Find a payday in the plains with our 2025 AdventHealth 400 picks & predictions!

Will Alex Bowman (25-1) blow up the Cup Series playoff picture, or does his Hendrick Motorsports (HMS) teammate & odds-on favorite Kyle Larson (4-1) crop dust the field?

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
00:02:26 IBT Racing Family Promo
00:05:07 In the Rearview: NASCAR News Update
00:05:24 Texas Reaction
00:13:04 Biggest Surprises & Disappointments Through 11 Races
00:13:16 No. 1 Biggest Surprise: Austin Cindric
00:15:33 No. 2 Biggest Surprise: Josh Berry
00:17:46 No. 3 Biggest Surprise: Ryan Preece
00:20:02 No. 4 Biggest Surprise: A.J. Allmendinger
00:22:37 No. 5 Biggest Surprise: Ty Dillon
00:25:52 Listeners’ Bigest Surprises + Who Is Likely To Regress
00:27:59 No. 1 Biggest Disappointment: Brad Keselowski
00:33:07 No. 2 Biggest Disappointment: Cole Custer
00:35:06 No. 3 Biggest Disappointment: Trackhouse Racing
00:37:55 Listeners Comments + Poll Results
00:39:40 Horizon Forecast
00:39:55 Kansas Entry List/Weekend Schedule
00:41:06 Kansas Speedway Breakdown
00:42:24 Kansas Speedway Trends
00:44:07 Ifantasyrace.com’s Asterisk Mark Driver of the Week
00:46:14 Parking Garage Props: 2025 AdventHealth 400 Picks & Predictions
00:46:29 Impressions of the Sportsbooks
00:47:43 Alex Bowman Outright (+2500 via DraftKings)
00:54:13 Keep Your Head on a Swivel for Kyle Larson
00:56:38 Alex Bowman Top 10 (+100 via Draftkings)
00:57:48 Austin Dillon Top 10 (+500 via BetMGM
00:59:02 Zane Smith Top 10 (+700 via DraftKings)
01:00:14 Zane Smith Top Ford (+6000 via BetRivers)
01:01:15 Josh Berry Top 10 (+130 via bet365)
01:04:01 Ross Chastain (+135 via BetMGM) vs. Tyler Reddick
01:06:00 Ryan Preece To Win Group F (+250 via bet365)
01:08:00 Winning Number Over 20.5 (+155 via Caesars)
01:09:13 2025 Heart of Health Care 200 (Truck Series): Picks & Predictions
01:09:23 Corey Heim Outright (+160 via ESPN BET)
01:11:13 Carson Hocevar Outright (+700 via FanDuel)
01:12:49 Corey Heim (-139 via BetRivers) vs. William Byron
01:15:24 Kaden Honeycutt (-105 via ESPN Bet) vs. Rajah Caruth
01:16:48 Plugs + Outro

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