NASCAR at Watkins Glen 2018 odds and picks: Advanced model locks in surprising predictions for GoBowling at The Glen
After launching at 3-1, Kyle Busch is the 3-2 preferred for NASCAR at Watkins Glen 2018, which runs Sunday at 3 p.m. ET. It is the second road course race of the season and Denny Hamlin, listed at 10-1 NASCAR at Watkins Glen odds, won the pole on Saturday. Busch leads all active drivers with four road course wins, including two in Watkins Glen, but his final win at The Glen was back in 2013. Martin Truex Jr. won GoBowling in The Glen last year and is recorded at 4-1 odds. Before you make any 2018 NASCAR in Watkins Glen choices, you need to find out exactly what SportsLine’s innovative computer model has to say.
The model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, has a proven track record in multiple sports. In addition, it forces McClure’s DFS projections, which have led him to over $1 million in career winnings.
McClure, with a mechanical engineering degree, grew up around race tracks. Significant racing events like this have been in his blood, and his version was crushing its 2018 NASCAR picks.
The model has already made several huge calls this season, nailing the 1-2 finish for Busch and Harvick in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 as well as Harvick’s win in the KC Masterpiece 400. In addition, it nailed five of the top 10 in Bristol and two of the top five in Daytona, just to name a few. Anyone following its selections this year is way, way up.
Now that the 2018 NASCAR in Watkins Glen field is locked, SportsLine mimicked the occasion 10,000 times and the results were so surprising.
One sudden pick from the model for GoBowling at The Glen 2018: Chase Elliott, getting the third-best NASCAR at Watkins Glen chances to win at 6-1, doesn’t sniff the top 10. He’s a driver to avoid on Sunday despite his stellar beginning position of third.
Elliott remains in search of the initial career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series win. He’s cracked the top 10 in four of his past seven starts, but was only 19th in Chicago and 34th at Daytona last month. Last year at Watkins Glen, Elliott again began close to the top in fourth, but finished a disappointing 13th. He clocked the fastest speed (124.520 mph) in the final practices for GoBowling at The Glen 2018, but the model says he’s a favorite to fade.
Another shocker: Truex Jr., obtaining the second-best odds at 4-1, does not even finish in the top five.
He’s had lots of success on road tracks, including winning final year. But he’s a risky pick at these chances because he’s got an average finish position of 12th at Watkins Glen in his career and has completed 10th or worse in three of his last six races here. There are better values out there in this affluent Go Bowling in The Glen area.
Rather, the version is targeting two huge underdogs with odds longer than 30-1 that are poised to make a serious run in the checkered flag, including a monster long haul. Anyone who bets on these underdogs could strike it wealthy.
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