2024 Straight Talk Wireless 400 odds, picks and predictions

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The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Homestead-Miami Speedway Sunday for the 2024 Straight Talk Wireless 400. The green flag drops at 2:30 p.m. ET (NBC) for the second race of three Round of 8 races in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NASCAR odds around the 2024 Straight Talk Wireless 400 odds, and make our expert NASCAR picks and predictions.

Straight Talk Wireless 400: What you need to know

23XI Racing driver Tyler Reddick captured the pole for Sunday’s race with a best speed of 167.452 mph in qualifying. He is sixth in the NASCAR Cup Series playoff standings
Reddick has 4 career Cup starts at HMS, posting 3 top-5 finishes and 1 DNF with an 11.0 Average-Finish Position (AFP) and 4 laps led
Joe Gibbs Racing driver Christopher Bell leads all drivers with a 10.0 AFP in 4 Cup starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway, with 1 win, 2 top-10 finishes and 30 laps led
JGR’s Denny Hamlin has picked up 3 checkered flags at HMS to lead all active drivers, while finishing inside the top 10 in 12 of his 19 Cup starts (63.2%) at the South Florida track. Hamlin will start 4th Sunday
Hendrick Motorsports driver Kyle Larson qualified second for Sunday’s race with a speed of 167.053 mph. He is also second in the playoff standings
JGR’s Martin Truex Jr. makes his final Homestead-Miami Cup start. He has a win among his 7 top-5 finishes and 12 top-10 runs in 19 career starts with a 10.9 AFP and 387 laps led
Hendrick’s Chase Elliott, eighth in the playoff standings, is second among all drivers with a 10.4 AFP in 8 career Cup starts at the South Florida track. He will start in the lucky seventh spot Sunday
Florida native Ross Chastain has had a tough time at Homestead in his career, posting a 23.6 AFP in 5 career Cup starts with 1 DNF
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who qualified fifth for Sunday’s start, has a 21.7 AFP in 12 career Cup starts with 2 DNFs

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Straight Talk Wireless 400 – Expert pick

Odds provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of NASCAR odds. Lines last updated Saturday at 8:35 p.m. ET.

DENNY HAMLIN (+800) is always a threat to take checkers at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The JGR program in general has had tremendous success at the track, winning 3 of the past 5 races.

The driver of the No. 11 machine has posted 3 career wins among his 5 top-5 finishes and 12 top-10 showings with 428 laps led in 19 career Cup starts. He has an impressive 10.9 AFP with an Average Driver Rating of 98.1.

If you’re conservative, playing HAMLIN TOP-5 FINISH (+110) still has value as a plus-money wager.

Straight Talk Wireless 400 – Contender

CHASE ELLIOTT (+1600) is worth a look as he figures to drive with some urgency. He is eighth in the playoff standings heading into this second race of the Round of 8.

Elliott has had tremendous success in his career at Homestead-Miami Speedway. While he has never won, he has been a runner-up before, while finishing inside the top 5 in 2 of his 8 career starts at the track.

If you’re not feeling an outright-winner wager, betting ELLIOTT TOP-5 FINISH (+210) is a solid play for the opportunity to potentially more than double up.

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