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NASCAR Xfinity Drive for the Cure 250 Picks: Gibbs and Davison Best Values at the Roval (October 8)

The NASCAR Xfinity Series will run a companion event at the Charlotte Roval this weekend for the sixth road course event of the year. The event will conclude the opening round of the playoffs, so four drivers will get eliminated once the checkered flag flies on Saturday. The NASCAR Xfinity Series Drive for the Cure 250 odds don’t point to much value on outright markets — road course ace A.J. Allmendinger has won the last three races here and is as short as +155 at some books. However, sharp bettors can find value on some longshot drivers by tailing these Xfinity Series Drive for the Cure 250 picks and predictions.

 

2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Drive for the Cure 250 Odds, Picks & Predictions

Xfinity Series Drive for the Cure 250 Betting Odds

James Davison to Win | +2000 (0.1 Unit) at DraftKings
James Davison Top 5 | +200 (0.4 Unit) at DraftKings

After years of running backmarker equipment, James Davison finally has another chance to prove himself in top-tier NASCAR equipment. The last time Davison got a shot in good equipment, he wheeled the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota to an eighth-place finish at Road America in 2018. Davison led a lap and finished better than all of his JGR teammates, which then included Brandon Jones and Christopher Bell. A year before, Davison wheeled the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota to a fourth-place finish at Mid-Ohio.

In the intervening four years, Davison has raced in awful equipment. He drove for Rick Ware Racing, Spire Motorsports and MBM Racing in the Cup Series in 2020 and 2021. He picked up a lone Xfinity Series start for BJ McLeod Motorsports last year as well. However, Davison routinely piloted those cars to above-average finishes at road courses. Rick Ware Racing owned an average finish of 31.3 in 2021 and 32.1 in 2020, but Davison beat those averages in six of his eight road course starts for the team.

Davison also flashed impressive road course talent in the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series. He dominated both road course events by winning from the pole and leading every lap. Although the series was online and carried far lower stakes, Davison still beat talented drivers like William Byron, Tyler Reddick, Chris Buescher and Ross Chastain in the process.

A multitude of drivers has wheeled the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota this year. Trevor Bayne, John Hunter Nemechek and Sammy Smith have combined for seven top-five results in the car. Nemechek nearly won at Texas in it a few weeks ago. Davison may not dominate Saturday's race, but he should at least compete for a win.

 

Ty Gibbs (+125 for 0.5 Unit) at DraftKings vs. A.J. Allmendinger

No disrespect to Allmendinger, but some hot streaks are unsustainable. Allmendinger has won the last three Xfinity Series events at the Charlotte Roval and three of the five road course races this season. He utterly dominated at Circuit of the Americas and the Indy Road Course, however, none of his Roval wins came with a full-time Ty Gibbs in the field.

Gibbs is a talented road course racer in high-level equipment. He won his Xfinity Series debut at the Daytona Road Course in 2021. Since then, he has won at Road America and Watkins Glen. Gibbs has also looked faster than Allmendinger at some road courses this year. He led more laps than him in three of this year's events, including the Portland race that Allmendinger ultimately won.

Although Gibbs lacks Allmendinger's experience and consistency, he is one of the few drivers with the talent and equipment necessary to unseat Allmendinger on Saturday. Getting him at +125 just to finish ahead of the three-time Roval winner is a sharp pre-qualifying NASCAR Xfinity Series pick. Gibbs has out-qualified Allmendinger in four of the five road course events this year and owns an average starting position of 2.6. This number should end up closer to +110 by the time the green flag flies.

 

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