2024 Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum odds, picks: Projected NASCAR leaderboard, predictions for LA from proven model
NASCAR will gear up for its season with the 2024 Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum on Sunday. The track has been constructed at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which is the home field of USC Trojans football. The green flag drops on the 23-car, 150-lap exhibition race at 8 p.m. ET. Martin Truex Jr. is the 15-2 favorite in the 2024 Clash at the Coliseum odds and he's followed on the board by Christopher Bell (9-1), Kyle Larson (19-2) and Kyle Busch (10-1).
Our proven projection model has simulated the 2024 Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum 10,000 times and come up with a surprising leaderboard. Developed by daily Fantasy pro and SportsLine predictive data engineer Mike McClure, this proprietary NASCAR prediction model takes into account a slew of factors including track history and recent results.
McClure's model was red-hot in the 2023 season, nailing Martin Truex Jr.'s Clash win (20-1) as well as his win in New Hampshire (11-2), Joey Logano's Duel win (8-1), Kyle Busch's Fontana victory (10-1), Denny Hamlin's triumph in Kansas (6-1) and Kyle Larson's wins at Martinsville (6-1) and the NASCAR All-Star Race (13-2). The model correctly predicted winners in two playoff races as well, with Ryan Blaney scoring a 12-1 payout at Talladega and Larson winning at 9-2 in Las Vegas. It also impressively nailed five of Larson's wins during his historic season in 2021. All told, the model has nailed a whopping 15 winners since 2021! Anyone who followed its lead on those NASCAR picks saw HUGE returns.
Now, the model has dialed in on the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Championship and released its projections.
The quarter-mile track is specially built into Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, a 102-year-old mixed-use stadium that has hosted the Olympics, Super Bowl and World Series. After running on the 2.5-mile oval at Daytona International Speedway from 1979-2020 and then on the Daytona road course in 2021, the race began running at the L.A. Coliseum in 2022. Joey Logano won the first Clash at the Coliseum and then Martin Truex Jr. took the checkered flag last season.
For the 2024 Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum, we can tell you the model is high on Ryan Blaney, even though he's a 12-1 longshot in the latest 2024 NASCAR at Los Angeles odds. He's a target for anyone looking for a HUGE payday. And a massive shocker: Christopher Bell, one of the Vegas favorites at 9-1, stumbles big-time and barely cracks the top 10! There are far better values in the 2024 Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum starting lineup.
The model is also targeting TWO OTHER driverswith 2024 NASCAR at Los Angeles odds of 12-1 or longer to make a serious run at the checkered flag!Anyone who backs these drivers could hit it BIG. You ABSOLUTELY need to see who it is before locking in any NASCAR picks.
