Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, same on me. Well, what about fool me four times…..Last week, none of us three went with Kyle Larson to win at Nashville. His odds were too low for us to really do anything with. Since the Ally 400 was an inaugural event, why go with just one driver?

Well, Larson led most of the race in dominating fashion. So, with 2-1 odds, would anyone just go all out on Larson for Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at the Pocono Raceway?

Eric did.

He put all $100 on Larson this weekend. I mean, why not? Larson, has a top two finish in literally every race run since Darlington. After that, he was a red flag away from a potential win in COTA. The week prior to COTA, Alex Bowman’s team beat Larson’s on the final pit stop. If that doesn’t happen, Larson is a winner of five straight, not three.

So, for a track at Pocono where it features long straights and a place to where Hendrick Motorsports to can shine again, why not go with Larson?

He was runner-up in this very race in 2018 with Ganassi.

Greg went all in on another HMS driver in William Byron (9-1). Byron, has four top 10’s in his last five Pocono starts and a top 10 in all but four races this season. Three are road courses and one is a superspeedway.

Eric or Greg could win $200 on Saturday and really make a leap.

CJ went the other direction. He took three Joe Gibbs Racing cars, two HMS cars, Kevin Harvick, Ryan Blaney and Kurt Busch.

Kurt is his big one with a potential $200 win with the rest ranging from $4-$40 wins.

Race Odds

2-1…K Larson

7-1…D Hamlin

8-1…Kyle B

9-1…W Byron, K Harvick and M Truex Jr.

10-1…C Elliott

12-1…B Keselowski

14-1…R Blaney

16-1…J Logano

20-1…A Bowman

50-1…A Almirola, C Bell, Kurt B and T Reddick

80-1…R Chastain

100-1…C Buescher, M DiBenedetto, A Dillon and E Jones

150-1…R Stenhouse Jr. and D Suarez

200-1…C Briscoe, C Custer, M McDowell, Newman and D Wallace Jr.

 

POCONOS ORGANICS 325: RACE 18 PICKS

 

Eric Smith

K Larson…2-1…$100 ($200)

RECORD: 9 for 17

TOTAL: -263

 

POCONOS ORGANICS 325: RACE 18 PICKS

 

CJ Radune

D Hamlin…7-1…$17 ($119)

Kyle B…8-1…$13 ($104)

W Byron…9-1…$15 ($135)

M Truex Jr…9-1…$15 ($135)

K Harvick…9-1…$13 ($117)

C Elliott…10-1…$13 ($130)

R Blaney…14-1…$10 ($140)

Kurt B…50-1…$4 ($200)

 

RECORD: 9 for 17

TOTAL: -509

 

POCONOS ORGANICS 325: RACE 18 PICKS

Greg DePalma

W Byron…9-1…$100 ($900)

RECORD: 3 for 17

TOTAL: -959

 

Weekly Race Points Standings

 

Week 17 Nashville

1 Eric -100/-263

2 CJ -100/-509

3 Greg -100/-959

 

Week 16 Sonoma

1 Eric -100/-163

2 CJ -100/-409

3 Greg -100/-859

 

Week 15 Charlotte

1 Eric +40/-63

2 CJ +33/-309

3 Greg +61/-759

 

Week 14 Texas Grand Prix

1 Eric +59/-103

2 CJ +86/-342

3 Greg -100/-820

 

Week 13 Dover

1 Eric -100/-162

2 CJ +26/-428

3 Greg -100/-720

 

Week 12 Darlington

1 Eric -100/-62

2 CJ +35/-454

3 Greg -100/-620

 

Week 11 Kansas

1 Eric +20/+38

2 CJ +20/-489

3 Greg +140/-520

 

Week 10 Talladega

1 Eric +20/+18

2 CJ +20/-509

3 Greg -100/-660

 

Week 9 Richmond

1 Eric +36/-2

2 CJ -100/-529

3 Greg -100/-560

 

Week 8 Martinsville

1 Eric +20/-38

2 CJ +32/-429

3 Greg -100/-460

 

Week 7 Bristol Dirt

1 Eric +290/-58

2 Greg -100/-360

3 CJ -100/-461

 

Week 6 Atlanta

1 Greg +240/-260

2 Eric -100/-348

3 CJ +19/-361

 

Week 5 Phoenix

1 Eric +20/-248

2 CJ +20/-380

3 Greg -100/-500

 

Week 4 Las Vegas

1 Eric +32/-268

2 Greg -100/-400

3 CJ -100/-400

 

Week 3 Homestead

1 Greg -100/-200

2 CJ -100/-200

3 Eric -100/-200

 

Week 2 Daytona Road

1 Greg -100/-200

2 CJ -100/-200

3 Eric -100/-200

 

Week 1 Daytona 500

1 Greg -100

2 CJ -100

3 Eric -100

WEEKLY PICKS ARCHIVES

 

ALLY 400: RACE 17 PICKS

ALLY 400 WINNER: KYLE LARSON

 

Eric Smith

C Elliott…7-1…$16 ($112) …39^th/DQ

M Truex Jr…8-1…$16 ($128) …22^nd

Kyle B…8-1…$15 ($120) …11^th

D Hamlin…8-1…$15 ($120) …21^st

W Byron…10-1…$11 ($110) …3^rd

J Logano…11-1…$11 ($121) …10^th

K Harvick…12-1…$9 ($108) …5^th

A Bowman…15-1…$7 ($105) …14^th

RECORD: 0 for 1

TOTAL: -100

 

ALLY 400: RACE 17 PICKS

 

CJ Radune

C Elliott…7-1…$20 ($140) …39^th/DQ

Kyle B…8-1…$15 ($120) …11^th

D Hamlin…8-1…$15 ($120) …21^st

M Truex Jr…8-1…$15 ($120) …22^nd

J Logano…11-1…$15 ($165) …10^th

R Blaney…12-1…$15 ($180) …37^th/Acc.

Kurt B…50-1…$5 ($250) …8^th

 

RECORD: 0 for 1

TOTAL: -100

 

Greg DePalma

C Elliott…7-1…$28 ($196) …39^th/DQ

Kyle B…8-1…$23 ($184) …11^th

B Keselowski…11-1…$15 ($165) …23^rd

J Logano…11-1…$20 ($220) …10^th

K Harvick…12-1…$8 ($96) …5^th

Kurt B…50-1…$2 ($100) …8^th

C Buescher…125-1…$2 ($250) …36^th/Acc.

D Suarez…150-1…$2 ($300) …7^th

RECORD: 0 for 1

TOTAL: -100