2021 Coke Zero Sugar 400 odds, race picks: NASCAR at Daytona predictions from top model

The ultimate race of the common season is upon us, the 2021 Coke Zero Sugar 400 on Saturday. It’s going to mark the ultimate likelihood for drivers to maneuver up the NASCAR standings, acquire factors and place themselves for the playoffs. The 2021 Coke Zero Sugar 400 marks NASCAR’s third journey to Daytona Worldwide Speedway this 12 months and the primary because the opening two races of the season. Denny Hamlin was the one driver to notch top-five finishes within the two earlier NASCAR at Daytona races, and he’ll look to slender the hole within the standings on Saturday.

Together with his earlier success, Hamlin tops the 2021 NASCAR at Daytona odds board at 15-2 at Caesars Sportsbook. Brad Keselowski is available in at 17-2 and Joey Logano (9-1) is the one different driver with single-digit 2021 Coke Zero Sugar 400 odds. Regardless of topping the Cup Collection standings, Larson (12-1) is not even among the many prime 5 in odds, so this must be a extremely aggressive race. Earlier than scouring the 2021 Coke Zero Sugar 400 beginning lineup and making any NASCAR at Daytona predictions, you’ll want to see the latest 2021 Coke Zero Sugar 400 picks from SportsLine’s proven projection model.

Developed by every day Fantasy pro and SportsLine predictive information engineer Mike McClure, this proprietary NASCAR prediction mannequin simulates each race 10,000 instances, bearing in mind elements similar to monitor historical past and up to date outcomes.

The mannequin started the 2020 season paying out large by choosing Denny Hamlin to win his second consecutive Daytona 500 at 10-1. The mannequin additionally referred to as Kevin Harvick’s win at Atlanta and nailed a whopping 9 top-10 finishers in that race. McClure then used the mannequin to lock in a 10-1 guess on Hamlin for his win at Miami.

On the Brickyard, the mannequin referred to as Harvick’s fourth victory of the season. Then through the 2020 NASCAR Playoffs, the mannequin nailed its NASCAR picks in back-to-back races, calling Denny Hamlin to win at 17-2 at Talladega and Chase Elliott to win at 7-2 on the Charlotte Roval.

Within the 2021 season, McClure nailed Martin Truex Jr. to win at Martinsville for a robust 3-1 payout. The mannequin additionally nailed Kyle Larson successful the NASCAR All-Star Race at 5-2 and hit Larson once more on the Ally 400 for one more 5-2 payout. It additionally referred to as Chase Elliott to win at Highway America for a 5-2 payout after which appropriately predicted the highest 5 drivers at Watkins Glen. Anybody who has adopted its lead on these performs has seen large returns.

Now, the mannequin simulated the 2021 Coke Zero Sugar 400 10,000 instances. Head to SportsLine to see the complete projected 2021 NASCAR at Indianapolis leaderboard.

Prime 2021 Coke Zero Sugar 400 predictions

One shock: the mannequin is excessive on Christopher Bell, although he is a 25-1 lengthy shot within the newest NASCAR at Daytona odds 2021. He is a goal for anybody on the lookout for an enormous payday. Bell sits at fifteenth place within the Cup Collection standings, a average enchancment over his twentieth place end as a rookie final 12 months.

Bell has already tasted success at Daytona, as he gained the O’Reilly Auto Components 253 in February. It was his first Cup Collection victory and got here every week after he positioned sixteenth on the Daytona 500, his finest end within the iconic race. Bell took the lead three totally different instances on the O’Reilly Auto Components 253 and led for a complete of 5 laps. As the latest race winner at Daytona, Bell’s confidence will probably be sky-high, giving him loads of worth in your 2021 Coke Zero Sugar 400 bets.

A large shocker: Ryan Blaney, one of many prime Vegas favorites, stumbles big-time and barely cracks the highest 10. There are much better values on this loaded 2021 Coke Zero Sugar 400 beginning lineup. Contemporary off a victory final week that gave him his first two-win season within the NASCAR Cup Collection, Blaney now returns to a monitor that his prompted him issues in current seasons.

He completed thirtieth on the 2021 Daytona 500 after getting concerned in an early crash and has now wrecked in 5 of his final eight begins at Daytona Worldwide Speedway. Blaney completed outdoors the highest 25 in all 5 of these races, which is trigger for concern at a monitor the place The Massive One is lurking round seemingly each nook.

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The mannequin can be focusing on two different drivers with 2021 NASCAR at Daytona odds of 15-1 or longer to make a severe run at successful all of it. It additionally sees worth in a large triple-digit lengthy shot. Anybody who backs these drivers might hit it large. You can see all of the model’s NASCAR picks over at SportsLine.

So who wins the 2021 Coke Zero Sugar 400? And which large triple-digit lengthy shot is a surprising worth? Take a look at the newest 2021 NASCAR at Daytona odds under, then visit SportsLine now to see the full projected 2021 Coke Zero Sugar 400 leaderboard, all from the model that has called three of the last 10 winners and nailed the top five at Watkins Glen. 

2021 Coke Zero Sugar 400 odds

Denny Hamlin 15-2
Brad Keselowski 17-2
Joey Logano 9-1
Chase Elliott 11-1
Ryan Blaney 11-1
Kyle Larson 12-1
William Byron 12-1
Kyle Busch 15-1
Kevin Harvick 15-1
Alex Bowman 18-1
Martin Truex Jr. 20-1
Aric Almirola 20-1
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 22-1
Kurt Busch 25-1
Christopher Bell 25-1
Austin Dillon 25-1
Matt DiBenedetto 25-1
Bubba Wallace 30-1
Tyler Reddick 35-1
Michael McDowell 40-1
Ryan Newman 40-1
Chase Briscoe 50-1
Chris Buescher 50-1
Daniel Suarez 60-1
Cole Custer 60-1
Ross Chastain 60-1
Ryan Preece 75-1
Erik Jones 75-1
Justin Haley 100-1
Kaz Grala 100-1
Corey Lajoie 125-1
Anthony Alfredo 200-1
Landon Cassill 300-1
Cody Ware 1000-1
Garrett Smithley 1000-1
Quin Houff 1000-1
BJ McLeod 1000-1
David Starr 1000-1
Josh Bilicki 1000-1
Joey Gase 1000-1