After two superspeedway races, you’d suppose NASCAR would reintroduce some normalcy. However right here we’re, previewing COTA. The Circuit of Americas is among the extra entertaining highway programs already. And now they reformatted it making it a shorter monitor, with a pointy flip 6A that’s going to supply the chaos that each one drivers hate, and a superb quantity of followers love. With this being a brand new search for the course, and highway programs at all times being kinda wonky, Chris and I’ve determined to forego the fade/wild card this weekend. Subsequent week at Phoenix although? We’ll start telling you who to steer away from.
Final week, I picked the winner in Christopher Bell. Hope you all made some respectable cash on that. So let’s maintain the new streak going into COTA, and get these picks underway!
Kaleb’s Picks: #17 Chris Buescher (+2500) & #48 Alex Bowman (+1400)
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Chris Buescher is using two straight races right here in Austin with a P8 end and a P5 within the second stage in 2023. He’s a rock strong highway course racer, see his win at Watkins Glen final yr. He’s additionally bought the most effective common end on highway programs within the subsequent gen period with, but once more, a 8.0 common with the fourth greatest driver score. The #17 automotive is a sneaky good choice and is greater than value throwing a chip at with a +2500 odds.
As for Alex Bowman, there isn’t any driver with a greater common end than him at COTA with a 3.0 end. Solely ending outdoors of the highest 5 right here as soon as in 2021 within the monitor’s debut. The #48 at all times finds himself on the entrance of these items and within the combine. If the technique performs proper and he can keep away from bother, he’ll be proper within the combine as soon as once more. For those who’re not assured in betting Bowman the race winner, a prime 3 end is +400 proper now and it’s free cash at +180 for a prime 5 end.
Chris’s Picks: #2 Austin Cindric (+2200) & #20 Christopher Bell (+750)
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I nearly couldn’t imagine these odds even after Kaleb informed me they’d adjusted once more earlier at this time. I do know he hasn’t cracked by way of on the highway programs but. He has been strong although, in his final three COTA races he’s averaged round a tenth place end. Plus, within the earlier fifteen highway course races as nicely he’s bought roughly a thirteenth place ending common. Austin has had the most effective automotive arguably on the monitor the final two weeks solely to get taken out late on account of no fault of his personal. If Penske offers him one other good automotive this week, he simply might contend for the win. I believe it’s best to lay the cash down now earlier than the chances makers sensible up and alter them.
Whereas these odds aren’t horrible. In addition they aren’t going to internet you a lot cash should you had been to go this route. Both method, he’s using the momentum of the Atlanta win. Plus he’s not been horrible within the final three races at COTA. He’s averaged round a twelfth place end with two prime fives and a excessive of second which got here final yr. Protected cash isn’t unhealthy cash, if you’re searching for a small win, Bell is the best way to go, I imagine this weekend.
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