Brad Keselowski posted his worst finish in 13 NASCAR Cup Series starts at Auto Club Speedway last season, when he was 27th. The 39-year-old will attempt to atone for that showing when he competes in the 2023 Pala Casino 400 in Fontana on Sunday. The 2012 series champion, Keselowski recorded six consecutive top-10s, including five top-fives, at the track prior to last year, a streak that began in 2011 with his only victory there. Keselowski is +5000, while two-time race winner Kyle Larson, who was victorious last year, is the +500 favorite in the latest 2023 Pala Casino 400 odds from Caesars Sportsbook.
Denny Hamlin is +850 and Chase Elliott is +900 while seven drivers round out the top 2023 NASCAR at Fontana contenders at +1000. The 2023 Pala Casino 400 start time is at 3:30 p.m. ET. You'll want to check out the 2023 NASCAR at Fontana predictions from Micah Roberts, the legendary Vegas bookmaker who pioneered wagering on racing, before locking in any 2023 Pala Casino picks.
Roberts was the first to offer expanded NASCAR betting and now hands out NASCAR winners to his followers on SportsLine. Roberts is the nation's premier NASCAR betting expert, and his top pick, Elliott, won the YellaWood 500 last October at +1200 odds.
He also correctly predicted Elliott to win the Jockey Made in America 250 in 2021, nailed the 2021 Coca-Cola 600 winner by hitting Larson's victory at +550 odds and was on point by targeting Elliott as the winner of the EchoPark Texas Grand Prix at +160 odds the previous week. Anyone who has followed his picks has cashed tickets.
Now, Roberts has analyzed the field and odds for Sunday's NASCAR at Fontana 2023 race. He's sharing his winner and projected 2023 Pala Casino 400 leaderboard right here.
2023 NASCAR Fontana expert predictions
One shocker: Roberts is fading Martin Truex Jr., even though he is among the race favorites at 10-1. In fact, Roberts says Truex, who won this race five years ago and began 2023 with a victory in the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum exhibition, barely cracks the top 20.
"Truex had one of the more dominant performances at Fontana in 2018, as he started from the pole, won the first two stages and took the checkered flag. He led 125 laps after finishing fourth and leading 73 laps a year earlier," Roberts told SportsLine. "However, those were his only top-five finishes in 21 Cup Series starts at Fontana." See who else to fade here.
Another curveball: Roberts is high on Bubba Wallace, even though he's a 30-1 long shot in the latest 2023 Pala Casino 400 odds. He's a target for anyone looking for a huge payday. The 29-year-old Alabamian hasn't had any success at Fontana in the Cup Series, as his best finish in four starts was 19th last season. Wallace did well at the track in the Xfinity Series, however, as he was 12th in his first outing before finishing third and sixth in his final two there.
"Wallace is a strong contender to me, just because of what he did by finishing second at Michigan on Aug. 7 and winning at Kansas on Sept. 11," Roberts told SportsLine." Those two tracks are good barometers for this race." See who else to back here.
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Roberts is high on a huge longshot who has "a better shot to win than half of the 10 drivers posted as 10-1 favorites or better." This driver is being underestimated by oddsmakers, and anyone who backs him could hit it big. You can only see who it is here.
So who wins the 2023 Pala Casino 400? And which longshot stuns NASCAR? Visit SportsLine now to see the projected 2023 NASCAR at Fontana leaderboard from the nation's premier NASCAR handicapper, and find out.
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Kyle Larson +500
Denny Hamlin +850
Chase Elliott +900
Christopher Bell +1000
Ryan Blaney +1000
Kyle Busch +1000
Ross Chastain +1000
Joey Logano +1000
Tyler Reddick +1000
Martin Truex Jr. +1000
William Byron +1200
Kevin Harvick +1800
Alex Bowman +2000
Erik Jones +2500
Bubba Wallace +3000
Chase Briscoe +3500
Daniel Suarez +3500
Austin Dillon +4000
Ty Gibbs +5000
Brad Keselowski +5000
Ryan Preece +5000
A.J. Allmendinger +7500
Aric Almirola +7500
Austin Cindric +7500
Noah Gragson +7500
Chris Buescher +10000
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +12500
Justin Haley +20000
Michael McDowell +30000
Harrison Burton +50000
Ty Dillon +75000
Todd Gilliland +100000
Corey LaJoie +100000
BJ McLeod +250000
Cody Ware +250000
J.J. Yeley +250000
