LSU spent most of the college baseball season as the favorite to win the national championship, and the Tigers are close to that status again as they embark on their trip to Omaha for the College World Series.
That was the main point of discussion on Monday's edition of "Bayou Bets," the weekly sports betting show on Bet.NOLA.com that's sponsored by Caesars Sportsbook, official odds partner of The Advocate and Times-Picayune.
No. 1 seed Wake Forest is the +275 national title favorite, according to odds in the market, but LSU is next in line at +380 and likely will be a heavy favorite to win its first game against either Tennessee or Southern Miss.
Hosts Zach Ewing and Jim Derry discussed the keys for the Tigers to stick around at the CWS, as well as their thoughts on the futures market (including one long-shot pick).
We also posed our poll question, and it's a tough one: Who is more important to LSU's success in Omaha? Projected top MLB draft pick Dylan Crews, or ace pitcher Paul Skenes? You can go to Bet.NOLA.com to vote.
Other topics: the NBA Finals, next year's NBA favorites, odds and picks for the U.S. Open in golf that begins Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club, and the New Orleans Breakers in their USFL regular-season finale.
The show airs live at 4 p.m. every Monday and Thursday and is available on the Bayou Bets YouTube channel.