Betting odds for the 2025 NASCAR Cup playoff race ...

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NASCAR been racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway since 1998 with Mark Martin profitable the inaugural occasion. Joe Gibbs Racing and Hendrick Motorsports drivers hold the top six starting spots on the grid with Denny Hamlin leading a 1-2-3 for JGR.

Nevertheless, the pole-sitter has solely received this race as soon as earlier than, and that was Kyle Busch again in 2009. Latest races have seen an emergence of Penske-powered vehicles with Joey Logano profitable this race one yr in the past, which vaulted him into the ultimate 4 and helped him to earn his third Cup title. Earlier this yr, Josh Berry within the Penske-aligned Wooden Brothers Ford earned his first profession win in Vegas, however the Penske vehicles have been the slowest of the eight remaining title combatants.

However what are the betting odds in Sin Metropolis?

Main the best way is Kyle Larson at +350. In 13 begins, he holds the most effective common end amongst lively drivers at 9.4, together with three checkered flags. Nevertheless, he hasn’t received a Cup race since earlier than his Indy 500/Coke 600 double in Could.

Proper behind Larson is the pole-sitter as Hamlin hunts a milestone sixtieth profession win. Hamlin is sitting a +450 odds. He has one earlier win in Vegas, which got here in the course of the 2021 season.

Christopher Bell is tied with teammate Hamlin at +450, and whereas he is by no means received this race, he has come shut earlier than. Bell begins third in Sunday’s race, and he completed second one yr in the past.

William Byron is subsequent at +550, adopted by Chase Briscoe at +800, and Ryan Blaney at +900. Solely Byron is a former Vegas winner, however all three begin within the prime six with Briscoe becoming a member of Hamlin on the entrance row.

The playoff drivers with the worst odds forward of Vegas are Chase Elliott and defending winner Logano at +1100. Whereas Elliott is 0-16 in Vegas, Logano may very well be wager because the winningest lively driver on the monitor (4 wins).

However what about potential spoilers? The highest non-playoff driver is Tyler Reddick at +1600, who begins eighth in Sunday’s race. He went rolling the wrong way up in final yr’s race, so this is hoping historical past does not repeat itself. His teammate Bubba Wallace, who begins seventh, may very well be one other driver to observe at +1800.

For those who actually need to roll the cube and go for a longshot, there are some choices there as properly. JGR appears very sturdy and whereas he is but to win on the Cup stage, Ty Gibbs additionally certified inside the highest ten (P10), and sits at a distant +3500 odds. Berry, the newest winner in LVMS, can also be at +3500.

This is a take a look at how the complete discipline stacks up for the NASCAR Cup race at Las Vegas, per the oddsmakers on DraftKings: