NASCAR Verizon 200 at the Brickyard Picks, Predictions, Odds

Kevin Rogers Sports Betting Expert

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the site of this Sunday's Verizon 200 at the Brickyard, marking the third year of this event.

A.J. Allmedinger won the debut race in 2021 at Indianapolis, followed by Tyler Reddick captured the checkered flag last year.

The road course always gives some new twists and turns as this will be the first of two straight races on this type of track with things headed to Watkins Glen next week.

In the first two road courses of the season, Reddick was victorious in Austin in late March, while points leader Martin Truex, Jr. picked up a win at Sonoma in mid-June.

VERIZON 200 AT THE BRICKYARD TOP-5 FINISH PREDICTION

1) #45 Tyler Reddick (5/1)
2) #9 Chase Elliott (7/1)
3) #16 A.J. Allmendinger (16/1)
4) #91 Shane van Gisbergen (10/1)
5) #2 Austin Cindric (25/1)

VERIZON 200 AT THE BRICKYARD PICKS & PREDICTIONS

Chris Buescher is coming off consecutive wins at Michigan and Richmond the last two weeks, but the driver of the #17 Ford has never emerged victorious on a road course in 28 tries.

It's hard to ignore Reddick's success on road courses in his career, which includes three victories since 2022. Reddick led 38 laps in last year's win at Indianapolis, while also grabbing the COTA victory in Texas earlier this season.

Chase Elliott last won on a road course in 2021, but in his previous 18 road course events, he has picked up six victories and 14 Top-10 finishes. Elliott hasn't placed in the Top-10 in his last five races, including a 36th-place finish following a crash at Michigan last week.

Allmendinger has two career road course wins and is seeking his second triumph at Indy following his 2021 win. The driver of the #16 Chevrolet is seeking a Top-10 finish for the sixth time in his last seven road course races, including a seventh-place finish in 2022 at the Brickyard.

Shane van Gisbergen won his NASCAR debut in Chicago last month at the first-ever street course event. The road course setup isn't exactly the same as the street course, but van Gisbergen has plenty of experience and has seen success at these types of venues from his racing days in New Zealand.

Austin Cindric seeks his first win at Indy, but the first two tries at this race haven't been too shabby. Cindric placed ninth in 2021, followed by a second-place finish in 2022. The Ford driver has finished in the Top-10 in six of the last nine road course races since 2021.

VERIZON 200 AT THE BRICKYARD BETTING RESOURCES

Date: Sunday, August 13, 2023
Venue: Indy Motor Speedway
Location: Speedway, Indiana
Distance: 402.5 miles
Laps: 160
Network-Time: NBC - 2:30 p.m. ET
Defending Champion: Tyler Reddick

2023 VERIZON 200 AT THE BRICKYARD ODDS

• Martin Truex, Jr. +400
• Tyler Reddick +500
• Chase Elliott +700
• Christopher Bell +1000
• Shane van Gisbergen +1000
• Kyle Larson +1000
• Kyle Busch +1000
• AJ Allmendinger +1600
• Chris Buescher +2000
• Brodie Kostecki +2000
• Denny Hamlin +2200
• Daniel Suarez +2200
• Michael McDowell +2200
• William Byron +2200
• Austin Cindric +2500
• Ross Chastain +2500
• Joey Logano +3300
• Ty Gibbs +4000
• Ryan Blaney +4000
• Chase Briscoe +6000
• Alex Bowman +6000
• Kevin Harvick +6000
• Brad Keselowski +7500
• Kamui Kobayashi +7500
• Jenson Button +10000
• Justin Haley +10000
• Bubba Wallace +20000
• Erik Jones +20000
• Austin Dillon +20000
• Aric Almirola +30000
• Ryan Preece +30000
• Todd Gilliand +30000
• Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. +30000
• Corey Lajoie +40000
• Harrison Burton +40000
• Josh Berry +100000
• Ty Dillon +100000
• Josh Bilicki +100000
• Andy Lally +100000

Odds Provided by bet365 - Subject to Change

VERIZON 200 AT THE BRICKYARD WINNERS

• 2022 - Tyler Reddick
• 2021 - A.J. Allmendinger

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