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