NASCAR Odds And Picks: Three Drivers Favored To Win At Pocono

The NASCAR Cup Series is set for the second leg of the weekend doubleheader at Pocono Raceway, better known as the “Tricky Triangle.” Current points leader, Kevin Harvick, picked up the victory yesterday and he along with Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin carry the shortest odds at +500 to win the Pocono 350 on Sunday.

Online sportsbook Bovada has listed Harvick, Busch and Hamlin as the favorites, followed closely by Brad Keselowski at +900, Martin Truex Jr. at +900, Chase Elliott at +1100, Ryan Blaney at +1200, Joey Logano at +1400, Aric Almirola at +1600 and Kurt Busch at +1800.

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Harvick, Busch, Hamlin Which Favorite Is Providing The Best Value?

Well, the easy answer would be to say Kevin Harvick as he picked up the victory yesterday at this very same track. That said, it was the first win at the Tricky Triangle in his illustrious career and just the first Ford win at this track since 2017.

However, of the three, I think Denny Hamlin is the one you hitch your wagon to. He was the runner-up in yesterday's race which was his 12th top-five finish over 29 career starts at Pocono. Hamlin has also driven to victory lane five times at the Tricky Triangle and he was close to making a sixth win yesterday, I think he has the best shot of the three favorites.

Betting Picks

Well, as I said off the top, Toyotas have been the car to beat at Pocono in recent memory, winning five of the last six runnings, so I’ve taken a couple of Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota's and a powerful Ford.

Denny Hamlin (+500)

Denny Hamlin is tied with Kevin Harvick for the most wins this season in the NASCAR Cup Series with three, however, he has one more top-five finish than the current points leader. At Pocono, Hamlin has five career wins in 29 starts and was the runner-up yesterday. I think he'll be in the hunt to return to victory lane.

Aric Almirola (+1600)

Well, if the sportsbooks are going to offer the man that led the most laps yesterday at 16:1 today, I feel like you're obligated to take it. Almirola led 61 of the 130 laps for the Saturday race and finished in third place. He was near the front all day, finishing second in stage one and he won stage 2. It was his teammate, Kevin Harvick that won so perhaps the Stewart Haas Racing team has the setups dialed in for this weekend.

Erik Jones (+2000)

Erik Jones is providing really good value at 20/1 to pick up his first win of the season on Sunday. This is the eighth career start for Jones in the NASCAR Cup Series at Pocono and in the previous seven, he has four top-five finishes, including three podium finishes, and was the runner-up last July. He has also led multiple laps in four of his seven runnings at this track. Yesterday, he crashed on lap 70 so hopefully a better outcome today.

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