All three of us hit Kyle Larson a few weeks ago in the Coca-Cola 600. This time, none of us picked him. That proved costly as Larson dominated last Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 in Sonoma for his first career road course victory in the NASCAR Cup Series.
Someone had each of the drivers to finish 2-3-4-5-6, but with Larson being 6-1, no one picked him and it cost us with Eric now falling to -$163, CJ at -$409 and Greg -$859 as we have 20 races left in the season.
This week is the weekend off for the All-Star race before getting back to points paying and predictions next week in Nashville. That race is an inaugural event, so there’s no much data to use to base picks off of. With Larson, Martin Truex Jr, Chase Elliott, Joey Logano and Kyle Busch all heating up, they’d be the wise picks to go with.
Can any of our experts get back into the positive money soon?
While Larson is hot right now, at 3-1, none of our experts went with him. There’s better value behind and they all capitalized on that.
All three went with Chase Elliott (7-1), Kyle Busch (8-1) and Joey Logano (11-1). Really as long as Larson not a sleeper wins, we’re covered with everyone else.
Race Odds
3-1…K Larson
7-1…C Elliott (Eric, CJ, Greg)
8-1…Kyle B (Eric,CJ, Greg), D Hamlin (Eric, CJ) and M Truex Jr. (Eric, CJ)
10-1…W Byron (Eric)
11-1…B Keselowski (Greg) and J Logano (Eric, CJ, Greg)
12-1…R Blaney (CJ) and K Harvick (Eric, Greg)
15-1…A Bowman (Eric)
35-1…C Bell and A Dillon
40-1…T Reddick
50-1…Kurt B (CJ, Greg)
66-1…M DiBenedetto
125-1…A Almirola, C Buescher (Greg), R Chastain and R Stenhouse Jr.
150-1…M McDowell and D Suarez (Greg)
200-1…C Custer, E Jones and Newman
250-1…C Briscoe and D Wallace Jr.
ALLY 400: RACE 17 PICKS
Eric Smith
C Elliott…7-1…$16 ($112)
M Truex Jr…8-1…$16 ($128)
Kyle B…8-1…$15 ($120)
D Hamlin…8-1…$15 ($120)
W Byron…10-1…$11 ($110)
J Logano…11-1…$11 ($121)
K Harvick…12-1…$9 ($108)
A Bowman…15-1…$7 ($105)
RECORD: 9 for 16
TOTAL: -163
ALLY 400: RACE 17 PICKS
CJ Radune
C Elliott…7-1…$20 ($140)
Kyle B…8-1…$15 ($120)
D Hamlin…8-1…$15 ($120)
M Truex Jr…8-1…$15 ($120)
J Logano…11-1…$15 ($165)
R Blaney…12-1…$15 ($180)
Kurt B…50-1…$5 ($250)
RECORD: 9 for 16
TOTAL: -409
ALLY 400: RACE 17 PICKS
Greg DePalma
C Elliott…7-1…$28 ($196)
Kyle B…8-1…$23 ($184)
B Keselowski…11-1…$15 ($165)
J Logano…11-1…$20 ($220)
K Harvick…12-1…$8 ($96)
Kurt B…50-1…$2 ($100)
C Buescher…125-1…$2 ($250)
D Suarez…150-1…$2 ($300)
RECORD: 3 for 16
TOTAL: -859
Weekly Race Points Standings
Week 16 Sonoma
1 Eric -100/-163
2 CJ -100/-409
3 Greg -100/-859
WEEKLY PICKS ARCHIVES
TOYOTA/SAVE-MART 350: RACE 16 PICKS
TOYOTA/SAVE-MART 350WINNER: KYLE LARSON
Eric Smith
M Truex Jr…5-1…$40 ($200) …3rd
Kyle B…10-1…$20 ($200) …5th
W Byron…12-1…$12 ($144) …35th/Acc.
D Hamlin…14-1…$10 ($140) …8th
R Blaney…20-1…$7 ($140) …10th
T Reddick…33-1…$5 ($165) …19th
C Briscoe…66-1…$2 ($132) …17th
M DiBenedetto…66-1…$2 ($132) …23rd
D Suarez…100-1…$2 ($200) …12th
RECORD: 0 for 1
TOTAL: -100
TOYOTA/SAVE-MART 350: RACE 16 PICKS
CJ Radune
C Elliott…2-1…$55 ($110) …2nd
M Truex Jr…5-1…$23($115) …3rd
W Byron…12-1…$12 ($144) …35th/Acc.
D Hamlin…14-1…$10 ($140) …8th
RECORD: 0 for 1
TOTAL: -100
TOYOTA/SAVE-MART 350: RACE 16 PICKS
Greg DePalma
Kyle B…10-1…$35 ($350) …5th
W Byron…12-1…$15 ($180) …35th/Acc.
D Hamlin…14-1…$10 ($140) …8th
K Harvick…16-1…$10 ($160) …22nd
J Logano…16-1…$20 ($320) …4th
Kurt B…33-1…$3 ($99) …6th
C Buescher…80-1…$4 ($320) …16th
D Suarez…100-1…$3 ($300) …12th
RECORD: 0 for 1
TOTAL: -100