This Weekend: College Baseball World Series and NBA Championship Game 7

June 20, 2025 by CollegeFootballPoll.com Staff

It has been an exciting month of June for sports. J.J. Spaun sank a dramatic 64-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole gave him his first major at the U.S. Open at Oakmont, the DC Defenders rolled to a 58-34 win in St. Louis over the Michigan Panthers, the Texas Longhorns defeated Texas Tech to capture their first College Softball National Title in Oklahoma City, and the Florida Panthers repeated as Stanley Cup champions.

Now, all eyes are on the Coastal Carolina-LSU matchup in the Baseball College World Series in Omaha that gets underway on Saturday at 7 p.m. on ESPN, and the NBA Finals move back to Oklahoma City for Game 7 of the NBA Finals on Sunday at 8 (ABC) between the Indiana Pacers and the OKC Thunder.

Meanwhile, the Women's PGA Championship is taking place this weekend, while the college football and NFL seasons are creeping closer.

The FanDuel.com Sportsbook odds have the Tigers favored (-1.5) in Game 1, and win the whole thing (-188). The Chanticleers' (+142) would win you more money. Your profit would be $53.19 on every $100 bet on the Tigers and $142 for every $100 Coastal. Coastal Carolina enters this matchup on a 26-game winning streak and on over-all record of 56-11. LSU is 51-15.

LSU was a 6-seed, and Coastal a 13-seed, to start the entire event. The Chants, who are 8-0 in the playoff, could be the first team since UCLA in 2013 (10-0) to go undefeated in the tourney. LSU is 8-1 with its only loss against Little Rock (10-4) in the regional..

Because LSU is the higher remaining seed, the Tigers are the designated home team and, as such, gain a slight home-field advantage by having the final at-bat in games 1 and 3.

FanDuel has the NBA covered, too, with OKC enjoying a 7.5-point edge over Indiana.

Coastal Carolina surprised everyone with its win in the 2016 World Series, defeating Arizona in 3 games when the Chants were members of the Big South. They hope to repeat that success while carrying the banner of the Sun Belt.

in the NBA, the Pacers are looking for their first championship win since the old ABA (American Basketball Association) days when they were one of the most dominant teams. Indiana appeared in five ABA Finals between 1968 and 1975, and emerged victorious in 1970, 1972 and 1973.

After the merger with the NBA in 1976, Indiana didn't get anther shot at bringing home the goods until the 1999-2000 season when Reggie Miller and Company fell in six games to the Los Angels Lakers, led by Shaquille O'Neal and the late Kobie Bryant.

It has taken another 25 years for the Pacers to get here again.

List of NBA Champions

2023-24 — Boston Celtics def. Dallas Mavericks, 4-1
2022-23 — Denver Nuggets def. Miami Heat, 4-1
2021-22 — Golden State Warriors def. Boston Celtics, 4-2
2020-21 — Milwaukee Bucks def. Phoenix Suns, 4-2
2019-20 — Los Angeles Lakers def. Miami Heat, 4-2
2018-19 — Toronto Raptors def. Golden State Warriors, 4-2
2017-18 — Golden State Warriors def. Cleveland Cavaliers, 4-0
2016-17 — Golden State Warriors def. Cleveland Cavaliers, 4-1
2015-16 — Cleveland Cavaliers def. Golden State Warriors, 4-3
2014-15 — Golden State Warriors def. Cleveland Cavaliers, 4-2
2013-14 — San Antonio Spurs def. Miami Heat, 4-1
2012-13 — Miami Heat def. San Antonio Spurs, 4-3
2011-12 — Miami Heat def. Oklahoma City Thunder, 4-1
2010-11 — Dallas Mavericks def. Miami Heat, 4-2
2009-10 — Los Angeles Lakers def. Boston Celtics, 4-3 
2008-09 — Los Angeles Lakers def. Orlando Magic, 4-1
2007-08 — Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers, 4-2
2006-07 — San Antonio Spurs def. Cleveland Cavaliers, 4-0
2005-06 — Miami Heat def. Dallas Mavericks, 4-2
2004-05 — San Antonio Spurs def. Detroit Pistons, 4-3
2003-04 — Detroit Pistons def. Los Angeles Lakers, 4-1
2002-03 — San Antonio Spurs def. New Jersey Nets, 4-2
2001-02 — Los Angeles Lakers def. New Jersey Nets, 4-0
2000-01 — Los Angeles Lakers def. Philadelphia 76ers, 4-1
1999-00 — Los Angeles Lakers def. Indiana Pacers, 4-2
1998-99 — San Antonio Spurs def. New York Knicks, 4-1
1997-98 — Chicago Bulls def. Utah Jazz, 4-2
1996-97 — Chicago Bulls def. Utah Jazz, 4-2
1995-96 — Chicago Bulls def. Seattle SuperSonics, 4-2
1994-95 — Houston Rockets def. Orlando Magic, 4-0
1993-94 — Houston Rockets def. New York Knicks, 4-3
1992-93 — Chicago Bulls def. Phoenix Suns, 4-2
1991-92 — Chicago Bulls def. Portland Trail Blazers, 4-2
1990-91 — Chicago Bulls def. Los Angeles Lakers, 4-1
1989-90 — Detroit Pistons def. Portland Trail Blazers, 4-1
1988-89 — Detroit Pistons def. Los Angeles Lakers, 4-0
1987-88 — Los Angeles Lakers def. Detroit Pistons, 4-3
1986-87 — Los Angeles Lakers def. Boston Celtics, 4-2
1985-86 — Boston Celtics def. Houston Rockets, 4-2
1984-85 — Los Angeles Lakers def. Boston Celtics, 4-2
1983-84 — Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers, 4-3
1982-83 — Philadelphia 76ers def. Los Angeles Lakers, 4-0
1981-82 — Los Angeles Lakers def. Philadelphia 76ers, 4-2
1980-81 — Boston Celtics def. Houston Rockets, 4-2
1979-80 — Los Angeles Lakers def. Philadelphia 76ers ,4-2
1978-79 — Seattle SuperSonics def. Washington Bullets, 4-1
1977-78 — Washington Bullets def. Seattle SuperSonics, 4-3
1976-77 — Portland Trail Blazers def. Philadelphia 76ers, 4-2
1975-76 — Boston Celtics def. Phoenix Suns, 4-2
1974-75 — Golden State Warriors def. Washington Bullets, 4-0
1973-74 — Boston Celtics def. Milwaukee Bucks, 4-3
1972-73 — New York Knicks def. Los Angeles Lakers, 4-1
1971-72 — Los Angeles Lakers def. New York Knicks, 4-1
1970-71 — Milwaukee Bucks def. Baltimore Bullets, 4-0
1969-70 — New York Knicks def. Los Angeles Lakers, 4-3
1968-69 — Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers, 4-3
1967-68 — Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers, 4-2
1966-67 — Philadelphia 76ers def. San Francisco Warriors, 4-2
1965-66 — Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers, 4-3
1964-65 — Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers, 4-1
1963-64 — Boston Celtics def. San Francisco Warriors, 4-1
1962-63 — Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers, 4-2
1961-62 — Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers, 4-3
1960-61 — Boston Celtics def. St. Louis Hawks, 4-1
1959-60 — Boston Celtics def. St. Louis Hawks, 4-3
1958-59 — Boston Celtics def. Minneapolis Lakers, 4-0
1957-58 — St. Louis Hawks def. Boston Celtics, 4-2
1956-57 — Boston Celtics def. St. Louis Hawks, 4-3
1955-56 — Philadelphia Warriors def. Ft. Wayne Pistons, 4-1
1954-55 — Syracuse Nationals def. Ft. Wayne Pistons, 4-3
1953-54 — Minneapolis Lakers def. Syracuse Nationals, 4-3
1952-53 — Minneapolis Lakers def. New York Knicks, 4-1
1951-52 — Minneapolis Lakers def. New York Knicks, 4-1
1950-51 — Rochester Royals def. New York Knicks, 4-3
1949-50 — Minneapolis Lakers def. Syracuse Nationals, 4-2
1948-49 — Minneapolis Lakers def. Washington Capitols, 4-2
1947-48 — Baltimore Bullets def. Philadelphia Warriors, 4-2
1946-47 — Philadelphia Warriors def. Chicago Stags, 4-1

List of College World Series Champions

*-Indicates undefeated teams in College World Series play.
NOTE: The 1947 and 1948 World Series were in Kalamazoo, Michigan
The The 1949 World Series was in Wichita, Kansas
Every World Series since 1950 has been in Omaha, Nebraska.