Hollywood Casino 400 Picks, Predictions, Odds

Kevin Rogers Sports Betting Expert

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The NASCAR playoffs continue on Sunday in Kansas City, Kansas for the Hollywood Casino 400. Kyle Larson captured the opening playoff race at Darlington last weekend to give himself a nice edge heading into the final two races of the opening round.

The 28th race of the season heads to Kansas Speedway, which also marks the second race in the Sunflower State this season. Denny Hamlin won the May race at Kansas, defeating Larson and William Byron.

The fourth-place driver at the AdventHealth 400 in May was Bubba Wallace, who is the defending champion of the Hollywood Casino 400. Wallace was the last of the 16 drivers to qualify for the playoffs, but he owns three consecutive Top-10 finishes at Kansas Speedway.

The last driver to win both Kansas races in the same season was Martin Truex, Jr., who pulled off that feat in 2017.

HOLLYWOOD CASINO 400 TOP-5 FINISH PREDICTION

Top-5 Finish Prediction:

1.) #11 Denny Hamlin (5/1)
2.) #8 Kyle Busch (14/1)
3.) #5 Kyle Larson (9/2)
4.) #24 William Byron (7/1)
5.) #4 Kevin Harvick (20/1)

HOLLYWOOD CASINO 400 PICKS & PREDICTIONS

It's hard to ignore Hamlin's numbers at this track, placing in the Top-5 in each of his past four races at Kansas Speedway. Dating back to 2019, Hamlin has won three times at Kansas and owns two finishes below 10th in eight tries.

Kyle Busch will seek a better showing at Kansas after crashing and finishing 35th at the May race. Busch owns only two victories at Kansas in his career, but racing at similar intermediate tracks this season, the driver of the #8 Chevrolet has compiled three Top-10 finishes.

Larson is a chalky play, but just like Hamlin, the driver of the #5 Chevrolet has fared well at Kansas. Larson has placed 2nd, 8th, 2nd, and 1st in his last four Kansas races, while owning four Top-5 finishes in six races at intermediate tracks this season.

Byron has excelled on intermediate tracks this season by finishing in the Top-6 in all six races, including a third-place showing at Kansas in May. Byron has yet to win at Kansas, but has proved this season that he can finish close to the top in any given race.

HOLLYWOOD CASINO 400 BETTING RESOURCES

Date: Sunday, September 10, 2023
Venue: Kansas Speedway
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
Distance: 400.5 miles
Laps: 267
Network-Time: USA - 3:00 p.m.
Defending Champion: Bubba Wallace

HOLLYWOOD CASINO 400 BETTING ODDS

• Kyle Larson +450
• Denny Hamlin +500
• Martin Truex, Jr. +600
• William Byron +700
• Tyler Reddick +800
• Christopher Bell +900
• Chris Buescher +1200
• Bubba Wallace +1200
• Kyle Busch +1400
• Ross Chastain +1600
• Brad Keselowski +1600
• Ryan Blaney +2000
• Kevin Harvick +2000
• Joey Logano +2200
• Chase Elliott +2800
• Alex Bowman +3500
• Ty Gibbs +3500
• Daniel Suarez +6600
• Michael McDowell +15000
• Austin Dillon +15000
• Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. +15000
• A.J. Allmendinger +20000
• Erik Jones +20000
• Aric Almirola +25000
• Chase Briscoe +25000
• Austin Cindric +25000
• Ryan Preece +40000
• Carson Hocevar +40000
• Justin Haley +50000
• Harrison Burton +75000
• Corey Lajoie +75000
• Todd Gilliand +100000
• Sheldon Creed +150000
• Cole Custer +150000
• Ty Dillon +250000
• J.J. Yeley +250000

HOLLYWOOD CASINO 400 WINNERS

• 2022 - Bubba Wallace
• 2021 - Kyle Larson
• 2020 - Joey Logano
• 2019 - Denny Hamlin
• 2018 - Chase Elliott
• 2017 - Martin Truex, Jr.
• 2016 - Kevin Harvick
• 2015 - Joey Logano
• 2014 - Joey Logano
• 2013 - Kevin Harvick

Kevin Rogers

Kevin has been handicapping professionally since 2007 at VegasInsider before shifting to ScoresAndOdds. He focuses on MLB, NFL, college football, NBA, college basketball, and NHL and mainly uses trends, systems, and situations as his top handicapping angles. More from Kevin Rogers