IndyCar Children's of Alabama Grand Prix Betting, Odds & Analysis for Favorites Drivers

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We are 3 races into the new IndyCar season, and it already looks like we are going to have another tight championship race on our hands. This seems to be common in this sport, as we more often than not see that battle for the championship go all the way down to the final race of the season, which is how we all like it. This weekend, the drivers will head to Alabama for the next race on the 2023 calendar, but what will the standings look like when all is said and done? Will it be the same driver at the top of the standings, or will we see another take over the lead role? Only time will tell, but what we can do now is look at the IndyCar betting analysis and the current top 4 and how they might fare this weekend.

IndyCar Betting Analysis and Prediction for the Children’s of Alabama Grand Prix Race | IndyCar Odds

When: Sunday, April 30 at 3:00 pm ET
Where: Barber Motorsports Park, Alabama
TV / Streaming: NBC, Peacock

Marcus Ericsson

Last year proved to be something of a breakout season for Ericsson, who became a bit more of a household name after winning the Indianapolis 500. As big as that victory was, it was just one small part of the entire season. Ericsson failed to win another race after that one, with his lead at the top of the standings slipping away as he dropped to 6th in the overall standings at the end of the year. He is, though, off to a much better start in 2023, winning the opening race of the season and doing well enough in the other two to hold onto the #1 spot. This track, though, is one where he has not had much success, so might his lead be short-lived?

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Pato O’Ward

Despite winning a pair of races in the 2022 season, you do have to say that the overall performance from O’Ward was a bit of a backward step, as he ended up finishing 7th overall after 2 straight seasons in the top 4. We might look back on that as nothing more than a blip on the radar, though, as he is out to a solid start, finishing 2nd in the opening 2 races of the season. O’Ward took the checkered flag in Alabama last season, and was 4th the year before that, so he has to be considered a threat this weekend.

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Alex Palou

Winning consistently in any sport is tough, which Palou has quickly found out after winning the IndyCar Work Championship in just his 2nd full season in the sport. He followed that up with a 5th place overall finish last year, which I’m sure he will have seen as a disappointment, and while he has yet to win in 2023, he is off to a solid enough start through the opening 3 races. In his last 2 runs in Alabama, he had a 1st and 2nd place finish, so it’s safe to assume that he will be among the leaders again on Sunday.

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Josef Newgarden

One thing that you can usually count on in IndyCar is that Josef Newgarden will head into the final race of the season with a shot at winning it all. Over the past 6 seasons, he has won the World Championship twice and finished 2nd on 3 other occasions. He is right there again after 3 races, but he will tell you that he expects better of himself than what he has delivered to this point in the season. His lone win was bookended by poorer performances, but he can never be counted out of any race.

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