There is a fair argument to be made that Elliott should still be favored in this matchup, and that's fine by me, but -150 against a driver as good as Logano and a car that's been very fast on this track-type is too rich for my blood, leading me to buy back Joey at +130 odds. 9 Chevy means that this price might shorten between now and Sunday's race. While having a better starting spot and pit stall would obviously be an advantage for Logano, I'm not all that concerned about track position here, but from a NASCAR odds perspective, projecting the No. In addition, Logano's Team Penske Ford has been an absolute rocket in qualifying on this tire combination, starting second at both Kansas and Texas compared to Elliott's 22th- and sixth-place efforts. A battle of service academies took honors for the largest odds shift on Day 1 in the College Football Games of the Year odds market at South Point.
Logano has quietly been among the fastest drivers on this tire combo, posting the second-best average running position and the third-best driver rating in those two races.Įlliott, on the other hand, has the 11th-best average running position and the eighth-best rating. Image Credit: Danny Wild-USA TODAY Sports. It's hard to bet against Chase Elliott right now, but Joey Logano +130 against the Hendrick Motorsports driver is at least worth a look.
