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The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Watkins Glen International Sunday for the Go Bowling At The Glen. The green flag drops at 3 p.m. ET (USA Network) for the 2nd race of the 2024 Cup Series Playoffs. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the 2024 Go Bowling At The Glen odds, and make our expert NASCAR picks and predictions.
2024 Go Bowling At The Glen: What you need to know
- Team Penske driver Joey Logano won at Atlanta in overtime in the 1st playoff race to officially advance to the 2nd round. He has 2 wins, 4 top-5 finishes and 394 laps led in 22 career Cup starts at The Glen. He’ll go off 7th on Sunday
- RFK Racing driver Brad Keselowski has 2 wins, 5 top-5 finishes and 203 laps led in 20 career Cup starts at Watkins Glen with a 15.2 Average-Finish Position (AFP). He starts just 28th after a best speed of 120.711 mph in qualifying
- TrackHouse Racing’s Ross Chastain is on the poll after turning in a best speed of 122.279 mph in qualifying, just ahead of Joe Gibbs Racing’s Martin Truex Jr. at 122.052 mph
- MTJ has a solid 16.1 AFP in 30 career Cup starts at Watkins Glen, but he has never won and he has 5 DNFs
- Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney leads all drivers with a 10.0 AFP in 13 career Cup starts at Watkins Glen, posting a win, 6 top-5 finishes and 174 laps led. He starts from the 30th position Sunday
- Hendrick Motorsports driver William Byron is the defending Cup champ at The Glen, and Hendrick has won 5 straight starts at the track. He has 2 wins, 4 top-10 finishes and a 16.9 AFP in 11 career Cup starts at the New York road course
- JGR’s Denny Hamlin has a win in 29 career Cup starts, but he has a 17.3 AFP with just 6 top-5 finishes and 4 DNFs with a Driver Rating of 92.8. Hamlin goes off 22nd on Sunday
- Ford hasn’t won at Watkins Glen since Logano took checkers Aug. 9, 2015
- The winner of the Cup race at Watkins Glen has come from the 6th starting spot or higher in each of the past 7 races, and 12 of the previous 13 starts. The exception for Logano, starting 16th in 2015
- Shane Van Gisbergen (+400), listed as the chalk, was 32nd in his only previous Watkins Glen Cup start, and he has finished 26th or worse in each of his past 6 starts since finishing 20th at COTA in his Cup season debut race
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2024 Go Bowling At The Glen – Expert pick
Odds provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:24 a.m. ET.
A.J. ALLMENDINGER (+1100) looks to be a party crasher in Sunday’s race at The Glen. He goes off from the 6th starting spot, which fits the requirements we’re looking for. As mentioned above, the eventual Cup Series winner in 12 of the past 13 races has started 6th or better.
Allmendinger has always been a tremendous road course racer, and generally, that’s the only time to pay him any mind on the Cup Series circuit. He has 15 career Cup starts at Watkins Glen under his belt, posting 4 top-10 finishes and just 1 DNF.
2024 Go Bowling At The Glen – Contender
JOEY LOGANO (+1600) starts just outside of the Top 6, going off 7th in Sunday’s starting grid.
The driver of the No. 22 machine comes in with a head of steam after winning the opening race of the playoffs in Atlanta. Be careful, though, as Ford hasn’t been to Victory Lane since 2015, when he won at The Glen.
Logano has managed 2 victories, 4 top-5 finishes, 8 top-10 runs and 0 DNFs in his 22 career Cup starts with a 15.9 AFP, so he is always a danger to take checkers in western New York.
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