NASCAR Nashville Odds: Sleepers, best bets, value plays and picks for the Ally 400
After a rare week off the NASCAR Cup fellas are back and ready to take on Nashville.
In a stunner, Kyle Larson is once again the betting favorite heading into the weekend over at the DraftKings Sportsbook, sitting at +450 to defend his crown.
The other Kyle (Busch!) is second on the board at +750, followed by Ross Chastain and Chase Elliott (both at 8/1), and Denny Hamlin (10/1).
We had some brutal luck a few weeks ago at Sonoma (early problems for AJ Allmendinger and Chase wasn't a great start), so let's get back on the horse with a vengeance this week!
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Daniel Suarez
Odds: +320 group winner
Why he could do it: Might as well start off the new week by going back to the well.
Suarez is coming off his first career Cup win and was actually really solid in this race last season, finishing seventh. In order for this prop to hit, Suarez must finish ahead of Kurt Busch, Kevin Harvick and Chase Briscoe — three drivers he's been faster than all season.
I don't mind those odds at all.
Joey Logano
Odds: +100 to finish ahead of Denny Hamlin
Why he could do it: Hamlin and the Toyotas were flat out terrible at Sonoma. No, that doesn't mean a thing when it comes to Nashville, but it does raise a few eyebrows going forward.
Logano finished 10th in this race last season compared to Denny's 21st-place showing, has two wins over the past five races, and, frankly, has been better than Hamlin most of this season.
All of that, combined with the fact that you're getting a little bit of value here, makes this a decent flyer.
Chase Briscoe
Odds: +3000 to win
Why he could do it: Briscoe has been the best SHR ford all season (at least early on), already has a win in the bag and led five laps in this race last summer before wrecking.
Yes, it's been a struggle over the past few weeks (20th or worse in three of the past five races), but there's still some decent value here for a driver that's proven he can get it done if he has the car.
Briscoe's a longshot, but he's still probably a little undervalued here.
Kevin Harvick
Odds: +2500 to win
Why he could do it: Yes, he's riding a bad winless streak right now, but let's not write off Harvick just yet. He's been pretty darn consistent lately with top-4 finishes in three of the past five races, and finished fifth in this race last season.
The streak is going to end at some point, folks. Do we really think Harvick is just done winning?
He's been better over the past few weeks, has a little momentum going into Nashville, and ran well in this race last summer. This might just be the week!
William Byron
Odds: +1200 to win
Reason he could do it: Billy the Kid has been up and down over the past few months, but he still feels like a sneaky winner this week.
Byron finished third in this race last year, and has shown speed during his recent drought despite bad finishes. He led 24 and 25 laps at Darlington and Kansas, and started fifth at Charlotte before wrecking.
None of the Hendrick guys were good at Gateway, so we're gonna throw that one out the window.
I like Byron to bounce back Sunday, and wouldn't mind throwing a little something his way at 12/1.
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Best odds, bets, sleepers and picks for NASCAR Ally 400 at Nashville
