The 2022 NASCAR playoffs will proceed on Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway because the 2022 South Level 400 will mark the start of the Spherical of 8. Defending NASCAR Cup Sequence champion Kyle Larson noticed his bid for back-to-back titles come to an finish final week after a Thirty fifth-place end left him exterior the reduce line in ninth. He managed simply two wins within the next-gen automotive this season after going to victory lane 10 instances in a dominant run in 2021. Nevertheless, Larson received the spring race at Las Vegas final yr and completed second on the 1.5-mile oval earlier this yr so he’ll be a menace when the inexperienced flag drops at 2:30 p.m. ET.
Larson is listed at 7-1 within the 2022 South Level 400 odds from Caesars Sportsbook behind Denny Hamlin (11-2) and Tyler Reddick (13-2). Joey Logano is a two-time winner in Las Vegas and sits second within the 2022 NASCAR standings however he is a 15-1 longshot within the NASCAR at Las Vegas odds. Earlier than scouring the 2022 South Level 400 beginning lineup and making any 2022 NASCAR Las Vegas predictions, you’ll want to see the newest NASCAR at Las Vegas picks from SportsLine’s confirmed projection mannequin.
Developed by every day Fantasy professional and SportsLine predictive knowledge engineer Mike McClure, this proprietary NASCAR prediction mannequin simulates each race 10,000 instances, making an allowance for elements equivalent to observe historical past and up to date outcomes.
Within the 2021 season, McClure’s mannequin nailed Martin Truex Jr. to win at Martinsville for a robust 3-1 payout. Then it known as Elliott to win at Highway America for a 5-2 payout. McClure’s mannequin additionally known as Larson’s win at Texas for an 11-4 payout and his win at Kansas for a 9-4 payout in back-to-back weeks earlier than nailing Larson to win the season finale in Phoenix to assert the 2021 NASCAR Cup Championship. In complete, it nailed 5 of Larson’s wins throughout a historic season.
To date in 2022, it was excessive on Ross Chastain to win in Austin, giving him a much better shot to win than his 40-1 odds implied. The mannequin was additionally excessive on Joey Logano earlier than he received as a 15-1 underdog at Darlington and excessive on Logano once more when he returned 14-1 on his win in St. Louis. In early August, it was a lot increased on Kevin Harvick than his 17-1 odds implied and Harvick went on to seize the win at Michigan after which final week it was excessive on Tyler Reddick earlier than he received at Texas for a 12-1 payout. Anybody who adopted its lead on these performs noticed enormous returns.
Now, the mannequin simulated the 2022 NASCAR at Las Vegas race 10,000 instances. Head to SportsLine to see the whole projected 2022 South Level 400 leaderboard.
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For the 2022 South Level 400, the mannequin is excessive on Kevin Harvick, despite the fact that he is a 25-1 longshot within the newest 2022 NASCAR at Las Vegas odds. He is a goal for anybody in search of an enormous payday. The 46-year-old is now not in rivalry for the championship however he nonetheless had a wonderful season, ending a 65-race winless drought with back-to-back wins in the summertime.
Harvick now has 60 profession NASCAR Cup Sequence victories and he is a two-time winner at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, profitable the 2015 Kobalt 400 and the 2018 Pennzoil 400. Harvick got here all the best way from Twenty fifth to complete twelfth in Las Vegas earlier this season and is coming off a second-place end on the Charlotte Roval final week. See which different NASCAR underdogs to select right here.
And a large shocker: Reddick, one of many Vegas favorites at 13-2, stumbles big-time and fails to crack the highest 5. There are much better values within the 2022 South Level 400 beginning lineup. Reddick has gone from up-and-comer to one in every of NASCAR’s brightest younger star with three victories on the season however inconsistency has plagued the 26-year-old.
He is completed exterior the highest 20 on 14 events via his first 32 begins and was eradicated after the primary spherical of the 2022 NASCAR Playoffs due to a Thirty fifth-place end at Kansas and a Twenty fifth-place end at Bristol. Reddick has by no means been inside the highest 5 in 5 profession begins at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. See which different favorites to keep away from right here.
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The mannequin can also be focusing on two different drivers with 2022 NASCAR at Las Vegas odds of 10-1 or longer to make a severe run on the checkered flag. Anybody who backs these drivers may hit it massive. You may see the entire mannequin’s NASCAR picks over at SportsLine.
So who wins the South Level 400 2022? And which longshots make a run on the checkered flag? Try the newest NASCAR at Las Vegas odds under, then go to SportsLine now to see the total projected 2022 NASCAR Las Vegas leaderboard, all from the mannequin that accurately predicted 5 of Kyle Larson’s wins final season.
2022 South Level 400 odds, subject
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Denny Hamlin 11-2
Tyler Reddick 13-2
Kyle Larson 7-1
Christopher Bell 8-1
Kyle Busch 9-1
Ross Chastain 19-2
Martin Truex Jr. 19-2
Chase Elliott 10-1
Ryan Blaney 10-1
William Byron 12-1
Bubba Wallace 12-1
Joey Logano 15-1
Kevin Harvick 25-1
Daniel Suarez 40-1
Chase Briscoe 40-1
Austin Dillon 60-1
Noah Gragson 60-1
Austin Cindric 60-1
Ty Gibbs 60-1
Erik Jones 75-1
Brad Keselowski 75-1
Chris Buescher 100-1
AJ Allmendinger 100-1
Aric Almirola 200-1
Ricky Stenhouse 250-1
Michael McDowell 500-1
Harrison Burton 500-1
Cole Custer 500-1
Justin Haley 500-1
Ty Dillon 1000-1
Todd Gilliland 2000-1
Corey Lajoie 2000-1
JJ Yeley 5000-1
Cody Ware 5000-1
Landon Cassill 5000-1
BJ McLeod 5000-1
