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Recap: 1-1
Record: 2-2
Posted Saturday:
I'll have a matchup pick in here tomorrow as well as at least one in my Sunday Smorgasbord of Sports Bets article.
Sunday Update: I got my article in late today, may not get posted with at least an hour before start time so people have a chance to bet it.
So I'm posting the NASCAR picks in it here in the forum.
Sunday Smorgasbord of Bets
NASCAR at Bristol
Bet #1:
NASCAR Caution Flags Prop Over 8', -115
I lost with this prop last week when the final number came in at 8, but it was a narrow miss as there was an accident on the final lap but the checkered flag was out so no caution flag was waived.
Yes, this is a bit of a self-indulgent bet - I like rooting for crashes so I'm always jaded towards the Over, but at Bristol there's a lot of contact and the numbers back up my play. The track average is 8.4 yellows per race. And there's reason to expect a few more today.
Drivers like Larson and Logano have criticized NASCAR officials for putting out unnecessary yellow flags this weekend at Bristol, disrupting the race without good cause.
Fans on social media agree the flags were not warranted and you have to wonder if the same thing will happen today.
Bet #2: NASCAR Matchup
Gibbs -140 over Briscoe
Once again our very own Ms. Veronica Vroom steered her readers in the right direction, picking Denny Hamlin to win last week at Darlington. I used her top choice in a Head to Head matchup vs Blaney and banked a winner.
The race was both boring and exciting.
Byron lead for 243 laps.
A limited number of lead changes makes for a boring race.
But in the end it was exciting as Hamlin benefited from a caution flag, entering Pit Road behind Blaney (who clearly had the best car in the race in the final laps) but coming out just ahead of him and getting the win.
For today's race, I'm using her third choice, Ty Gibbs, in his matchup against Chase Briscoe.
I screwed up on not recommending this bet on Saturday when Gibbs was at -115. I should have posted an "early buy notice" in the forum in anticipation of the line going up before my article gets published on Sunday.
NASCAR record: 3-1, +1.7 units
Accounting Update:
Last week I was late in submitting my Sunday Smorgasbord article. It was published a few minutes before the NASCAR race started, leaving no time for people to make make a decision if they wanted to play my picks or not. Seeing this was going to happen, I posted them in the forum with plenty of time before the race started.
I keep separate records for my article picks and forum picks. Last week's NASCAR plays, 1-1, is added to the forum record.
The NBA play will be added to the record for article picks because it was published in time for bettors to have 4-5 hours to decide whether they wanted to take the play or not.
Record: 2-2
Posted Saturday:
I'll have a matchup pick in here tomorrow as well as at least one in my Sunday Smorgasbord of Sports Bets article.
Sunday Update: I got my article in late today, may not get posted with at least an hour before start time so people have a chance to bet it.
So I'm posting the NASCAR picks in it here in the forum.
Sunday Smorgasbord of Bets
NASCAR at Bristol
Bet #1:
NASCAR Caution Flags Prop Over 8', -115
I lost with this prop last week when the final number came in at 8, but it was a narrow miss as there was an accident on the final lap but the checkered flag was out so no caution flag was waived.
Yes, this is a bit of a self-indulgent bet - I like rooting for crashes so I'm always jaded towards the Over, but at Bristol there's a lot of contact and the numbers back up my play. The track average is 8.4 yellows per race. And there's reason to expect a few more today.
Drivers like Larson and Logano have criticized NASCAR officials for putting out unnecessary yellow flags this weekend at Bristol, disrupting the race without good cause.
Fans on social media agree the flags were not warranted and you have to wonder if the same thing will happen today.
Bet #2: NASCAR Matchup
Gibbs -140 over Briscoe
Once again our very own Ms. Veronica Vroom steered her readers in the right direction, picking Denny Hamlin to win last week at Darlington. I used her top choice in a Head to Head matchup vs Blaney and banked a winner.
The race was both boring and exciting.
Byron lead for 243 laps.
A limited number of lead changes makes for a boring race.
But in the end it was exciting as Hamlin benefited from a caution flag, entering Pit Road behind Blaney (who clearly had the best car in the race in the final laps) but coming out just ahead of him and getting the win.
For today's race, I'm using her third choice, Ty Gibbs, in his matchup against Chase Briscoe.
I screwed up on not recommending this bet on Saturday when Gibbs was at -115. I should have posted an "early buy notice" in the forum in anticipation of the line going up before my article gets published on Sunday.
NASCAR record: 3-1, +1.7 units
Accounting Update:
Last week I was late in submitting my Sunday Smorgasbord article. It was published a few minutes before the NASCAR race started, leaving no time for people to make make a decision if they wanted to play my picks or not. Seeing this was going to happen, I posted them in the forum with plenty of time before the race started.
I keep separate records for my article picks and forum picks. Last week's NASCAR plays, 1-1, is added to the forum record.
The NBA play will be added to the record for article picks because it was published in time for bettors to have 4-5 hours to decide whether they wanted to take the play or not.