Irrespective of which type of racing you favor, there’s just a little of one thing for you Sunday. Method 1’s prestigious Grand Prix of Monaco begins us off at 9 a.m. ET, with IndyCar’s historic Indianapolis 500 at 12:45 p.m., and NASCAR’s longest race, the Coca-Cola 600, from Charlotte Motor Speedway at 6 p.m. to complete the day.
For racing lovers, it is essentially the most compelling day of the yr for on-track racing, however for informal sports activities followers, it is likely to be your first time tuning on this season. If you happen to’re seeking to get in on the motion your self, there is no scarcity of the way to wager the races, from the pits to the checkered flag. Let’s get you caught up in your choices.
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Outright winner wager
As former Raiders proprietor Al Davis stated, “Simply win, child!”
Or perhaps extra becoming, “If you happen to ain’t first, you are final,” by Ricky Bobby from “Talladega Nights.”
This wager is as simple because it sounds: Decide the winner. Another result’s a loss, however you may get the very best payout in comparison with different results-based bets.
With how aggressive every of the three collection have been thus far, all three race favorites are nonetheless at plus-money odds in Oscar Piastri (F1, +190), Pato O’Ward (Indy, +450) and Kyle Larson (NASCAR, +550). Nonetheless, lengthy photographs have had their day in Victory Lane, because it wasn’t too way back when Takuma Sato gained the 2017 Indy 500 as a 30-1 lengthy shot or when Ryan Blaney gained the 2023 Coca-Cola 600 at 22-1.
Prime 3/5/10 end
Possibly you’re feeling like a driver will do properly, however do not need to totally decide to betting the outright winner. In that case, Method 1 affords odds to complete within the high three (a podium), within the high six or 10 (drivers who end within the high 10 obtain factors). With a 20-car area, you are on the lookout for drivers you’re feeling assured will both have a powerful day or exceed expectations.
For instance, the McLaren duo of Piastri and Lando Norris have completed within the high three in six of the seven races this season, with Piastri successful 4 occasions and Norris as soon as. Nonetheless, with how constantly profitable the pair have been, their odds to complete within the high three are shorter than their odds of a win.
Prime 5 and high 10 bets can be found in NASCAR and IndyCar as properly.
Race Props
Profitable producer: As an alternative of betting on the successful driver, we’re betting on the successful automotive. In IndyCar, your decisions are both Chevrolet or Honda, whereas NASCAR options Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota.
Double high 3/6/10: The aforementioned McLaren duo individually haven’t got nice odds to complete on the rostrum, however if you wish to take each of them to complete on the rostrum in Monaco, that is a lot nearer to even cash.
Race successful margin: Anticipating a blow out? Or a late warning/security automotive to bunch the sector again up? Monaco is known for its tight quarters not giving drivers many passing alternatives, and thus, a large margin can construct up. On the opposite facet, NASCAR can function late yellow flags to tighten the pack and spur shut finishes.
Race winner quantity: This wager is rather more random, primarily the equal of bringing a roulette wheel to the racetrack. The NASCAR quantity is about with an over/beneath of 17.5, and there will be a No. 1 (Ross Chastain) all the way in which to No. 99 (Daniel Suarez) within the area. The Indy 500 quantity is about at 9.5, with the beneath listed at -140 odds. O’Ward (No. 3) and third-favorite Scott Dixon (No. 9) each sport automotive numbers beneath that line, whereas second-favorite Álex Palou (No. 10) and pole-sitter Robert Shwartzman (No. 83) have increased numbers.
Prime driver for producer: That is particular to NASCAR, and also you’re on the lookout for one of the best finisher a driver to be in a Chevrolet, Ford or Toyota. Every producer is predicted to have between 10-17 automobiles in a race.
Variety of leaders: For NASCAR, it is set at 12.5 drivers, out of a 40-car area, to steer no less than one lap. Final yr, there have been 10 leaders in comparison with 13 in every of the three prior years, however these are the one situations since 2012 wherein we have seen such a excessive quantity.
Quickest lap: That is for which driver ran the one quickest lap of the complete race. F1 used to supply a bonus level for quickest lap from 2019-24, however has scrapped that as of this yr, so there’s rather a lot much less maneuvering to steal the purpose late within the race.
First driver/automotive retirement: In F1, this refers to a automotive pulling out of the race both for a mechanical situation or harm from a wreck, so you are going to get longer odds right here because of the unpredictability of it. Presently the favourite is “no retirements’ at 7-1, with every of the 20 starters between 10-1 to 25-1.
Security automotive: A security automotive is deployed in F1 when a wreck or hostile monitor situations necessitate slowing the sector. At Monaco, the protection automotive got here out in 2022 and 2024, however not in 2021 or 2023. Presently it is -650 to have one, +400 for none.
Quickest pit cease: That is one other F1-specific wager wherein you wager which staff can get their driver out and in of the pits with 4 contemporary tires the quickest. Every staff fields two drivers, and Ferrari is the odds-on favourite at -160 with Lewis Hamilton or Charles Leclerc.
Race matchups/group winners: These will probably be matchups for one driver to complete higher than one other, or a driver to win in opposition to a gaggle of three different drivers. For head-to-head matchups, you may get nearer to even cash return in your wager with a win. For the teams, you may get higher odds than a head-to-head, because of the nature of needing to beat three different drivers.
Betting ideas
Method 1: I alluded to it earlier when discussing Piastri and Norris, however give me the Double high three: McLaren (-110) in Monaco.
Monaco can also be well-known for an absence of overtaking, making it arduous for drivers to advance their place. I imply, you’ve got seen that well-known hairpin nook, proper? So, when you get a shock in Saturday’s qualifying, I might sprinkle in a top-six end for that driver. Particularly when you’re getting anyone like Alexander Albon (+325) or Yuki Tsunoda (+400) at a great worth.
Indy 500: Out in Indianapolis, I will take the three-time collection champion Álex Palou (+550), as my outright winner.
Coca-Cola 600: Turning our consideration to NASCAR, the place I might choose Kyle Larson (+500) as my winner. That is a great worth for the favourite who led greater than 80% of the laps in a win at the same monitor in Kansas, an intermediate 1.5-mile monitor just like Charlotte. Larson plans to run each the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 in at some point, a feat he tried final yr earlier than rain prevented him from taking the wheels in Charlotte. A wager on Larson to complete first would nonetheless be legitimate, even when he have been to overlook the beginning of the race.
If you happen to’re on the lookout for drivers with barely longer odds that I believe might grasp the 600 on Sunday night time, try Josh Berry (25-1), Chris Buescher (25-1) and Carson Hocevar (40-1).
