Take home the hardware at The Great American Race with our experts’ 2025 Daytona 500 picks & predictions for when the Cup Series returns to Daytona International Speedway!

Does Hélio Castroneves have enough to lead a lap (+200) in his NASCAR debut? Plus, can Bubba Wallace (22-1) end his winless streak

NASCAR betting analysts Seth Woolcock, Elliot Hicks & Rod Villagomez share their best bets for the outright, placement prop, H2H matchup & specials market on “The Backroad.”

Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:03:19 FSWA Finalist For Best Podcast (Multiple Sports) Announcement

00:04:30 IBT Racing Family Announcement

00:08:11 Horizon Forecast: 2025 Daytona 500 Preview

00:08:25 Daytona International Speedway Breakdown

00:14:11 Daytona International Speedway Trends

00:17:25 Ifantasyrace.com’s Asterisk Mark Driver of the Week

00:19:48 Parking Garage Props: 2025 Daytona 500 Picks & Predictions

00:20:28 Impressions of the Sportsbooks

00:22:21 Todd Gilliland Outright (+7500 via Caesars)

00:24:31 Ryan Blaney Outright (+1300 via FanDuel)

00:27:13 Kyle Busch Outright (+1400 via bet365)

00:29:52 John Hunter Nemechek (+10000 via Caesars)

00:31:48 Bubba Wallace Outright (+2200 via Caesars)

00:33:26 Toyota Outright (+260 via Caesars)

00:34:36 Shane van Gisbergen Top 10 (+300 via BetMGM)

00:38:14 Alex Bowman Top 10 (+140 via bet365)

00:39:58 Riley Herbst Top Toyota (+1500 via bet365)

00:43:00 Jimmie Johnson Lead Lap Finish (+110 via Caesars)

00:46:20 Zane Smith Lead Lap Finish (-140 via Caesars)

00:47:28 Cody Ware Lead Lap Finish (-130 via Caesars)

00:48:56 Michael McDowell & Bubba Wallace Both Top 10 (+225 via Caesars)

00:51:46 RCR vs. 23XI Racing (-110 via Caesars)

00:55:55 Bubba Wallace To Lead a Lap (-141 via BetRivers)

00:57:14 A.J. Allmendinger To Lead a Lap (+125 via BetRivers)

00:57:39 Shane van Gisbergen To Lead a Lap (+175 via BetRivers)

00:58:12 Hélio Castroneves To Lead a Lap (+200 via BetRivers)

01:00:31 Most Laps Led by Any Driver Under 47.5 (-115 via Caesars)

01:02:44 Winning Car Number Over 12.5 (-114 @ via Caesars)

01:04:35 Drivers Not Completing 100 Laps Over 3.5 (+120 via Caesars)

01:08:24 Plugs + Outro