Betting odds released on NCAA Tournament Tucson Regional

The Field of 64 is set and the NCAA Baseball Tournament is finally here. With that have come several intriguing Regional matchups, including those within the Tucson Regional.

The Arizona Wildcats will host the event, where Dallas Baptist, West Virginia and Grand Canyon will all do battle to see which of the four teams will advance to the Super Regional.

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Ahead of the start of the NCAA Tournament, DraftKings the set odds to win the Tucson Regional. There, the folks in Vegas don’t even expect Arizona to walk away from the tournament that they’re hosting on their own home field.

Dallas Baptist +175
Arizona +190
West Virginia +330
Grand Canyon +550

Dallas Baptist is a tough draw for the Wildcats in their own regional. Entering the NCAA Tournament with a 44-13 overall record and coming off a Conference USA Tournament Championship win, many suspect the Patriots will have a strong showing this weekend. In fact, they defeated Arizona 4-3 during the Frisco Classic back on March 1.

“It makes sense,” Arizona baseball coach Chip Hale said of seeing Dallas Baptist in Arizona’s regional. “Their fans can get down here with no problem. It’s a no-brainer. Everybody is different than we were when we played them last. We will re-scout everybody. Dallas Baptist had a great year. We saw their best pitcher and they were dynamite. We’ve seen a really good Grand Canyon team and West Virginia finished strong in their conference. Take one day at a time and play our best baseball. That’s all we can do.”

The Wildcats won the Pac-12 Tournament last week, which earned them a 13 overall seed in this year’s tournament. They’ll be matching up with Grand Canyon to kick off their regional slate beginning on Friday at 6 p.m. MST on ESPN+.

“They’re super veteran,” Hale said of Grand Canyon. “Nothing phases them. This will be different. We will face their Friday night starter and we will have our best pitcher going against them. It will be a little bit different. They put good at bats together, put the ball in play with two strikes. With our weather and field, there are a lot of hits to be had. When you put the ball in play, you have a chance.”

Action at the Tucson Regional begins with Dallas Baptist doing battle against West Virginia. First pitch is slated for Noon MST and will air live on ESPN2.