Auto Club Betting Odds, Picks, Predictions
Once the dust settles after practice and qualifying David (@DR_Tenn) will be by each week to provide his race-day thoughts and best bets. Be sure to check back in up until the green flag waves for updates and added bets.
I was sure looking forward to getting some practice data this week, but mother nature doesn’t look like she is going to cooperate. If Saturday is indeed a washout, we’ll dig through our track history and high tire-wear data to point us in the right direction. I’ve got one best bet I’ve already locked in. If we get lucky and see some track activity on Saturday, this line only gets worse.
Bet: Martin Truex Jr Top 10 Finish (-125)
Truex is among the best in the series at the high tire-wear tracks and Auto Club Speedway is certainly that. Including a win back in 2018, Truex sports a 9.0 average finish over his last four races here, which is good enough for fifth-best in the series. It’s important to note that average finish includes misleading results of 13th and 14th in which Truex again had fast cars but had self-inflicted issues. Even so, his 9.9 average running position over that same span is good enough for seventh best. Barring a snafu late in the race, I fully expect Truex to finish within the top ten.
Pala Casino 400
Track: Auto Club Speedway
Date-Time: Sunday, February 26, 3:30pm/et
Odds *via Draftkings Sportsbook as of 2/24/23*
Kyle Larson +650
Chase Elliott +800
Denny Hamlin +1000
Ryan Blaney +1000
Kyle Busch +1000
William Byron +1200
Tyler Reddick +1200
Ross Chastain +1200
Joey Logano +1200
Christopher Bell +1200
Martin Truex Jr. +1400
Kevin Harvick +2000
Alex Bowman +2000
Erik Jones +3000
Bubba Wallace +3000
Chase Briscoe +4000
Austin Dillon +4000
Ryan Preece +5000
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +5000
Daniel Suarez +5000
Brad Keselowski +5000
Aric Almirola +5000
Ty Gibbs +6000
Noah Gragson +8000
Chris Buescher +8000
Austin Cindric +8000
Justin Haley +10000
A.J. Allmendinger +10000
Michael McDowell +25000
Harrison Burton +25000
Ty Dillon +50000
Todd Gilliland +50000
Corey Lajoie +50000
J.J. Yeley +100000
Cody Ware +100000
B.J. McLeod +100000
