2019 Gander RV 400 Vegas picks and NASCAR predictions: Fade Kevin Harvick, back Ryan Blaney at Dover
The last six races at Dover International Speedway have made six distinct winners. Accordingly, there should be plenty of excitement on Sunday if the NASCAR Cup Series returns to Dover for its 2019 Gander RV 400. This is actually the first year with brand new car packages that contain 750 horsepower and no aero ducts. They’ve been used four other times this year, but this will be the first for NASCAR at Dover. Kyle Busch, who directs the NASCAR standings and has won three of the 10 season races so far, is the 3-1 favorite in the most current 2019 Gander RV 400 chances. He is followed closely by Kevin Harvick (4-1), who won here in 2018 and 2015, while pole-sitter Chase Elliott is 6-1. Then there are a trio of contenders sitting at 8-1 NASCAR in Dover chances in Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano and Martin Truex Jr.. Anything could happen in the high-banked, one-mile oval at Dover, so before making your 2019 Gander RV 400 selections, you’ll want to see the latest NASCAR predictions from handicapper Micah Roberts, the mythical Vegas bookmaker who pioneered wagering on racing.
Roberts went with Jimmie Johnson as a hefty 25-1 long shot in the season-opening Advance Auto Parts Clash. The end result: Johnson endured a huge crash and went on to acquire the rain-shortened race as Roberts‘ followers raked it . At the TicketGuardian 500 in Phoenix last month, Roberts nailed Busch in 4-1 odds over the heavily favored Harvick, also had an eye catching eight of the top 10 right. At the Car Club 400, he had nine of the top 10 correct.
Roberts entered the 2019 NASCAR season after completing big-time in the black in 2018. Individuals who wagered $100 on each of his selections annually have $1,750 in profit to show for it. His biggest wins came after he moved against the grain, shooting Keselowski at 12-1 to win the South Point 400 in Las Vegas in the opening race of the NASCAR playoffs and going with Logano, also 12-1, to take the First Data 500 in Martinsville. In addition, he pinpointed four of Harvick’s nine show victories and three of Busch’s nine wins. Anyone who is following his selections is up huge year in, year out.
Now, he’s examined Sunday’s Gander RV 400 lineup from every possible angle and then locked in his top 2019 NASCAR in Dover picks. You may see them in SportsLine.
We can tell you that Roberts is high on Ryan Blaney, a dark horse at 20-1 NASCAR odds to win at Dover. Blaney has not had much success at Dover, but the car package that is in play here is the exact same one at other tracks he’s excelled at.
„This race is about the car, along with his 750 HP bundle has been dominant occasionally in 2019 like top 94 laps in Phoenix and completing third, finishing fourth at Martinsville, and leading a race-high 158 laps in Bristol before finishing fourth,“ Roberts told SportsLine.