NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 Odds, Analysis

Las Vegas is home to some of the best entertainment in the world, with NASCAR set to join those ranks over the weekend.

This is the third race of the season, and while it is still very early, we are seeing some drivers already showing that they mean business. Things can change rather quickly in the standings, especially in the early going, so it can be tough to get a handle on who to wager on until we get more races to judge.

NASCAR Cup Series Odds to Win

Kyle Larson +425
William Byron +900
Denny Hamlin +950
Ryan Blaney +950
Christopher Bell +1000
Kyle Busch +1050
Ross Chastain +1150

Kyle Larson +425

Larson is coming off a rather odd season in that he was inconsistent at times, yet still found a way to keep moving on in the playoffs. He eventually made it all the way to the final four before coming up just short of winning his second championship in three years. That close call may well drive him to push that much harder this season, but he is not off to the best start, finishing outside the top 10 in Daytona before having a rough go of things in Atlanta last weekend. Larson has finished 2nd in each of the last 2 seasons in this race, so there is every reason to believe he might get that first win of the season this weekend.

Kyle Larson
Pennzoil 400 Winning Pick Odds : +425 | Vegas Odds for NASCAR Race Tomorrow MyBookie Cup Series Race lines for each race of the season

William Byron +900

2022 proved to be a breakout season for Byron, as it was the first time that he cracked the top 10 in the final standings. He made another improvement last year, going to the final four before finishing 3rd overall. If he maintains this level of improvement, he could well be looking at his first championship this season.

William Byron
Pennzoil 400 Winning Pick Odds : +900 | Vegas Odds for NASCAR Race Tomorrow MyBookie Cup Series Race lines for each race of the season

Denny Hamlin +950

While he may never have won a championship in the Cup Series, Hamlin has had more than his fair share of close calls. After 3 straight seasons of making into the final four, Hamlin has now had back-to-back seasons of going out in the Round of 8, finishing 5th overall in each of the last 2 seasons. He is off to a slow start this time around and will be looking to snap out of it in Sin City. While he did not perform particularly well in Vegas last season, he has won there in the past. I’m not so sure he goes out and gets this win this weekend, but I would definitely be looking at him as a top 10 finisher.

Denny Hamlin
Pennzoil 400 Winning Pick Odds : +1150 | Vegas Odds for NASCAR Race Tomorrow MyBookie Cup Series Race lines for each race of the season

Ryan Blaney +950

Winning a championship is great, but in sports, there is little time to celebrate that win before a new season comes along, with expectations now at an all-time high. That is what Ryan Blaney is going through after winning the Cup Series in 2023, and it certainly appeared as though the pressure was on in Week 1, with Blaney failing to impress at the Daytona 500. He shook that off, though, and managed to land a 2nd place finish in Atlanta last weekend. This race has not been kind to Blaney, but he did have a 6th place finish in Las Vegas in the playoffs last season, so he should not be counted out.

Ryan Blaney
Pennzoil 400 Winning Pick Odds : +950 | Vegas Odds for NASCAR Race Tomorrow MyBookie Cup Series Race lines for each race of the season

Christopher Bell +1000

Bell has been knocking on the championship door over the course of the last 2 seasons, making it to the final four twice in a row but coming up just short both times. There is, though, a feeling that a championship season is coming sooner rather than later, but will that happen in 2024? Bell got things off to a solid start with a podium finish at the Daytona 500, but he did not follow that start up well, as he struggled to get anything going last weekend in Atlanta. He landed in the top 10 in both Vegas races last year, including a 2nd place finish in the playoffs on this track. I would be willing to place a top 5 wager on Bell this weekend.

Christopher Bell
Pennzoil 400 Winning Pick Odds : +1000 | Vegas Odds for NASCAR Race Tomorrow MyBookie Cup Series Race lines for each race of the season

Kyle Busch +1050

Since last winning the Cup Series Championship in 2019, Busch has been on the decline, failing to get beyond the opening round of the playoffs in each of the last 2 seasons. There are some who are suggesting that Busch might be done as a serious competitor to win it all, but he is off to a solid start this season and heads into the 3rd race of the year sitting atop the driver standings. There is, of course, a long way to go, so it will be interesting to see if Busch will maintain this form the rest of the way. Busch landed on the podium in the second race in Las Vegas in 2023, and if he can keep his current form going, he might be a decent top 5 bet again this weekend.

Kyle Busch
Pennzoil 400 Winning Pick Odds : +1050 | Vegas Odds for NASCAR Race Tomorrow MyBookie Cup Series Race lines for each race of the season

Ross Chastain +1150

The last 3 seasons in the Cup Series, Chastain has been on a bit of a rollercoaster ride. He finished 20th overall in 2021, missing out on the playoffs, before making it all the way to the final four in 2022, finishing 2nd overall in that season. The feeling was that he would challenge again in 2023, but Chastain failed to make it into the Round of 8, finishing 9th overall last season. Chastain did not perform well at the Daytona 500 in the opening week of the season, but he bounced back with a 7th place finish last weekend. In his last 4 runs in Vegas, Chastain has landed in the top 5 no less than 3 times, so he might be a worth a bet this weekend.

Ross Chastain
Pennzoil 400 Winning Pick Odds : +1150 | Vegas Odds for NASCAR Race Tomorrow MyBookie Cup Series Race lines for each race of the season