Find out who will be the heroes & villains of the season’s penultimate race weekend with our 2025 Xfinity 500 picks & predictions!
Can Chase Elliott (6-1) win & get into the NASCAR Cup Series Champion, or will Ryan Blaney (4-1) win yet another Grandfather Clock at Martinsville Speedway?
NASCAR betting analysts Elliot Hicks & Rod Villagomez share their best bets for the outright, placement prop, H2H matchup & specials market on “The Backroad (S5 E41).”
⏰ Time Stamps:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:34 IBT Racing Family Promo
00:05:25 In the Rearview: NASCAR News Update
00:05:42 Talladega Reaction
00:13:23 NASCAR Cup, Xfinity & Truck Series Playoff Standings Update
00:20:30 Cup Series Silly Season News: Daniel Saurez (Spire Motorsports) & Zane Smith (Front Row Motorports)
00:25:21 Xfinity & Truck Series Silly Season News: (JRM Motorsports) & Landen Lewis (Niece Motorsports)
00:30:34 Horizon Forecast
00:30:48 Weekend Schedule/Entry List
00:34:16 Martinsville Speedway Preview
00:38:18 Martinsville Speedway Trends
00:43:55 Ifantasyrace.com’s Asterisk Mark Driver of the Week
00:46:00 Parking Garage Props: 2025 Xfinity 500 Picks & Predictions
00:46:15 Impressions of the Sportsbooks
00:47:54 Ryan Blaney Outright (+375 via BetMGM)
00:50:45 Denny Hamlin Outright (+700 via Hard Rock Bet)
00:53:31 Team Penske Outright (+225 via Caesars)
00:56:35 Chase Briscoe Top 5 (+300 via bet365)
00:58:39 Chase Elliott Top 5 (+100 via DraftKings)
01:02:00 Bubba Wallace Top 10 (+130 via bet365)
01:05:03 Brad Keselowski Top 10 (+200 via ESPN BET)
01:07:21 Shane van Gisbergen Top 10 (+2200 via bet365)
01:11:07 Kyle Larson (-110 via ESPN BET) vs. Christopher Bell
01:13:19 Austin Cindric (+160 via bet365) vs. Tyler Reddick
01:14:22 Todd Gilliland To Win Group E (+260 via Caesars)
01:15:08 2025 IAA Ritchie Bros. 250 (Xfinity Series) Best Bets
01:15:18 Sheldon Creed Top 3 (+425 via Hard Rock Bet)
01:15:47 Jesse Love Top 10 (+100 via ESPN BET)
01:16:25 2025 Slim Jim 200 (Truck Series) Best Bets
01:16:33 Daniel Hemric Top 3 (+350 via Hard Rock)
01:17:00 Tyler Ankrum Top 5 (+275 via bet365)
01:17:56 Plugs + Outro
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