Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course odds picks predictions best bets

The NASCAR Cup Series is at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course Sunday for the 2022 Bank of America ROVAL 400. Green flag is scheduled to drop shortly after 2 p.m. ET (NBC). Below we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the 2022 Bank of America ROVAL 400 odds, with NASCAR picks and predictions.

2022 Bank of America ROVAL 400: What you need to know

This is the finale of the Round of 12 in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, as 8 drivers will remain alive for the championship after Sunday
William Byron leads all active drivers with 80 laps led in the history of the Charlotte ROVAL, posting an Average-Finish Position (AFP) of 14.3
Chase Elliott, a 2-time winner on the ROVAL, is 2nd to his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Byron with 64 laps led at the Charlotte road course
Kyle Larson, another driver in the Hendrick stable, is the defending champ at the ROVAL, and he has led 60 laps with a 13.0 AFP
Penske Racing’s Ryan Blaney is the only non-Hendrick and non-Chevy driver to win at the ROVAL, taking checkers in the inaugural race back in Sept. 2018
Joe Gibbs Racing driver Kyle Busch has had a devil of a time at the ROVAL, posting a dismal 25.8 AFP in 4 career Cup starts, including 2 DNFs
TrackHouse Racing’s Ross Chastain, still alive for the championship, has a dismal 23.0 AFP in 3 ROVAL Cup starts, and TrackHouse teammate Daniel Suarez is in the same boat with a 23.3 AFP in 4 ROVAL Cup runs

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2022 Bank of America ROVAL 400 – Expert picks

Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday at 12:10 p.m. ET.

CHASE ELLIOTT (+425) is the chalk, and it’s hard to argue against taking a guy who has picked up wins in half of the all-time races at a track. He has been a road-course extraordinaire during his NASCAR Cup Series career, and he has a 5.0 AFP at his track in 4 Cup starts.

RYAN BLANEY (+1500) is a tremendous value play at this price. He won the inaugural race in 2018, before the Hendrick team rattled off 3 straight wins here. Still, Blaney has never finished lower than 9th in his 4 career Cup starts at the ROVAL, and he has led 40 laps here. If anyone breaks up the Chevy monopoly, it will be him.

2022 Bank of America ROVAL 400 – Long shots

COLE CUSTER (+10000) is worth playing really, really light. Hear me out. He has made 2 career Cup starts at the ROVAL, finishing 9th and 18th. It isn’t that far out of the realm of possibility that this is the location for his first-career Cup checkered flag. In a season that has seen 19 different drivers claim at least 1 victory, is it that crazy?

2022 Bank of America 400 prop picks

COLE CUSTER TOP-10 FINISH (+350)

If you don’t like Custer to win outright, and admittedly so, it’s a real long shot, he is still a value play for a top-10 finish. Again, he finished 9th in the Oct. 2020 race, while managing and 18th-place run last season. For a chance to multiply your initial wager by 3 1/2 times, this is a sound investment.

HENDRICK – TEAM OF RACE WINNER (+210)

As mentioned above, Hendrick Motorsports has dominated at this track setup, winning 3 of the 4 all-time ROVAL Cup races. Elliott has checkers in 2, Larson won last season and Byron leads all active drivers in laps led. For whatever reason the HMS team has figured this setup out, and they’re the favorites to do it again in 2022.

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2021 Bank of America Roval 400: What you need to know

Penske Racing’s Ryan Blaney won the inaugural Cup Series race at the Roval in 2018, with Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott winning the last two installments in 2019 and 2020.

Elliott leads all active drivers with a 2.67 Average-Finish Position (AFP) and 62 laps led in three career starts.

Blaney has finished first, fifth and eighth in his three starts at Roval, posting a 4.67 AFP in his three Cup Series starts at the road course.

Hendrick’s Alex Bowman has three career Cup starts at the ROVAL, finishing second, fourth and eighth.

Kaulig Racing driver A.J. Allmendinger finished seventh in his only previous Cup start at this road course. He goes off 33rd Sunday.

Who is going to win the 2021 Bank of America Roval 400?

Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:10 a.m. ET.

ELLIOTT (+220) is worth a play for the chance to double up. He has dominated on this setup, winning the last two stops at the Roval. There is no reason not to like him here.

ALEX BOWMAN (+2000) is worth a roll of the dice at this price based upon his tremendous showings in the past. While he hasn’t won, he has a runner-up finish and has never been worse than eighth.

In addition, play BOWMAN TOP 10 FINISH (-120) for a much stronger value.

Stewart-Haas Racing driver KEVIN HARVICK (+2000) is on the bubble for the playoffs, entering the weekend nine points back of the eighth spot. He’ll be racing with urgency, and has finished third, ninth and 11th in his previous three stops at the track. I really like HARVICK TOP 5 FINISH (+320) for a chance to more than triple up.

CHRISTOPHER BELL TOP 5 FINISH (+210) is another driver who is on the bubble heading into the weekend and in need of a strong finish. He isn’t a great play for the straight-up win, but for a Top 5 finish he’s a nice play for a chance to more than double up your initial stake.

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Long-shot bets for the 2021 Bank of America ROVAL 400

Looking a little deeper into the field, ALLMENDINGER (+1500) is a road-course specialist. We saw him pick up the victory at the Indianapolis Road Course in mid-August. While he is worth a small-unit play for the straight-up victory, play ALLMENDINGER TOP 5 FINISH (+260) and/or ALLMENDINGER TOP 10 (-145) for a much better value.

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