Who are the “Experts” Predicting will win the Super Regional of #10 NC State vs. #7 Georgia?

Analysis: NC State’s top two starting pitchers each allow over a home run per outing, so Georgia star and national home run leader Charlie Condon should be licking his chops ahead of this matchup. The .445 hitter and potential No. 1 overall draft pick had a pair of multi-hit games with one round-tripper in the Athens regional and leads a surprise Bulldogs squad into a best-of-three series at home, where his team is 32-5 on the year. Both the Wolfpack and Bulldogs played their share of tight games in the regional round, neither has reliably overpowering pitching and both present strong offensive attacks. Flip a coin in this one.

Pick: NC State

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ON3: Georgia

Whichever way you want to predict the Athens Super Regional, you should expect a lot of runs. Both NC State and Georgia have dominant lineups with talent throughout. Both the Wolfpack and the Bulldogs swept their way through their respective regionals. In the end, it feels like whichever offense is more dominant will come away with this super regional win. Georgia has 145 home runs on the year compared to 89 for NC State, and Charlie Condon is hoping to solidify himself as the No. 1 overall pick in Omaha.

Prediction: Georgia wins

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Bleacher Report: NC State

Action Network: Georgia

Georgia played the role of the comeback kids in a sweep of the Athens Regional. The Bulldogs trailed both Army and Georgia Tech late in each contest, leaning on one of the best power lineups in the nation to advance.

While Charlie Condon gets his due respect for leading the nation in home runs with the potential of being the top pick in the MLB Draft, last weekend belonged to shortstop Kolby Branch.

Not only did the Baylor transfer hit his fourth grand slam of the year, but Branch single-handedly kept the Bulldogs alive against the Yellow Jackets.

NC State made quick work of the Raleigh Regional, comfortably winning all three games against Bryant, South Carolina and James Madison.

In 27 innings of play, the Wolfpack trailed just a single inning the entire weekend. Starters Sam Highfill, Dom Fritton and Logan Whitaker gave up only two earned runs apiece. At the plate, First baseman Garrett Pennington dominated for multiple extra-base hits.

NC State came in hot down the stretch after sweeping Wake Forest, taking a series against Virginia and splitting with Florida State.

This series will be offensively charged, as both teams bring a staff ERA and xFIP higher than 5.6.

Georgia has been a powerhouse all season with slugging, set up by leadoff man Corey Collins. The Bulldogs average the second-highest offensive output of all Super Regional teams at 9.7 via an average of runs per game and calculated base runs.

Both Leighton Finley and Kolten Smith fetch odds at -300 or better in the opening games against Highfill and Fritton. With odds of 86% to take the head-to-head, Georgia’s true odds are much higher than the market at -625.

Pick: Georgia -150 or Better

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Yahoo: Georgia in three games

The Bulldogs are 32-5 at home this season and only lost one series (Florida) at Foley Field. Georgia’s high-powered offense and home-field advantage will be the difference in a tight series.

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Five of the Eleven experts over at D1Baseball picked the Wolfpack.

 

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