Best college team against worst pro team - which sport would be closest?

College baseball teams sometimes beat MLB teams in preseason scrimmages

your math is way off

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By bad pro baseball team are we talking about the Royals or a rookie ball team

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MLB

Baseball is the only one that would be remotely competitive.

Sticking to the “major” sports:

Closest: Baseball
- Biggest difference here is pitching. A bad MLB pitcher vs a college champion ace.

Farthest: Football
- Even the best NCAA team is going to get worked by an NFL team. Grown arse men, professional athletes vs 19-22 year old kids. A few matchups would be even, but a lot of them would be overwhelming.

Basketball is a good choice, but one or two generational athletes can make the game vs a “bad” NBA team that doesn’t have that type of talent.

Man I think there have been a few teams this century that could have beaten the Pistons last year. 2019 LSU wouldn’t beat the Panthers.

Lacrosse since so many don’t bother going pro but the pro leagues are starting to pay more.

Baseball

I think the skill set/physical attributes of grown arse men would carry any football/hockey/basketball team over the best college team in each sport …by the 3rd/4th Q…it’ll be ugly

Football would be a total blowout with multiple injuries to the college team

Carolina is total crap this year and they would crush UGA by 50.

Basketball by virtue of the scoring system would be the closest. Basketball is the only sport where a shutout aint happening, though baseball would probably have the best chance to actually win if things fall right.