball picks, going 79-54-3 overall (+17.61 units) this season, including a 14-7 mark in the Regionals and hitting a WVU/Troy Super Regional parlay! Anyone following could have seen HUGE returns. 

One of Bearman's picks: He's high on Texas (+350) as one of his CWS outright picks. 

"Ok, so Texas (+350) vs. Georgia (+260). We are splitting hairs here, as both have exceptional top-of-the-line rotations and powerful lineups, ranking in the top 25 in home runs (Georgia leads all)," Bearman said. "It comes down to overall pitching, which Texas has the edge overall (13th in ERA at 4.08 vs. 58th at 4.92 for Georgia)."

Bearman is also high on a surprising longshot that has "as good of a 1-2 punch on the mound as anyone left in the field!" 

So who wins the 2026 CWS, and which HUGE longshot could make a serious run at the title? ... Join SportsLine now to see who you can bank on to win the College World Series 2026, and see which longshot makes a run at the title, all from the expert who is up more than 17 units on his college baseball picks this season!