Betting ON Ford EcoBoost 400 Gambling Odds
The 2012 Sprint Cup series season comes to a close this Sunday with the running of the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. All the action is set to get underway at 2 p.m. (ET) and the race will be broadcast nationally ESPN.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Ford EcoBoost 400
Race: Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway
Date: Sunday, Nov.18, 2012
Time: 2 p.m. (ET)
Broadcast: ESPN
It will be a two-man battle for the 2012 Sprint Cup title between Brad Keselowski and Jimmie Johnson, but there are a number of other divers that would love to make one last trip to victory lane this season.
The following is a closer look at our favorite, contender, and longshot for this Sunday’s race along with their current odds to win as provided by Sportsbook.
The Favorite (odds of less than 10/1)
Jimmie Johnson’s chances to add a sixth career Sprint Cup title to already impressive racing resume hinge on winning Sunday’s race and hoping that Brad Keselowski finishes higher than 15th. The Oddsmakers obviously like his chances to complete the first part of this equation by making the No.48 car the odds-on-favorite at +400 to take the checkered flag at Homestead. Working against Johnson this Sunday is the fact that he has never won a race at this track and his overall finishing position here is 13.5. In his favor are a fifth-place in 2009 and a second-place finish in 2010.
The Contender (odds of 10/1 to 19/1)
The driver looking to wrap-up his first career Sprint Cup title has been opened at +1000 to win this race. Brad Keselowski is well aware of what he has to do on Sunday to win the title, but do not expect the No.2 car to necessarily play it safe at Homestead as that sometimes can be a recipe for disaster. There will be no question as to which driver has been the best this season if he comes in first. [ad-8757089] Keselowski has only been racing in the Sprint Cup series full time for five years and has never finished better than 13th in four previous races at this track. However, he also has five previous checkered flags this season so there is no doubt he knows how to win.
The Longshot (odds of 20/1 or higher)
Kevin Harvick had all but fallen off the face of the Earth this season after competing for last season’s title to the bitter end. He did manage to make this year’s Chase based on his overall points, but the No.29 car could not even crack the top 10 in the first seven races of this 10-race playoff. That all changed with a thrilling victory last week at Phoenix, which was the team’s first checkered flag of the year. Harvick has been opened at +3000 to have lightening strike twice this Sunday, but there is some solid value in these long odds considering that he has finished in the top five in four of his last six races at this track.
