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Odds taken from DraftKings Sportsbook.
Winner | Odds |
Chase Elliott | +500 BET HERE |
Tyler Reddick | +600 BET HERE |
Kyle Larson | +800 BET HERE |
Denny Hamlin | +1200 BET HERE |
AJ Allmendinger | +1200 BET HERE |
William Byron | +1200 BET HERE |
Joey Logano | +1500 BET HERE |
Daniel Suarez | +1500 BET HERE |
Christopher Bell | +1500 BET HERE |
Austin Cindric | +1500 BET HERE |
Ryan Blaney | +1500 BET HERE |
Chase Elliott to win the race at +500
AJ Allmendinger to finish in the top three at +350
Ryan Blaney to beat Ross Chastain head-to-head at -110
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Chase Elliott pulled off an impressive victory last Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, earning a guaranteed spot in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs’ Round of 8.
As a consequence, Elliott—alone among the 11 remaining Playoff drivers—can race without pressure in Sunday’s Bank of America ROVAL 400.
That puts NASCAR’s most popular driver in an enviable position. Unfettered by the need to accumulate stage points, Elliott and crew chief Alan Gustafson can adopt a win-or-bust approach to a race Elliott has won twice in four starts.
That’s the primary reason we’re picking Elliott to win on Sunday. We encourage a bet to that effect at a relatively generous +500 price via DraftKings Sportsbook.
For good reason, AJ Allmendinger calls the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course his “favorite track on the NASCAR circuit.”
Allmendinger has won all three of his starts there in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, but the NASCAR Cup Series is another matter.
In two attempts at the ROVAL in NASCAR’s top division, the driver of the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet has the best finish of seventh, a testament to the quality of competition at that level.
Though Allmendinger is a formidable talent in any division on a road course, we don’t think his car will have what it takes to win Sunday’s Cup race.
We do, however, think he’ll finish in the top three and recommend that bet at +350.
Without a doubt, the introduction of the Next Gen race car into the NASCAR Cup Series this year has given Tyler Reddick a clear boost to his road racing skills.
The larger brake package on the new car allows competitors to drive more aggressively into the braking zones, thereby diminishing the inherent advantage of road course specialists.
You could argue, however, that Reddick has achieved specialist status through his own hard work and study under the tutelage of fellow Chevrolet driver AJ Allmendinger.
In fact, Reddick has won two of the last three road course races in NASCAR’s premier series, beating Allmendinger and Sunday’s favorite, Chase Elliott, in the process.
As noted above, though, we favor Elliott to win Sunday’s race and would recommend steering clear of Reddick at the ROVAL, where Elliott’s record is paramount.
Instead, we like inaugural 2018 ROVAL winner Ryan Blaney to beat Ross Chastain in a heads-up proposition at -110.
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Race | Bank of America ROVAL 400 NASCAR Cup Series race |
Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course |
Time | Sunday, October 9, 2 p.m. ET |
How to Watch | NBC |
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