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2022 Indianapolis 500 odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Sunday’s 2022 Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with odds, picks and predictions.

The IndyCar Series heads to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Sunday for the 2022 Indianapolis 500. The green flag for the 106th race is set to drop at approximately 12:45 p.m. ET (NBC). Below we analyze the 2022 Indianapolis 500 odds and lines, with NASCAR picks and predictions.

Sunday’s race is scheduled for 200 laps and 500 miles at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The “Greatest Spectacle in Racing” follows F1’s Monaco Grand Prix in a full day of 3 major motor races on Sunday. NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte caps off the evening.

Brazil’s Helio Castroneves of Meyer Shank Racing, won his fourth Borg-Warner Trophy in 2021, the prize for winning the Indy 500. He starts 27th in Row 9 after a 4-lap average speed of 229.630 mph.

NASCAR fans will tune in to see how 7-time NASCAR series champ Jimmie Johnson fares as a rookie in his first Indianapolis 500. He will start on the outside of Row 4 alongside former champions Takuma Sato (2017, 2020) and Will Power (2018).

2022 Indianapolis 500: What you need to know

  • Scott Dixon is on the pole after posting a 4-lap average of 234.046 mph, the only driver to exceed 233.5 mph in qualifying. He will start alongside Alex Palou and Rinus VeeKay on Row 1.
  • In the past 105 Indy 500’s, the winner has come from Row 1 a total of 45 times, or 42.9 percent of the time (21 winners from the  pole, 11 from the 2nd position and 13 from No. 3).
  • Castroneves started from the 8th spot to win his 4th title in 2021. He was just the 3rd winner from that spot in the history of the race, and the 1st winner from Row 3 since 1999.
  • The 47-year-old Castroneves is trying to become the first 5-time winner and the first driver to win consecutive Indy 500s since he accomplished the feat in 2001-02.

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Indianapolis 500 – Expert picks

Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:56 a.m. ET.

SCOTT DIXON (+550) is on the pole, and a good bet. The 2008 winner from New Zealand, a 6-time IndyCar series champion, would be the second driver to go 14 or more years between Indy 500 wins. Juan Pablo Montoya is the record holder, taking checkers in 2000 and 2015 at Indy.

JIMMIE JOHNSON (+1500) is the feel-good story, but he is also a legitimate contender. The Target Chip Ganassi Racing driver finished 22nd in the Grand Prix of Indianapolis on the road course May 14, and he has finished 20th or lower in 4 of his first 5 races. He was an impressive 6th at the Grand Prix of Texas, a track he is familiar with from his NASCAR days.

Indianapolis 500 picks – Long shot

TONY KANAAN (+2000) will make his first IndyCar start of the season. While many might think he could be rusty, he certainly didn’t look like it in qualifying at 232.372 mph. The 2013 winner will start on the outside of Row 2 in the 6th position in the starting grid.

Indianapolis 500 prop picks

RINUS VEEKAY GROUP A WINNER (+250)

In the group winner area, you’ll find VEEKAY (+250) as the favorite over 2-time winner Takuma Sato (+270), Colton Herta (+260) and Scott McLaughlin (+260).

Sato is obviously the biggest threat here, as Herta could be a little spooked after going airborne in a highlight-reel wreck during Carb Day practice at IMS.

We touched on the benefits of starting on Row 1, so give VeeKay the nod here.

TONY KANAAN GROUP C WINNER (+240)

KANAAN (+240) is the co-favorite in this group along with Alexander Rossi (+240), who won this race as a rookie in 2016 with Andretti Herta Autosport. Simon Pagenaud (+280), the 2019 winner of the Indy 500, is also in this group, along with Romain Grosjean (+300).

It won’t be easy, but again, look to the starting spot for guidance here. Kanaan goes off 6th, while Rossi starts 20th, and Pagenaud starts 16th.  Grosjean could be the biggest threat to TK’s chance, starting 9th.

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2021 Indianapolis 500 odds, picks and prediction

Looking at the odds for Sunday’s 105th running of the Indianapolis 500, with odds, picks, and predictions.

The Indy Car Racing League is at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the 105th running of the Indianapolis 500 Sunday with the green flag at 12:45 p.m. ET. Below we analyze the 2021 Indianapolis 500 odds and lines, with picks and predictions based on the odds from BetMGM Sportsbook.

2021 Indianapolis 500: What you need to know

It’s Memorial Day weekend, and it’s time for the 105th running of the Indianapolis 500.

  • Japan’s Takuma Sato won last season’s race at the Brickyard in front of zero fans due to COVID-19 restrictions. In fact, the race was run in August and not its usual Memorial Day slot. This season the fans are back with an expected capacity of 135,000.
  • Sunday’s weather forecast calls for cool conditions by late May standards with temperatures barely above 70. The precipitation chances are less than 10 percent, and there will be a slight 9-12 mph breeze out of the northeast.
  • Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon sits atop the IndyCar Series standings with 176 points, including a win, four top-5 finishes, and five top-10 results in five starts this season. The win came in the first Grand Prix of Texas race on May 1, leading 206 laps.
  • Dixon posted a speed of 228.323 mph in practice Friday, helping Ganassi Racing top the charts in the final three Indy 500 practice sessions.
  • Alex Palou picked up a victory in the Grand Prix of Alabama to start the season, and he has finished seventh or higher in four of his five starts, including a third-place showing in the Grand Prix of Indianapolis last time out on May 15. Palou will start sixth.

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Who is going to win the 2021 Indianapolis 500?

Odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday at 9:38 a.m. ET.

SCOTT DIXON (+350) is the chalk, and he sits atop the NTT IndyCar Series standings. He has the early season win, and he has finished fifth or better in four of his five starts. There’s not much to dislike about the 40-year-old, who goes off from the pole on Sunday.

The defending champ TAKUMA SATO (+1800) has rather long odds, and that’s likely because he sits 12th in the overall standings with just two top-10 showings to date. While he has won two of the last four Indianapolis 500 races, he has struggled this season and is only worth a small-unit play. Plus, we haven’t had a repeat winner in the 500 since Helio Castroneves turned the trick in 2001 and 2002 for Team Penske. Sato begins from the 15th position.

Speaking of Team Penske, JOSEF NEWGARDEN (+1200) sits third in the standings with 148 points, and he has registered three top-5 finishes and four top-10 runs in his five starts this season. After a disastrous run at Alabama, he has recovered nicely, including runner-up finishes in St. Petersburg and the second race in the Grand Prix of Texas on May 2. Newgarden will have his work cut out, as he starts 21st.

PATO O’WARD (+850) has been running hot this season, ranking fourth in the standings. He tumbled to a 15th-place finish in the GP of Indy on May 15 but has finished fourth or higher in three runs, including checkers in the second Texas race on May 2. O’Ward goes off 12th on Sunday.

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2021 Indianapolis 500 long-shot bets

As far as long-shot bets are concerned, take a look at RINUS VEEKAY (+1400), who starts from the third position in Sunday’s race. He picked up a win at the Grand Prix of Indianapolis and comes in with a boatload of confidence.

RYAN HUNTER-REAY (+2000) is a former Indy 500 champ (2014) with some rather long odds. However, he starts from the seventh spot, and his experience makes him worth a look.

SIMON PAGENAUD (+2000) is in the same boat, as a former Indy 500 champ (2019) with longer odds. He starts from a less advantageous 26th position but is still worth a small-unit play.

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2021 Indianapolis 500 odds, picks and prediction

Looking at the odds for Sunday’s 105th running of the Indianapolis 500, with odds, picks, and predictions.

The Indy Car Racing League is at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the 105th running of the Indianapolis 500 Sunday with the green flag at 12:45 p.m. ET. Below we analyze the 2021 Indianapolis 500 odds and lines, with picks and predictions based on the odds from BetMGM Sportsbook.

2021 Indianapolis 500: What you need to know

It’s Memorial Day weekend, and it’s time for the 105th running of the Indianapolis 500.

  • Japan’s Takuma Sato won last season’s race at the Brickyard in front of zero fans due to COVID-19 restrictions. In fact, the race was run in August and not its usual Memorial Day slot. This season the fans are back with an expected capacity of 135,000.
  • Sunday’s weather forecast calls for cool conditions by late May standards with temperatures barely above 70. The precipitation chances are less than 10 percent, and there will be a slight 9-12 mph breeze out of the northeast.
  • Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon sits atop the IndyCar Series standings with 176 points, including a win, four top-5 finishes, and five top-10 results in five starts this season. The win came in the first Grand Prix of Texas race on May 1, leading 206 laps.
  • Dixon posted a speed of 228.323 mph in practice Friday, helping Ganassi Racing top the charts in the final three Indy 500 practice sessions.
  • Alex Palou picked up a victory in the Grand Prix of Alabama to start the season, and he has finished seventh or higher in four of his five starts, including a third-place showing in the Grand Prix of Indianapolis last time out on May 15. Palou will start sixth.

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Who is going to win the 2021 Indianapolis 500?

Odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday at 9:38 a.m. ET.

SCOTT DIXON (+350) is the chalk, and he sits atop the NTT IndyCar Series standings. He has the early season win, and he has finished fifth or better in four of his five starts. There’s not much to dislike about the 40-year-old, who goes off from the pole on Sunday.

The defending champ TAKUMA SATO (+1800) has rather long odds, and that’s likely because he sits 12th in the overall standings with just two top-10 showings to date. While he has won two of the last four Indianapolis 500 races, he has struggled this season and is only worth a small-unit play. Plus, we haven’t had a repeat winner in the 500 since Helio Castroneves turned the trick in 2001 and 2002 for Team Penske. Sato begins from the 15th position.

Speaking of Team Penske, JOSEF NEWGARDEN (+1200) sits third in the standings with 148 points, and he has registered three top-5 finishes and four top-10 runs in his five starts this season. After a disastrous run at Alabama, he has recovered nicely, including runner-up finishes in St. Petersburg and the second race in the Grand Prix of Texas on May 2. Newgarden will have his work cut out, as he starts 21st.

PATO O’WARD (+850) has been running hot this season, ranking fourth in the standings. He tumbled to a 15th-place finish in the GP of Indy on May 15 but has finished fourth or higher in three runs, including checkers in the second Texas race on May 2. O’Ward goes off 12th on Sunday.

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2021 Indianapolis 500 long-shot bets

As far as long-shot bets are concerned, take a look at RINUS VEEKAY (+1400), who starts from the third position in Sunday’s race. He picked up a win at the Grand Prix of Indianapolis and comes in with a boatload of confidence.

RYAN HUNTER-REAY (+2000) is a former Indy 500 champ (2014) with some rather long odds. However, he starts from the seventh spot, and his experience makes him worth a look.

SIMON PAGENAUD (+2000) is in the same boat, as a former Indy 500 champ (2019) with longer odds. He starts from a less advantageous 26th position but is still worth a small-unit play.

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Indy 500 betting odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway sports betting odds and lines, with IndyCar Series analysis, picks and tips.

The 104th running of the Indianapolis 500 is set for Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, previously scheduled for May 24. The green flag drops at 1 p.m. ET with the race televised on NBC. Below, we analyze the Indianapolis 500 odds and betting lines, with IndyCar Series picks and tips with odds from BetMGM sportsbook.

Indy 500: What you need to know

Odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday at 11:30 a.m. ET.

Team Penske’s Simon Pagenaud kissed the bricks and drank the celebratory milk after taking checkers in the most recent installment of the Indy 500 on May 26, 2019.

  • Team Penske has won back-to-back Indy 500’s, with Will Power winning May 27, 2018. The historic owner also has three Indy wins in the past five starts, as Juan Pablo Montoya raced to the win on May 24, 2015.
  • Pagenaud will start on Row 9, with Power going off from Row 8.
  • Marco Andretti edged out Scott Dixon during “Fast Nine” qualifying last Sunday by .017, so Andretti will lead the field to the green flag. Dixon, the 2008 Indy 500 winner, will also still start on Row 1.
  • Seven drivers in the starting grid have won the Indianapolis 500, including Helio Castroneves with three Indy victories.

Who is going to win the Indianapolis 500?

DIXON (+450) is the chalk for the 104th running of the Indy 500, and he is looking for his second brick kiss. He picked up three straight wins to kick off the 2020 season, winning the Genesys 300 on June 6, GMR Grand Prix on July 4, as well as Race 1 of the Grand Prix at Road America on July 11. Five of his six finishes are inside the top 5, and he sits atop the IndyCar Series standings with 244 points.

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PAGENAUD (+1400), the defending 500 champ, sits second in the overall standings. If he is to repeat, he’ll have to win all the way from Row 9. We haven’t had a back-to-back winner since Castroneves in 2001 and 2002, but Pagenaud has the goods to break that drought.

JOSEF NEWGARDEN (+1000) doesn’t have an Indy 500 win, but there’s a first time for everything. He has been on a roll, sitting third in the standings with one victory and 191 points. Newgarden won in the second end of the doubleheader in Iowa last time out, and he has back-to-back top-5 finishes. No one is hotter lately.

Indianapolis 500 long-shot bets

If you’re looking for a dark horse, look no further than Arrow McLaren SP driver PATO O’WARD (+4000). He is fourth in standings with 162 points, ahead of the likes of Power and Graham Rahal. O’Ward will fly under the radar leading up to Sunday’s big race, and he is a tremendous value. He enters with four finishes of eighth or better in his past five starts, including a runner-up finish in Race 2 at the Grand Prix at Road America on July 12.

Andretti Motorsport driver COLTON HERTA (+2000) isn’t as big of an underdog as O’Ward, but he is still a pretty strong value. He is seventh in the overall standings with 140 points, and he is on a roll with three top-5 finishes, including a season-best, fourth-place finish at the GMR Grand Prix on July 4. He struggled in Iowa in a doubleheader in mid-July, but other than that he has been rock solid.

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