NASCAR at Las Vegas odds, picks 2019: Model says Aric Almirola surprises at Pennzoil 400

Publiziert 9. Juli 2019 | Von Torsten Jinczek

Sunday’s 2019 Pennzoil 400 guarantees plenty of excitement for NASCAR fans everywhere. Last year, Kevin Harvick maintained the checkered flag and jumpstarted his dominant season which saw him record eight victories. Now, he will look to defend his title at the 2019 Pennzoil 400, which gets underway at 3:30 p.m. ET from Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Harvick enters Sunday’s race since the Vegas favorite at 9-2 in the live 2019 Pennzoil 400 odds. Meanwhile, Kyle Busch (5-1), Martin Truex Jr. (6-1), Kyle Larson (6-1) and Brad Keselowski (6-1) are going off at 6-1 or reduced. Weather won’t be a variable, as the newest Las Vegas forecast is calling for temperatures in the mid-60s and sunny skies. This year’s version of the Pennzoil 400 comes with a very talented field of drivers, so before you create any 2019 Pennzoil 400 picks or input a daily Fantasy NASCAR championship on sites like FanDuel and DraftKings, be sure to consult the 2019 Pennzoil 400 projected leaderboard in the proven computer version at SportsLine.

Developed by DFS pro and SportsLine predictive data scientist Mike McClure, this proprietary NASCAR prediction computer model simulates every race 10,000 times, taking factors like track history and recent results into account.

It made some huge calls in NASCAR this past year, such as properly casting wins for Kyle Busch in Chicago and Martin Truex Jr. in Sonoma. And it is off to a solid start in NASCAR this year, calling Daytona 500 champion Denny Hamlin that a top-four contender and putting QuikTrip 500 winner Brad Keselowski in his projected top five. Anybody who has followed its selections is way up.

McClure, who has a mechanical engineering degree, grew up around race tracks. Big events at iconic places like Las Vegas Motor Speedway are in his blood. His version mimicked the Pennzoil 400 10,000 times and the results were surprising.

For your 2019 Pennzoil 400, we can tell you the version is high on Aric Almirola, making a serious run at the checkered flag despite going off as a very long shot 20-1 Pennzoil 400 chances. He is a target for anyone searching for a huge payday.

Almirola is coming off an impressive performance last week in the Folds of Honor Quiktrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. He led 36 laps before finishing in the top 10 and he’ll will look to take over that momentum into Sunday’s 2019 NASCAR in vegas race.