2023 Austin NASCAR picks, Circuit of the Americas prediction, odds: Legendary NASCAR expert fades Kyle Larson
William Byron will try for his third win in four starts when the NASCAR Cup Series season continues on Sunday with the 2023 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas in Austin. Byron, who recorded two victories last year, already has matched that total after he captured back-to-back checkered flags at Las Vegas and Phoenix earlier this month. The 2018 Rookie of the Year's bid for a third straight win ended last week at Atlanta after he finished 32nd following an accident. Byron is 12-1, while Kyle Larson is the 13-2 favorite in the latest 2023 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix odds for NASCAR at COTA from Caesars Sportsbook.
Kyle Busch and Ross Chastain, who won this race last year, are 8-1 and Tyler Reddick is 10-1, while A.J. Allmendinger rounds out the top 2023 NASCAR at Austin contenders at 12-1. The EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix 2023 is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. ET. You'll want to check out the NASCAR at Austin predictions from Micah Roberts, the legendary Vegas bookmaker who pioneered wagering on racing, before locking in any 2023 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix picks.
Roberts was the first to offer expanded NASCAR betting and now hands out NASCAR winners to his followers on SportsLine. Roberts is the nation's premier NASCAR betting expert, and his top pick, Chase Elliott, won the YellaWood 500 last October at +1200 odds.
He also correctly predicted Elliott to win the Jockey Made in America 250 in 2021, nailed the 2021 Coca-Cola 600 winner by hitting Larson's victory at +550 odds and was on point by targeting Elliott as the winner of the EchoPark Texas Grand Prix at +160 odds the previous week. Anyone who has followed his picks has cashed tickets.
2023 NASCAR at Austin expert predictions
One shocker: Roberts is fading Kyle Larson, even though he is the 2023 NASCAR at Austin favorite at 13-2. In fact, Roberts says Larson, who recorded the most road-course wins in a Cup Series season with three in 2021, doesn't even crack the top 10.
"His statistics say he's one of the best road-course drivers in NASCAR," Roberts told SportsLine. "But he experienced a lot of car failures for multiple reasons last year, finishing 29th, 15th and 35th twice." See who else to fade here.
Another curveball: Roberts is high on Martin Truex Jr., who is 30-1 in the latest NASCAR at Austin odds 2023. The 42-year-old native of New Jersey finished a season-best seventh at Las Vegas, but was 17th and 19th the following two weeks. However, he was seventh in this race last year and has four wins and 21 top-10 finishes in 45 Cup Series starts on road courses.
"Truex has a total of four victories on the roads but didn't record a top-five finish in six races last season," Roberts told SportsLine. "I bet on him in defiance of the oddsmakers. They have Truex at 10-1 in almost every race, and then when there's one he actually can win, they bump him to 30-1." See who else to back here.
How to make 2023 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix picks
Roberts is high on a huge longshot who was in the top 10 in his last five road races of 2022. This driver is being underestimated by oddsmakers, and anyone who backs him could hit it big. You can only see who it is here.
2023 NASCAR at Austin odds
Kyle Larson +650
Kyle Busch +800
Ross Chastain +800
Tyler Reddick +1000
A.J. Allmendinger +1200
William Byron +1200
Christopher Bell +1500
Austin Cindric +1500
Daniel Suarez +1500
Alex Bowman +1800
Ryan Blaney +2000
Chase Briscoe +2200
Chris Buescher +2500
Joey Logano +2500
Denny Hamlin +3000
Kevin Harvick +3000
Brad Keselowski +3000
Michael McDowell +3000
Jordan Taylor +3000
Martin Truex Jr. +3000
Kimi Raikkonen +4000
Ty Gibbs +5000
Jimmie Johnson +5000
Austin Dillon +6500
Erik Jones +6500
Jenson Button +10000
Todd Gilliland +10000
Noah Gragson +10000
Justin Haley +10000
Ryan Preece +10000
Bubba Wallace +10000
Aric Almirola +20000
Harrison Burton +25000
Corey LaJoie +75000
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +75000
Conor Daly +100000
Ty Dillon +150000
Cody Ware +150000
Josh Bilicki +250000
