Games start Friday with Bracket 1 - Stony Brook vs LSU @ 5pm and Arizona vs Florida State @ 9pm. Bracket 2 is Saturday with Kent State vs Arkansas @ 5pm and South Carolina vs Florida @ 9pm. Should be some great games. I will have my picks up early Friday. Still doing some digging on these. The one I know for sure will be South Carolina. Yes it may be a homer play as I am a big South Carolina fan BUT this is Omaha baby and they havent lost a game there since 2010 and none in TD Ameritrade Park...I know Florida has taken 3 of 4 from SC this year, but these guys play a different level of ball when the tourney starts (swept the regional and super regional). They are focused and hungry for a chance at the 3-peat. Roth starting for SC is big as he plays very well in Omaha and they are looking for redemption against Florida owning them this year in regular season play. We will see.
The lines I've seen popping up here and there are anywhere from -150 to -130 on Florida for game 1. They just play asome special ball in Omaha. I have put $$$ on them to win it all myself. I am curious to see if FSU's bats can keep doing what theya re doing. They are killing it right now.
Series Record: USC leads, 41-32
At Gainesville: 17-13
At Columbia: 13-22
Neutral: 2-6
1-run: 8-10
2-run: 1-9
Shutouts: 1-1
Most Runs, UF: 17 (17-8 on 3/19/00)
Margin, UF: 10 (12-2 on 5/4/96)
Most Runs, USC: 21 (21-4 on 3/26/06)
Margin, USC: 17 (21-4 on 3/26/96)
Longest Win Streak, UF: 7 (5/3/96-
4/18/98)
Longest Win Streak, USC: 4, 3x, last
(3/24/06-4/6/07)
Streak: Won 3
At Gainesville: 17-13
At Columbia: 13-22
Neutral: 2-6
1-run: 8-10
2-run: 1-9
Shutouts: 1-1
Most Runs, UF: 17 (17-8 on 3/19/00)
Margin, UF: 10 (12-2 on 5/4/96)
Most Runs, USC: 21 (21-4 on 3/26/06)
Margin, USC: 17 (21-4 on 3/26/96)
Longest Win Streak, UF: 7 (5/3/96-
4/18/98)
Longest Win Streak, USC: 4, 3x, last
(3/24/06-4/6/07)
Streak: Won 3
Florida ....................... Category .............South Carolina
47-18 (.723).................. Record .....................45-17 (.726)
18-12 (.600)..............SEC Record.................18-11 (.621)
.284 ....................... Batting Average .......................... .271
2,176 ............................ At Bats ............................... 2,067
386 .................................Runs.................................... 332
617 ..................................Hits..................................... 560
118................................Doubles ................................. 105
12 ..................................Triples..................................... 17
75 ..............................Home Runs ................................ 41
354 ......................... Runs Batted In ............................ 303
.452 ................... Slugging Percentage ...................... .398
66/92 ................Stolen Bases/Attempts................... 38/62
238 ................................ Walks ................................... 250
338 .............................Strikeouts................................ 427
.360 ................... On-Base Percentage ...................... .358
2.90 ............................Team ERA .............................. 3.06
5.58 ........................ Opponent ERA........................... 4.51
18 ..................................Saves..................................... 25
132 ................................ Walks ................................... 191
489 .............................Strikeouts................................ 513
.241 .................Batting Average Against.................... .222
.979 .................... Fielding Percentage....................... .979
54 .................................. Errors ..................................... 49
47-18 (.723).................. Record .....................45-17 (.726)
18-12 (.600)..............SEC Record.................18-11 (.621)
.284 ....................... Batting Average .......................... .271
2,176 ............................ At Bats ............................... 2,067
386 .................................Runs.................................... 332
617 ..................................Hits..................................... 560
118................................Doubles ................................. 105
12 ..................................Triples..................................... 17
75 ..............................Home Runs ................................ 41
354 ......................... Runs Batted In ............................ 303
.452 ................... Slugging Percentage ...................... .398
66/92 ................Stolen Bases/Attempts................... 38/62
238 ................................ Walks ................................... 250
338 .............................Strikeouts................................ 427
.360 ................... On-Base Percentage ...................... .358
2.90 ............................Team ERA .............................. 3.06
5.58 ........................ Opponent ERA........................... 4.51
18 ..................................Saves..................................... 25
132 ................................ Walks ................................... 191
489 .............................Strikeouts................................ 513
.241 .................Batting Average Against.................... .222
.979 .................... Fielding Percentage....................... .979
54 .................................. Errors ..................................... 49
Oddsmakers have installed the Gators as 5/2 favorites while the Florida State Seminoles have the next best odds at 3/1. The Arizona Wildcats and South Carolina Gamecocks are 4/1, respectively, while the UCLA Bruins are 7/1. Stony Brook is 15/2, Arkansas is 9/1 and the Kent State Golden Flashes are the current long shots at 15/1.
