Betting ON Sylvania 300 Gambling Odds
The 10-race Chase to this year’s Sprint Cup title heads to New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon for the running of the Sylvania 300.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Sylvania 300
Race: Sylvania 300 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Date: Sunday, Sept 23, 2012
Time: 1 p.m. (ET)
Broadcast: ESPN
Sunday’s race is set to get underway at 1 p.m. (ET) and it will be broadcast nationally ESPN.
Brad Keselowski drew first blood with a win last Sunday at Chicago, but Jimmie Johnson remained right on his heels by taking second and Kasey Kayne wound up third.
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 WagerWeb.
The Favorite (odds of less than 10/1)
A 16th-place finish at Chicago was not how Denny Hamlin envisioned starting this year’s Chase.
It dropped the former point leader all the way to fourth in the standings and 15 points out of the lead. He has been opened as a +400 favorite to bounce back this week with a win which is no big surprise considering that the No.11 car has already claimed four checkered flags this season.
Add in the fact that Hamlin finished second in the first race at Loudon this year and has an overall finishing position at this track of 8.5 and his chances to win this Sunday look even better.
The Contender (odds of 10/1 to 19/1)
Clint Bowyer followed up his win at Richmond with a 10th-place finish last week to remain sixth in the standings with 2041 points. [ad-8757089]
The No.15 car has been competitive all season long with 16 top-10 finishes, but its past performance at this track is what adds the value to his +1000 odds to win this race.
Bowyer has already taken the checkered flag in this race twice in his career; in 2007 and 2010. He heads to Loudon in solid form after finishing third in the first race at New Hampshire this season.
The Longshot (odds of 20/1 or higher)
Matt Kenseth started this season with a bang by winning the Daytona 500, but it has been a struggle ever since.
He made the Chase, but an 18th-place finish last week dropped him to 11th in the standings and 26 points out of the lead. None the less, there still is some value in his odds to win this week as a +2000 moderate longshot given his overall ability to stay in the mix and pull out a victory when given the chance.
The No.17 car finished sixth in last year’s race to go along with Kenseth’s 11 other top-10 finishes here.
