NASCAR returns to Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama for Sunday's GEICO 500, which was one of the wilder races of the 2021 season.
The NASCAR Cup Series race will air on FOX at 3 p.m. ET Sunday. Let's take a look at the race from a betting perspective.
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HIGHLIGHTS: Geico 500 at Talladega
Brad Keselowski is the defending GEICO champion, his sixth career win at Talladega. Keselowski avoided a multi-car crash on the last lap to take the checkered flag.
Keselowski is tied with Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Jeff Gordon for second place all-time in career wins at Talladega, trailing the late Dale Earnhardt (10).
Ryan Blaney (+1200, bet $10 to win $130) is one of the pre-race favorites at FOX Bet.
"He’s got a good history with superspeedways and has been a model of consistency this season," FOX Bet sports trader AJ Devine said. "Although he’s yet to win a race, he’s got four top-five finishes in nine starts, landing him just three points behind Chase Elliott in the overall Cup standings."
Here are the drivers' odds to win the GEICO 500 at Talladega (3 p.m. ET Sunday, FOX): *
Ryan Blaney +1200 (bet $10 to win $130)
Bubba Wallace +1200 (bet $10 to win $130)
Joey Logano +1200 (bet $10 to win $130)
Brad Keselowski +1400 (bet $10 to win $150)
Denny Hamlin +1400 (bet $10 to win $150)
Christopher Bell +1600 (bet $10 to win $170)
Kyle Larson +1600 (bet $10 to win $170)
Kyle Busch +1600 (bet $10 to win $170)
Chase Elliott +1600 (bet $10 to win $170)
Martin Truex Jr. +1800 (bet $10 to win $190)
Chase Briscoe +1800 (bet $10 to win $190)
Austin Cindric +1800 (bet $10 to win $190)
Kevin Harvick +1800 (bet $10 to win $190)
William Byron +1800 (bet $10 to win $190)
Tyler Reddick +2000 (bet $10 to win $210)
Alex Bowman +2000 (bet $10 to win $210)
Kurt Busch +2000 (bet $10 to win $210)
Ross Chastain +2500 (bet $10 to win $260)
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +3000 (bet $10 to win $310)
Daniel Suarez +3000 (bet $10 to win $310)
Daniel Hemric +3000 (bet $10 to win $310)
Aric Almirola +3000 (bet $10 to win $310)
Chris Buescher +3000 (bet $10 to win $310)
Austin Dillon +3000 (bet $10 to win $310)
Michael McDowell +4000 (bet $10 to win $410)
Harrison Burton +5000 (bet $10 to win $510)
Cole Custer +5000 (bet $10 to win $510)
Justin Haley +6000 (bet $10 to win $610)
Erik Jones +7000 (bet $10 to win $710)
Ty Dillon +9000 (bet $10 to win $910)
Todd Gilliland +10000 (bet $10 to win $1,010)
Noah Gragson +15000 (bet $10 to win $1,510)
Corey Lajoie +20000 (bet $10 to win $2,010)
David Ragan +20000 (bet $10 to win $2,010)
Greg Biffle +50000 (bet $10 to win $5,010)
Landon Cassill +50000 (bet $10 to win $5,010)
JJ Yeley +100000 (bet $10 to win $10,010)
Cody Ware +100000 (bet $10 to win $10,010)
B.J. McLeod +100000 (bet $10 to win $10,010)
* odds as of 4/24/2022
A driver with decent value to bettors is Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (+3300), Devine said.
"He hasn’t had the best season so far — just one top-10 finish — but he won this race in 2017 and generally performs well in superspeedway races," Devine explained. "I think there’s some value in picking him to win at +3300. If you want to be a bit more conservative, we’ve also got him at +350 to finish in the top five."
PICK: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (+3300 at FOX Bet) to win (bet $10 to win $340)
ALSO: Stenhouse Jr. top-five finish (+350 at FOX Bet) (bet $10 to win $45)
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BJ McLeod
