Cut the check at COTA with our experts’ 2025 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix picks & predictions!

Will Ross Chastain (16-1) be melon smashing, or will Connor Zilisch (7-1) bring it home for Trackhouse Racing in his first-career Cup Series start?

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

Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:04:02 IBT Racing Family + Ross Chastain Mini Helmet Giveaway

00:08:14 In the Rearview: NASCAR News Update

00:08:30 Ambetter health 400 & Atlanta Weekend Reaction

00:18:23 Corey Heim Becomes 23XI Racing’s First Development Driver

00:21:15 Alex Bowman To Run Unrivaled Women’s Basketball Pain Scheme at Homestead

00:23:00 Horizon Forecast

00:23:14 Circuit of the Americas (COTA) Breakdown

00:28:09 COTA Trends 00:30:48 Ifantasyrace.com’s Asterisk Mark Driver of the Week

00:32:49 Parking Garage Props: 2025 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix Picks & Predictions

00:33:03 Impressions of the Sportsbooks (A New Market Has Appeared)

00:35:38 Tyler Reddick Outright (+850 via FanDuel) Outright

00:37:50 Shane van Gisbergen Outright (+550 via FanDuel)

00:41:14 Christopher Bell Outright (12-1 via FanDuel)

00:43:00 Ross Chastain Outright (16-1 via FanDuel)

00:45:43 Thoughts on Ty Gibbs

00:48:17 Alex Bowman Top 5 (+300 via Hard Rock)

00:51:24 Ross Chastain Top 10 (-121 via BetRivers)

00:53:10 Kyle Larson (-120 via Caesars) vs. Connor Zilisch

00:56:51 Seth’s Double Fisting Parlay of the Week

00:59:44 Trackhouse Racing Team Triple

01:02:41 Focused Health 250 (Xfinity Series) Best Bets

01:02:56 Ross Chastain Outright (+350 via BetMGM)

01:05:43 Austin Hill Top 10 (-130 via bet365)

01:08:48 Corey Heim (-135 via ESPN BET) vs. Carson Hocevar

01:11:34 Austin Green Top 10 (+600 via bet365)

01:13:32 Plugs + Outro