Verizon 200 at The Brickyard 2022 Betting Preview

by WagerHome Blog on July 27, 2022

We are back with another NASCAR preview, this time for the Verizon 200 at The Brickyard.

Even when he doesn’t win, Chase Elliott is winning this season. That is how good he has been in 2022. He can finish third in a race, as he did at Pocono, and still come out on top, as he did due to two post-race disqualifications.

Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch failed their post-race inspections, and Hamlin became the first Cup race winner to be stripped of a win since 1960.

For Elliott and the rest of the drivers, hopefully, this week’s trip to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway provides cleaner racing and a less controversial finish.

Favorites to Win Verizon 200 at The Brickyard

  • Chase Elliott (+450)
  • Kyle Larson (+700)
  • Ross Chastain (+700)
  • Daniel Suarez (+1000)
  • Tyler Reddick (+1000)
  • Austin Cindric (+1400)
  • Chase Briscoe (+1600)
  • Kyle Busch (+1600)
  • A.J. Allmendinger (+1800)
  • Martin Truex Jr. (+1800)
  • Ryan Blaney (+1800)

It is a road course, and if he wasn’t the hottest driver on the circuit, he still might be the heavy favorite. But with four wins on the season and a commanding lead in the series standings, this is Chase Elliott’s race to lose. Elliott has seven wins in 22 career road course races and 13 top-five finishes.

If it’s not going to be Elliott, Kyle Larson is a solid plan B. He’s not had nearly the year in 2022 that he had in 2021, but he did just finish fifth at Pocono last week, and he has a good history at Indy, finishing third at this race last year.

The other driver of the big-three Verizon 200 favorites this week is Ross Chastain. He’s been the most consistent all year, with ten top-five finishes and 14 top-10s.

He wrecked out of last week’s race, and in this event last year, he barely cracked the top 30. But considering how well he is driving in 2022, he should always be on your radar.

Top Value Plays for Verizon 200 at The Brickyard

A.J. Allmendinger (+1800) is on your favorites board, so he isn’t a long shot. But he is the defending champion at this event, and he’s paying nearly 4.5x more than the favorite Elliott.

He’s a road course specialist, and you don’t see him at too many races, but coupled with his win last year and a top-10 at Road America on July 3 of this year, give him a look.

Kevin Harvick (+2800) should also be in consideration at the Verizon 200. He won at Indy in 2020, when it was the Brickyard 400, and that was his second straight victory here. He has the history at this venue, plus he’s had a good season on road courses – finishing fourth in Sonoma and 10th at Road America.

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Rocket Mortgage Classic 2022 Betting Preview

by WagerHome Blog on July 26, 2022

After most of the big names of the PGA Tour took last week off to recover from their trip to Scotland, many of them are back on the course this week for the Rocket Mortgage Classic at the Detroit Golf Club.

Last week at the TPC Twin Cities, Tony Finau became just the third betting favorite to win a tournament this year, and he did it with a great comeback in the final round. He trailed by five strokes after 54 holes but ended up winning by four strokes after 72 holes.

Favorite to Win Rocket Mortgage Classic

  • Patrick Cantlay (+1000)
  • Tony Finau (+1400)
  • Will Zalatoris (+1600)
  • Cameron Young (+2000)
  • Max Homa (+2500)
  • Cam Davis (+3300)
  • Keegan Bradley (+3300)
  • Adam Hadwin (+4000)
  • Adam Scott (+4000)
  • Cameron Tringale (+4000)
  • Seven others at (+4000)

Patrick Cantlay sits as the pre-tournament favorite, paying +1000. Since missing the cut at the PGA, he has been on a tear, even if it’s come without a win. He was T3 at the Memorial, T14 at the U.S. Open, T4 at the Scottish Open, and T8 at The Open Championship two weeks ago.

The aforementioned Tony Finau, coming off last week’s win, has a game made for the Detroit Golf Club. He did struggle here in 2020, but his driving accuracy should have him shooting one of the lower numbers for the weekend. To go along with last week’s win, he had a second-place finish at the Canadian Open in June.

And it seems like every week we say that this can be the tournament where Will Zalatoris finally gets his win. Well, wash, rinse, repeat. He has eight top-10s in 2022, he has three runner-ups at major championships, and he’s now ranked 13th in the world. Surely that elusive first win is just around the corner.

Rocket Mortgage Classic

Top Value Plays for Rocket Mortgage Classic

One of the several players at +4000 is Davis Riley, who missed the cut last week in Minnesota but should be in the mix in Michigan. He was fifth at the Mexico Open, T9 at the Byron Nelson, and T4 at the Charles Schwab.

Cameron Champ, at +6000, broke his missed cuts streak with a T16 in Minnesota. He also had a T6 at the Mexico Open and T10 at a little event called the Masters. He’s big off the tee and is a good fit for the course in Detroit, as evidenced by his 12th place finish and final round 66 in 2020.

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M&M’s Fan Appreciation 400 Betting Preview

by WagerHome Blog on July 20, 2022

This week, we are in for the M&M’s Fan Appreciation 400. Last week in New Hampshire, it was Christopher Bell taking the checkered flag and paying +1600 for the lucky bettors who put their money down on him. It was his first win of the year, and it put him into the top 10 in the current Cup Series standings.

Staying in the Northeast, NASCAR heads to Pennsylvania and the Pocono Raceway, known as the Tricky Triangle. NASCAR has been racing at the 2.5-mile track since 1974 when Richard Petty won the inaugural race.

Of note in 2022, this is the first time the Cup Series will have just one race at Pocono Raceway since 1981. For the last 40 years, they’ve run a pair of races during each visit.

Favorites to Win M&M’s Fan Appreciation 400

  • Chase Elliott (+700)
  • Denny Hamlin (+800)
  • Kyle Busch (+800)
  • Kyle Larson (+800)
  • Martin Truex Jr. (+1000)
  • Ross Chastain (+1000)
  • Ryan Blaney (+1000)
  • William Byron (+1000)
  • Kevin Harvick (+1200)
  • Christopher Bell (+1600)
  • Joey Logano (+1600)

As the Cup Series leader, Chase Elliott is the favorite to win this week. It also doesn’t hurt his standing that over the last four races, he has finished first, second, first, and second last week in New Hampshire. Much like Kyle Larson’s season last year, this year, everything is going right for Elliott.

Of the collection of drivers behind Elliott at +800, you can’t really go wrong. Denny Hamlin has struggled with consistency this year, but he has four all-time wins at Pocono Raceway.

Kyle Busch is a three-time Pocono champion, and he drives the M&M’s car, which surely will be a factor in an M&M’s Fan Appreciation 400 race. And Kyle Larson has nine top-five finishes this season even as overall, the year has been a disappointment.

Christopher Bell, coming off his win last week at +1600, is once again paying +1600.

M&M's Fan Appreciation 400 Betting Preview

Value Bets to Consider at M&M’s Fan Appreciation 400

Kurt Busch got back into the top-10 at New Hampshire, erasing two bad performances following his runner-up finish in Nashville. Last year at Pocono, he finished in sixth place and led for 12 laps.

Bubba Wallace made his Cup Series debut at the Pocono Raceway in 2017, and while he’s never won here, he did finish fifth in the final start at Pocono Raceway in 2021. He’s paying +2800 at this weekend’s race, coming off a third-place finish in New Hampshire last week.

This has easily been Brad Keselowski’s worst season in over a decade. He has no wins and no top-five finishes for the first time since 2010.

But he’s been very good at Pocono Raceway through the years, including a third-place finish last year – one of 11 top-five career finishes here. And he’s paying a whopping +6600.

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3M Open 2022 Betting Preview

by WagerHome Blog on July 19, 2022

The PGA Tour says goodbye to links golf for another season and the scrambling through weather, rough, and pot bunkers that make St. Andrews such a test. This week they say hello to the required long and accurate drives of the 3M Open in Blaine, Minnesota.

This is the fourth installment of this event as a post-Open Championship return to the States, and in each of the previous three years, it has featured longer and more accurate drives than nearly every other PGA Tour event.

Newly crowned Open champion Cameron Smith won’t be here as he celebrates his first ever win. But you will get to see, and possibly wager on, Open participants Hideki Matsuyama, Sungjae Im, and Tony Finau.

Favorites to Win 3M Open

  • Tony Finau (+1400)
  • Hideki Matsuyama (+1600)
  • Sungjae Im (+1600)
  • Maverick McNealy (+2200)
  • Adam Hadwin (+2500)
  • Cam Davis (+2500)
  • Davis Riley (+2500)
  • Sahith Theegala (+2500)
  • Cameron Tringale (+2800)
  • Adam Long (+3300)
  • Chez Reavie (+3300)
  • J.T. Poston (+3300)

Not surprising that the three men at the top of the 3M Open favorites board just played in Scotland. Tony Finau is the favorite, and he’s been in the top-30 in five of his last six starts; and in his final round at St. Andrews, he shot six-under par.

Hideki Matsuyama shot a final round 67 at St. Andrews and is coming back to the States, where he last finished fourth at the U.S. Open. His trip to Scotland wasn’t terribly fruitful, but he has four top-10 finishes in the United States this season.

Sungjae Im finished the Open T81 after missing the cut at both the Scottish Open and the U.S. Open. But right before that, he was T10 at the Memorial, and let’s not forget he was T8 at the Masters.

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Longer Shots to Consider at 3M Open

Chris Gotterup (+4000) hasn’t played a lot this season – only six events – but he’s only missed two cuts, and he has a pair of top-10 finishes – T7 at the Puerto Rico Open and T4 at the John Deere Classic in early July.

Cameron Champ (+5000) has missed five straight cuts, including the John Deere Classic a couple of weeks ago. But he was T6 at the Mexico Open, he had that incredible T10 at the Masters, and Champ is the defending champ here at the 3M Open.

Brice Garnett hasn’t won on tour in four years, and he’s missed eight of his ten cuts. But you want to consider him because he’s paying +10000, and he’s played well in the three previous 3M Opens, finishing 16th last year with a final round 68.

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Ambetter 301 2022 Betting Preview

by WagerHome Blog on July 13, 2022

NASCAR takes a trip to Louden, New Hampshire, this weekend for the Ambetter 301. This race was originally 300 miles, but at one point, the sponsor of the event had the slogan, “tools that go the extra mile,” so naturally, an extra mile was added to the race.

Sponsorship has changed since then, but the race distance has not. This weekend’s Ambetter 301 winner will only be crowned after he goes that extra mile.

Favorite to Win Ambetter 301

  • Ryan Blaney (+600)
  • Kyle Busch (+650)
  • Joey Logano (+700)
  • Denny Hamlin (+850)
  • Martin Truex Jr. (+900)
  • Ross Chastain (+900)
  • Chase Elliott (+1000)
  • Kyle Larson (+1200)
  • Kevin Harvick (+1600)
  • Christopher Bell (+1600)

Ryan Blaney has yet to take a checkered flag this year, but he is the betting favorite heading into this weekend’s Ambetter 301 in New Hampshire. Blaney has no wins, but he does have seven top-five finishes and is currently in second place in the Cup standings.

The man atop the standings is Chase Elliott, who has surprisingly long odds considering that he has three wins on the season, including two wins in his last three starts and a second-place finish in the other of those three races. Elliott has never won in New Hampshire, but he’s simply too hot right now to ignore.

Kevin Harvick, at +1600, is also playing longer odds than he deserves. He’s been very good on flat tracks this season, and on the closest facsimiles to New Hampshire – Phoenix and Richmond – he was in the top-10 at both, and he was the runner-up in Richmond. He’s also finished in the top 10 in three of his last four races.

Longer Shots to Consider

Aric Almirola is paying +2500 because he hasn’t won this year, and he only has two top-five finishes in 2022. But in his career, he does have a win in New Hampshire to go along with three top-five finishes. And it was just last July when he recorded that win.

Ambetter 301

Brad Keselowski is paying a whopping +10000, even though he won at New Hampshire in 2020 and he finished third here in 2021.

Keselowski was a top-10 finisher at Sonoma a month ago, but overall his 2022 has been well below his standards. He has just two top-10 finishes and has finished worse than 20th a total of 10 times. But his recent history at New Hampshire is worth a look.

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The Open Championship 2022 Betting Preview

by WagerHome Blog on July 13, 2022

It’s The Open Championship, being contested for the 150th time in its storied history. It’s at the Old Course at St. Andrews, the birthplace of golf. What else do you need to know to get excited for this weekend in Scotland?

How about the return of Tiger Woods? Or a field that features former great champions, like Stewart Cink, David Duval, Ernie Els, Shane Lowry, and Phil Mickelson. In fact, a total of 18 former champions under the age of 60 are in the field, 40 of the top 50 on the World Golf Rankings are playing, and seven of the top-10 finishers from last year’s Open are here.

Favorites to win The Open Championship

  • Rory McIlroy (+900)
  • Xander Schauffele (+1400)
  • Jon Rahm (+1600)
  • Scottie Scheffler (+1600)
  • Jordan Spieth (+1600)
  • Matthew Fitzpatrick (+1800)
  • Justin Thomas (+1800)
  • Shane Lowry (+2000)
  • Cameron Smith (+2200)
  • Patrick Cantlay (+2200)
  • Collin Morikawa (+2500)
  • Will Zalatoris (+2500)

Rory McIlroy is the favorite as a past The Open Championship champion and someone with five top-fives in his Open career. Not only is he experienced on links golf courses, he’s coming in playing excellent golf, finishing in the top-10 in five of his last seven starts.

Xander Schauffele is the newest winner of the Scottish Open, following up his win at the Travelers. A third-straight win would be legendary, and especially with it coming at the Old Course in the Open Championship. His best finish in this event was T2 in 2018.

There is also Scottie Scheffler, the reigning Masters champion who finished T2 in the U.S. Open. Matthew Fitzpatrick is the U.S. Open champion, and he just finished T6 at the Scottish Open. Jordan Spieth won this event in 2017, was the runner-up last year, and he just finished T10 at the Scottish Open.

And let’s not overlook the defending champion at The Open Championship, Collin Morikawa, who finished fifth at the Masters this year.

The Open Championship

Tiger Woods at St. Andrews

There is a very realistic chance that this will be the final time a competitive Tiger Woods tees it up at St. Andrews. He’s paying +6500, so just how competitive he’ll be remains to be seen. But he withdrew from the U.S. Open to protect his health for this tournament and this course. He won here in 2000 and 2005.

In the words of Woods, “I want to be able to give it at least one more run at a high level.”

He played at St. Andrews twice this weekend while other golfers played the Scottish Open, and twice he walked all 18 holes. His playing partner on Sunday, Justin Thomas, observed, “[Woods’] swing still looks as good as ever.”

The only real question about Woods at The Open Championship: will his leg hold up?

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Quaker State 400 2022 Betting Preview

by WagerHome Blog on July 6, 2022

NASCAR has been running races in Atlanta since 1960, and this weekend’s Quaker State 400 will be the 116th Cup Series race to be held at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

The Cup Series standings are as tight as they’ve ever been, with Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney, and Ross Chastain within 35 points of each other. The betting odds for this week’s race are also as tight as they’ve ever been, with four drivers listed as co-favorites and a total of 10 drivers playing odds of less than +2000.

Favorites to Win Quaker State 400

  • Chase Elliott (+1000)
  • Denny Hamlin (+1000)
  • Ryan Blaney (+1000)
  • William Byron (+1000)
  • Ross Chastain (+1200)
  • Bubba Wallace (+1400)
  • Joey Logano (+1400)
  • Kyle Busch (+1400)
  • Kyle Larson (+1400)
  • Tyler Reddick (+1800)

Chase Elliott is your current Cup leader, and he’s naturally one of the co-favorites to win at Quaker State 400. He finished second on Sunday at Road America, following up his win in Nashville to close out the month of June. Elliott has never won in Atlanta in eight career starts, but he has finished top-10 in five of those races.

Denny Hamlin hasn’t been very good since the summer months started, with only one top-10 finish in his last four starts. But he does have two wins on the season, and in two of his last four starts in Atlanta, he finished top-five.

Closing out the top-10 Quaker State 400 favorites is Tyler Reddick, who is coming off the win on Sunday at Road America. The reason Reddick isn’t higher on the favorites board this week is that his win on Sunday was his first of the season, and it follows an 18th place finish at Nashville and a 35th place finish at Sonoma. In the March race in Atlanta, he finished 28th.

Quaker State 400

Value Bets to Consider

Give Kurt Busch a closer look for this race. He’s 18th on the betting board, paying +2500. The reason there is value here is because Busch is the Quaker State 400 defending champion. At the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, also run at Atlanta, he finished third. And just two weeks ago, he was the runner-up in Nashville.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is also paying +2500, and that is also very good value for a driver who should be in the mix in the final laps of the Quaker State 400. He’s an excellent plate track driver, which is what Atlanta has become after its redesign.

He’s twice a winner on such tracks – one at Talladega and one at Daytona – and at the race in Atlanta in March, he was battling for the lead on lap 201 when he unfortunately wrecked. He led for 22 laps that Sunday.

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Scottish Open 2022 Betting Preview

by WagerHome Blog on July 5, 2022

The golfing world is in Scotland for the Scottish Open 2022, before the eyes of the sports world turn to St. Andrews and the 150th edition of The Open Championship.

But before golf plays its final major of the season, the Renaissance Club hosts the Scottish Open for the fourth time in the tournament’s existence. And in the previous three outings, we have seen some very good scores come from the leaderboard, including a 22-under par from Bernd Wiesberger in 2019.

Favorites to Win the Scottish Open

  • Jon Rahm (+1200)
  • Justin Thomas (+1400)
  • Scottie Scheffler (+1400)
  • Xander Schauffele (+1800)
  • Matt Fitzpatrick (+2000)
  • Collin Morikawa (+2500)
  • Patrick Cantlay (+2500)
  • Cameron Smith (+2800)
  • Sam Burns (+2800)
  • Will Zalatoris (+2800)

This weekend’s tournament features 14 of the top 15 players in the world, and it’s one of the few co-sanctioned events between the PGA Tour and DP World Tour, which contributes to being such a strong field just one week before The Open Championship.

As with most links courses in Scotland, the fairways are nice and wide, meaning that distance off the tee is more important than accuracy off the tee. The number one player in the world over his last 12 rounds in driving distance is Jon Rahm, who, not surprisingly, is the betting favorite here.

Getting close to the pins on approach, however, will prove to be difficult. Bunkers will be a factor, as will greens that feature a number of hills. And when it comes to strokes gained on approach, three of the top five golfers in the world over the last 12 rounds are on this Scottish Open favorites board.

Xander Schauffele is second in the world, Cameron Smith is third, and Sam Burns is fifth.

Recent U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick is also in the mix, and even though his best-ever Open finish was a T20 in 2019, the Englishman is back on his home island, and he has to be considered a top favorite.

Scottish Open

Best Value Plays

A couple of DP World Tour players who you may not be familiar with highlight our best value plays of the weekend.

First is Ryan Fox, paying +4000. The New Zealander currently ranks fourth in the European Tour, and he was just the runner-up last week at the Irish Open, shooting a 64 on Sunday to take home the title.

Aaron Rai at +6600 is also someone worth a closer look. He was the winner at Scottish Open in 2020 on this course, and that was when the weather conditions were less than ideal. And when it comes to strokes gained on par 4’s between 450 and 500 yards – of which there are five on this course – Rai has been the best in the world over his last 12 rounds.

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