The Backroad

2025 Straight Talk Wireless 400 Picks & Predictions | NASCAR Betting Odds
Stay on a heater at Homestead-Miami Speedway with our 2025 Straight Talk Wireless 400 picks & predictions!
Are the sportsbooks somehow sleeping on Christopher Bell (11-1) again? Plus, can Chase Elliott (-114) get the best of Ross Chastain?
NASCAR betting analysts Seth Woolcock & Elliot Hicks 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
00:01:55 IBT Racing Family Promo
00:05:48 In the Rearview: NASCAR News Update
00:06:05 LAS Vegas NASCAR Recap
00:16:24 Fast Lap News: Denny Hamlin Partners With Progressive, Fires in Miami
00:19:10 NASCAR Panic Meter
00:19:21 Brad Keselowski (30th)
00:21:04 Noah Gragson (33rd)
00:23:24 Ty Gibbs (34th)
00:28:14 Horizon Forecast: Weekend Preview
00:28:28 Homestead-Miami Speedway Breakdown
00:31:09 Homestead-Miami Speedway Trends
00:32:50 Ifantasyrace.com’s Asterisk Mark Driver of the Week
00:35:14 Parking Garage Props: 2025 Straight Talk Wireless 400 Picks & Predictions
00:35:29 Impressions of the Sportsbooks
00:37:00 Christopher Bell Outright (+1100 via FanDuel)
00:41:04 Tyler Reddick Outright (+600 via BetMGM)
00:42:52 Toyota Outright (+180 via DraftKings)
00:46:20 Chase Elliott Outright (+1600 via BetMGM)
00:49:06 Carson Hocevar Top 10 (+160 via Caesars)
00:51:35 Josh Berry Top 10 (+160 via Caesars)
00:53:05 Josh Berry Top Ford (+1000 via bet365)
00:54:54 Ryan Preece Top Ford (+2000 via bet365)
00:58:51 A.J. Allmendinger Top 10 (+250 via DraftKings)
01:01:39 A.J. Allmendinger (+115 via DraftKings) vs. Carson Hocevar
01:02:47 Chase Elliott (-114 via bet365) vs. Ross Chastain
01:05:48 Thoughts on Austin Dillon
01:07:31 Kyle Lason Weekend Sweep Parlay (+1443 via Caesars)
01:13:04 Thoughts on Austin Cindric
01:14:51 2025 Hard Rock Bet 300 (Xfinity Series) Picks & Predictions
01:15:02 Sheldon Creed Outright (+700 via Bet365)
01:16:35 Christian Eckes (-140 via ESPN BET) vs. Justin Bonsignore
01:19:15 Ryan Sieg Top 3 (+600 via ESPNBet)
01:21:43 Harrison Burton Top 10 (+225 via ESPN BET)
01:24:14 Daniel Dye Top 10 (+800 via ESPN BET)
01:25:31 2025 Baptist Health 200 (Truck Series) Picks & Predictions
01:25:41 Layne Riggs Outright (+1600 via Caesars)
01:26:27 Ross Chastain (+115 via Caesars) vs. Chandler Smith
01:29:01 Ross Chastain Outright (+1100 via ESPN BET)
01:29:54 2025 Chinese Grand Prix (Formula 1) Best Bets
01:30:13 Yuki Tsunoda Top 6 (+700 via bet365)
01:32:19 Seth’s Big Dawgs Eat Parlay of the Week
01:35:27 Plugs + Outro