Cook Out Southern 500, 9/3/23 NASCAR Odds, Predictions and Betting Trends
Cook Out Southern 500 Predictions
NASCAR kicks off its postseason at one of its crown jewel events: the Southern 500 at Darlington. With Sunday night’s race kicking off at 6:15pm ET, which drivers are back from a betting point of view tonight at Darlington?
Cook South 500 event details
What: Cook Out Southern 500
Location: Darlington Railway
When: 6:15 PM ET, Sunday, September 3, 2023
Watch: America
Cook Southern 500 betting odds
Kyle Larson is the current favorite at +450, although Denny Hamlin is +500, Christopher Bell is +550 and Martin Theroux Jr. is +600. Tyler Reddick is at +1,000 to win the Cook Out Southern 500, followed by Kyle Busch at +1,200. Brad Keselowski and William Byron are both +1,400, while Ross Chastain and Ryan Blaney are +1,600.
Continuing with the odds, Kevin Harvick is +1,800, Joey Logano and Chris Buescher are +2,500 respectively, while Bubba Wallace and Chase Elliott are +3,000 respectively. Meanwhile Eric Jones and Ty Gibbs are +5000 respectively.
Cook Out Southern 500 Predictions
Option 1: Kevin Harvick (+1800)
As of February 2020, only Harvick and Hamlin have won multiple wins at Darlington with two. In eight career races at Darlington, no one has a lower average finish than Harvick at 6.9, and his top six finishes are the most among active drivers in that span. He also has seven top-10 finishes since February 2020 at Darlington, and his overall driving rating of 103.2 ranks behind only Truex Jr. (111.9) and Hamlin (107.8) in that span.
Option 2: Denny Hamlin (+500)
You didn’t think I was going to list all those positive stats about Hamlin in the Harvick section and not make him an option, did you? Hamlin doesn’t offer the same betting value as Harvick, but given how well he’s done at Darlington since 2020, he should be in the mix tonight. His 7.5 average since February 2020 is second only to Harvick’s 6.9, and as previously mentioned, he and Harvick are the drivers who have won multiple times at Darlington during that time. Hamlin also has five top-5 finishes, five top-10 finishes and a 107.8 scoring average, second only to Truex Jr.’s 111.9 at Darlington.
Option 3: Joey Logano (+2500)
Logano isn’t a big shot by a long shot, but his +2500 odds make him a sweet pick in my opinion. In eight races since February 2020, Logano has one win, three top-5 finishes and five top-five finishes at Darlington, averaging 8.9. Only Harvick (6.9) and Hamlin (7.5) have lower points averages at Darlington in that span, and only Truex Jr. (111.9), Hamlin (107.8) and Harvick (103.2) have higher points averages than Logano’s 101.0 at Darlington in that span. They have time. Logano also seems to welcome it Poor playoff role And I think he can surprise tonight on the track he’s been on so well in recent years.
