The first race of the Xfinity Series season in NASCAR odds is on Saturday at Daytona with the Alert Today Florida 300.
NASCAR Odds: Daytona International Speedway is the site for the Alert Today Florida 300 on Saturday, February 21st which can be seen on Fox Sports 1. It is the opening race of the Xfinity Series this year and will feature all of the Xfinity drivers and a number of Sprint Cup drivers doing double duty this weekend including Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski. Let’s look at this restrictor plate race and NASCAR picks.
Sprint Cup Drivers Favored
When it comes to the Xfinity Series (formerly the Nationwide Series), the favorites in NASCAR odds are almost always the Sprint Cup drivers who cross over and race in the second-tier series. On Saturday the big name drivers who will get the most support in the betting odds are Dale Earnhardt Jr., Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch, Kyle Larson and Austin Dillon.
There is no doubt that Earnhardt Jr., Keselowski and Busch will get a lot of attention in this race on Saturday but the racing at Daytona is restrictor plate racing and anyone can win. It could be a good race to back Austin Dillon who is happy to be racing on Saturday and Sunday.
“I feel incredibly fortunate to have this opportunity with Rheem because I think with the new rules package this year, the Xfinity cars will drive as close to the Sprint Cup Series cars as they have ever been before,” Dillon said. “Sprint Cup Series drivers and crew chiefs have always paid attention to the Saturday Xfinity race, but I think you’ll see more of it this year. By running the NASCAR Xfinity Series race on Saturday, I can gather good information that I can use on Sunday.”
Alert Today Florida 300 Entry List
Harrison Rhodes
Landon Cassill
Elliott Sadler
Brian Scott
Ty Dillon
Ross Chastain
Darrell Wallace Jr
Regan Smith
Blake Koch
Chase Elliott
Jeff Green
Chris Cockrum
Cale Conley
Ryan Reed
Tanner Berryhill
Daniel Suarez
Scott Lagasse Jr
Erik Jones
Bad Keselowski
Eric McClure
John Wes Townley
Mike Wallace
J J Yeley
Justin Marks
Austin Dillon
Ryan Sieg
Derek White
Kyle Larson
Dakoda Armstrong
David Starr
Jeremy Clements
Joey Gase
Kyle Busch
Chris Buescher
Brendan Gaughan
Derrike Cope
Mike Harmon
Chad Boat
Bobby Gerhart
Joe Nemechek
Dale Earnhardt Jr
Morgan Shepherd
Mario Gosselin
Dexter Bean
Josh Reaume
Aric Almirola
NASCAR Picks
Restrictor plate racing is always unpredictable with crashes almost inevitable so looking for value in NASCAR odds is always the way to go. I will take a shot with Austin Dillon and Aric Almirola who are each listed at double digit odds.
