2023 HighPoint.com 400 picks, Pocono NASCAR predictions, odds, lineup: Legendary expert fading Kyle Larson
Denny Hamlin will attempt to become the all-time leader in NASCAR Cup Series wins at Pocono Raceway when he takes part in the 2023 HighPoint.com 400 on Sunday. Hamlin is tied with Jeff Gordon for first with six victories at the track, his most recent coming in 2020. The three-time Daytona 500 winner appeared to snap the deadlock last year after he finished first at Pocono, but he was disqualified following the post-race inspection. Hamlin is the +500 favorite in the latest 2023 HighPoint.com 400 odds from Caesars Sportsbook. Martin Truex Jr. is +550, three-time race winner Kyle Busch is +600 and Kyle Larson is +700. William Byron rounds out the top 2023 NASCAR at Pocono Raceway contenders at +850.
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, Truex, won the Crayon 301 last weekend at +650. He also predicted Ross Chastain's victory at +1000 in the Ally 400 last month, correctly called Larson's win at +650 in the NASCAR All-Star Race in May and nailed the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix winner in March by hitting Tyler Reddick's triumph at +1000.
In addition, the expert correctly predicted Chase Elliott to win the YellaWood 500 at +1200 last October and the Jockey Made in America 250 in 2021, nailed the 2021 Coca-Cola 600 winner by hitting Larson's victory at +550 and was on point by targeting Elliott as the winner of the EchoPark Texas Grand Prix at +160 the previous week. Anyone who has followed his picks has cashed ticket after ticket.
Now, Roberts has analyzed the field and odds for Sunday's NASCAR at Pocono 2023 race. He's only sharing his winner and leaderboard right here.
2023 HighPoint.com 400 expert picks
One shocker: Roberts is fading Kyle Busch, even though he is one of the favorites at +600. In fact, Roberts says Busch, who leads all drivers this season with 12 top-10 finishes and is tied for fourth on the all-time list with four wins at Pocono, barely even cracks the top 10.
"Busch has a 15th-place average finish in 35 starts at Pocono," Roberts told SportsLine. "This will be his first while driving for RCR." You can see who else to fade here.
Another curveball: Roberts is high on Christopher Bell, even though he's a longshot at +1100 in the latest HighPoint.com 400 odds. The 28-year-old has been 18th or worse in his last three starts after posting back-to-back top-10 finishes. Bell is hoping to break out of it at Pocono, where he was fourth in this race last year.
"It's not because of his 2017 Truck Series win at Pocono or his finishing fourth in two of his five Cup Series starts there," Roberts told SportsLine. "It's more about having JGR equipment." You can see who else to back here.
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Roberts is high on a longshot who has "never led a lap at Pocono, but has finished 11th or better in his last three starts there." 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 HighPoint.com 400 odds, top contenders, starting lineup
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Denny Hamlin +500
Martin Truex Jr. +550
Kyle Busch +600
Kyle Larson +700
William Byron +850
Ross Chastain +950
Ryan Blaney +1000
Christopher Bell +1100
Chase Elliott +1200
Tyler Reddick +1200
Kevin Harvick +1600
Joey Logano +1600
Brad Keselowski +3000
Daniel Suarez +3000
Bubba Wallace +3000
Ty Gibbs +3500
Alex Bowman +4000
Chris Buescher +6500
Austin Dillon +7500
A.J. Allmendinger +10000
Aric Almirola +10000
Erik Jones +15000
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +15000
Ryan Preece +20000
Justin Haley +25000
Chase Briscoe +30000
Austin Cindric +30000
Michael McDowell +30000
Corey LaJoie +75000
Harrison Burton +100000
Cole Custer +200000
Todd Gilliland +200000
Noah Gragson +250000
Ty Dillon +500000
BJ McLeod +500000
J.J. Yeley +500000
