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Tennessee Team Favored to Win It All

The BaseVols are the new favorite to win the College World Series on DraftKings.

Jack Foster

Last weekend, Tennessee baseball made a statement. The Vols went into Oxford and swept the (then) No. 1 team in the country in Ole Miss, outscoring the Rebels 26-9. 

On Monday, all six major college baseball polls unanimously had the Vols as No. 1 in the Top-25 poll. 

Tennessee has only lost to Texas this season, and their 6-0 SEC record is their best start to conference play since 1966. The Vols hold first place in the NCAA in several statistical categories, including home runs (64) and earned run average (1.89).

The list of reasons Tennessee is the number one team goes on and on. And to no surprise, the Vols have become the favorite to win the College World Series on DraftKings. 

On opening day, Tennessee was the 12th highest team to win it all with +2000 odds. 

Now, the Vols are the favorite on DraftKings at +650 to bring home a College World Series Trophy from Omaha.

Texas–the only team to have defeated Tennessee and the pre-season favorite to win it all in Omaha– has the second-best odds at DraftKings with +800 odds. SEC squads Arkansas and Vanderbilt come in at number three and four with +1000 and +1200 odds, respectively.

Ole Miss and LSU are also in the top ten, with the Rebels having the sixth-best odds at +1500 and the Tigers having the eighth best at +1800.

The entire list of College World Series odds on DraftKings can be found here.

This weekend, Tennessee continues their grueling 2022 SEC schedule with a road weekend series against No. 9 Vanderbilt. First pitch on Friday will be thrown at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Vols have swept every true weekend series this season.Did you know Volunteer Country on SI does Podcasts? Check out the staff's latest breakdowns here.

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Jack Foster
JACK FOSTER

Jack is a sophomore at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville majoring in Journalism/Electronic Media. Jack grew up in Paris, Tennessee, but now spends the majority of his time in Knoxville doubling as a student and sports journalist for Volunteer Country. Jack has been a sports junkie since he was a young kid and always watched NFL football with his dad on Sundays. Jack still follows the NFL religiously, as he is an avid fantasy football player. Jack started with Volunteer Country in May of 2021 and has since helped provide full coverage of football, baseball and men's and women's basketball. Jack also works as a recurring member of WUTK's Rock Solid Sports show on Wednesdays and Fridays, and he also serves as head sports producer of The Volunteer Channel's Vol News, a student-run show at the University. When Jack is not watching or covering sports, find him on the golf course or back home spending time with his parents, younger sister and friends. Follow Jack on Twitter and Instagram by clicking "Twitter" and "Instagram" to see all of his work with Volunteer Country as well as student media.

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