The Backroad

2025 NASCAR Cup Series Futures Season-Long Picks + Best Bets
Get invested with our experts’ 2025 NASCAR Cup Series futures season-long picks + best bets before the green flag waves in Daytona!
Can Chris Buescher (40-1) to win the title present a cash-out option? Plus, will Shane van Gisbergen (+130) go over 1.5 wins in his first full-time Cup Series season?
NASCAR betting analysts Seth Woolcock, Elliot Hicks & Rod Villagomez share their favorite picks for the championship, season win totals & specials market on “The Backroad.”
Time Stamps:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:40 In the Rearview: NASCAR News Update
00:02:56 NASCAR Rule Changes
00:07:26 Justin Allgaier To Attempt Daytona 500 in JR Motorsports #40 (Traveller Whiskey)
00:09:43 Anthony Alfredo To Drive Young Motosports’s #42 Xfinity Car
00:11:25 Fast Laps News: Jimmie Johnson, Martin Truex Jr., Kurt Busch & More
00:14:05 Parking Garage Props: 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Futures Picks
00:14:37 2025 Cup Series Championship Best Bets
00:15:19 Cole Custer (300-1 via Caesars)
00:18:46 Ryan Blaney (7-1 via bet365)
00:22:02 Kyle Larson (+550 via BetMGM)
00:25:07 William Byron (7-1 via bet365)
00:28:29 What Are Your Favorite 2025 Title Bets? Let Us Know Below!
00:29:11 Chris Buescher (40-1 via DraftKings)
00:33:43 2025 Cup Series Specials Best Bets
00:33:56 Noah Gragson (-125 via Caesars) vs. Zane Smith
00:37:53 Ryan Blaney T3 (+200 via Caesars)
00:41:40 Chase Briscoe (+100 via Caesars) vs. Ty Gibbs
00:46:19 Chase Briscoe Over 1.5 Wins (+125 via bet365)
00:50:19 Shane van Gisbergen Over 1.5 Wins (+130 via Caesars)
00:55:16 A.J. Allmendinger Over 0.5 Wins (+105 via Caesars)
01:00:56 Bubba Wallace Over 0.5 Wins (+100 via bet365)
01:05:33 Plugs + Outro