NASCAR 2015 Sprint Cup Futures
The third point race of the new Sprint Cup season takes NASCAR to Las Vegas Motor Speedway this Sunday afternoon for the running of the Kobalt 400. The green flag for this event is set to wave at 3:30 p.m. and the race will be broadcast nationally on FOX.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Kobalt 400 Preview and Prediction
Race: Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Date: Sunday, March 8, 2015
Time: 3:30 p.m. (ET)
Broadcast: FOX
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2015 NASCAR SPRINT CUP STANDINGS (Link)
Jimmie Johnson wasted little time in posting his first victory of the season with a win last week at Atlanta and, in a mirror finish from the first race at Daytona, Kevin Harvick and Dale Earnhardt Jr. once again rounded-out the top three in that same order.
Turning to this Sunday afternoon’s race, the following are my top picks for favorite, contender and longshot based on current betting odds as provided by Sportsbook.ag.
The Favorite (odd of less than 10/1)
I am going with the notion that the third time will be the charm for defending Sprint Cup Champion Kevin Harvick as a +450 favorite to win on Sunday.
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The No. 5 racing team has been able to carry last season’s momentum into a new year of racing and it is only a matter of time before it gets back to its winning ways.
This team found Victory Lane five times last season and I am banking on it getting there on Sunday.
The one drain on Harvick’s betting odds this week is a spotty performance at this track in recent years.
Following a second-place finish in 2010, he has failed to finish better than ninth in his last four runs here in a Sprint Cup race.
The Contender (odds from 10/1 to 19/1)
I will always look for spots in the NASCAR schedule to go with Carl Edwards when the odds are right and, at +1000 odds to win this Sunday, the value is there.
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The No. 99 car followed-up a 23rd-place finish at Daytona by taking 12th in last week’s race so it is moving in the right direction.
The main reason I like Edwards’ chances this week is a strong track record at Las Vegas over the course of his 10-year Sprint Cup career.
He has already won here twice (2008 and 2011) and his average finishing position at this track is a solid 9.2.
The Longshot (odds 20/1 or greater)
After digging a bit deep to come up with this week’s longshot at +3000, I think the value in Ryan Newman’s odds to win this race could be worth a small play.
The No. 31 car has done nothing exciting in the first two races this year, but this team was still just one spot away in the final Sprint Cup standings from winning a title last year.
I also like the value Newman brings to the table at this track.
While he has never won at Las Vegas, he did follow-up a fifth-place finish in this race in 2011 with a fourth-place finish in 2012 and a seventh-place finish last season.
*SPRINT Cup Odds provided by Bovada (Click Here now – Open A free Nascar betting account today!)
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