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CasinoNASCAR Xfinity Series Win Simulations: DUDE Wipes 250
Locks do not exist in betting. We can't guarantee the planet will be here in a week (too grim?), so saying any sporting outcome will without a doubt happen is inaccurate.
But it sure feels like Aric Almirola's gonna win this week's NASCAR Xfinity Series race.
The reason? I'm not betting him.
I've bet Almirola to win in every Xfinity Series race he has run this year. He failed to do so in any of them, despite winning both stages in last week's race and finishing second.
Thus, now that I'm off Almirola, it's his time to shine.
The only reason I'm not on Almirola in this week's DUDE Wipes 250 is that the market finally adores him. He's the betting favorite at +300 in FanDuel Sportsbook's NASCAR Xfinity Series betting odds, putting his implied win odds at 25.0%.
He's the favorite in my model still; I just can't get to 25.0%. Here's the full run of sims prior to practice.
Driver | Win Sims | Podium | Top 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aric Almirola | 19.0% | 42.9% | 56.9% |
| Chandler Smith | 13.1% | 33.2% | 47.4% |
| Cole Custer | 12.6% | 31.9% | 46.5% |
| Justin Allgaier | 7.9% | 23.9% | 37.5% |
| Riley Herbst | 6.9% | 20.7% | 33.7% |
| Brandon Jones | 5.3% | 17.0% | 28.5% |
| Sheldon Creed | 4.9% | 16.7% | 28.4% |
Ideally, Almirola will have middling practice and qualifying speed so I can snag him later. But for now, I bid my sweet prince adieu.
The best value by my numbers is with Almirola's old team, Stewart-Haas Racing. Although I'm a smidge above market on Cole Custer (12.6% vs. 12.5% implied at +700), it's actually his teammate, Riley Herbst, who stands out.
Herbst broke out last year, but you could argue that breakout began the fall before at Martinsville. In that race, Herbst finished third and had a seventh-place average running position. He followed that up with a top-five in last year's playoff race, as well.
Herbst generally runs well on short, flat tracks. In addition to the good runs in Martinsville, he finished top five in both Phoenix races last year. He had an eighth-place average running position at Richmond, as well.
Xfinity races at Martinsville have been chaotic, so I don't mind dipping down a bit on the leaderboard. Herbst is a healthy value, sitting at 6.7% for me versus his 5.3% implied odds at +1800, and with his recent runs here, it's value I buy into.
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