Between Bets: 2024 Pennzoil 400 Outrights

“Between Bets” is an article series revealing our staff’s best wagers across the NFL, NASCAR and PGA Tour. This week’s bets feature our favorite wagers for the 2024 Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

(Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook)

2024 Pennzoil 400 Betting Picks

• Christopher Bell (+900)
• Kyle Busch (+1100)
• Austin Cindric (+10000)

Christopher Bell (+900)

Christopher Bell has been one of the best at Las Vegas in the Next Gen era, having the third-best odds to win this weekend at +900 on DraftKings.

The No. 20 team has ranked second in iFantasyRace.com’s Next-Gen total speed ranking at Vegas. Bell has earned a pair of poles, a trio of “lucky” top-sevens (at least when in Vegas) and an additional 10th-place finish. In 2023, Bell earned finishes of fifth and second here.

Kyle Busch (+1100)

At outright odds of +1100, Kyle Busch is perhaps my favorite bet of the week. Busch’s home track has been arguably the best in his career, earning a T5 in 48% of races in Sin City and T10s in 60%.

Only three times in 12 races here dating back to 2017 has “Rowdy” even finished worse than sixth place, though one of those came last spring with a 14th-place run. The T3 (+300) and T5 (+140) numbers are also tempting enough with how good the No. 8 should run this weekend in the Pennzoil 400.

Austin Cindric (+10000)

This one may seem a little crazy, and I don’t blame you at all if you choose to dismiss this one. However, Austin Cindric has shown some life in 2024, and odds of +10000 would be one hell of a payday.

Starting the season with two superspeedway races can cloud the judgment of whether a team is actually good or if they are just fast or lucky on drafting tracks. That said, the No. 2 team has led more laps (45) in 2024 than they did all of 2023 (33). A fourth-place run at Atlanta and a sixth-place at Las Vegas in this race last spring also give me some faith in a longshot hit being in the realm of possibility.

Other Outright Bets To Consider for the Pennzoil 400:

• Martin Truex Jr. (+1000): Still searching for his first T10 of 2024, Martin Truex Jr. has done just that in Las Vegas 62.5% of the time.
• Joey Logano (+1500): Joey Logano will be happy to see a non-superspeedway race he’s had success at before, especially after crashing out in both events to start 2024 and his $10,000 fine for altering his gloves.
• Alex Bowman (+2200): Chevrolet has won every race across the top-three series this season, and Alex Bowman’s last win came in this race two years ago.

Check out all of our content for the 2024 Pennzoil 400:

• NASCAR DFS Picks, Tiers & Rankings: 2024 Pennzoil 400
• Between Bets: 2024 Pennzoil 400 Outrights
• PropKings: 2024 Pennzoil 400

Thanks for reading my best bets for the Pennzoil 400, and be sure to catch us live every Thursday night at 8:30 p.m. EST on The Backroad! Good luck this week!

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