A week after clinching a spot in the playoffs, Michael McDowell will try to post back-to-back wins for the first time in his NASCAR Cup Series career when he participates in the 2023 Go Bowling at The Glen on Sunday at Watkins Glen International. McDowell recorded his second series victory by capturing the checkered flag at Indianapolis last weekend, ending his 94-race drought. The 38-year-old was 12th or worse in his first 12 Cup Series starts at Watkins Glen before finishing sixth last season.
McDowell is +1200, while two-time race winner Chase Elliott is the +275 favorite in the latest 2023 NASCAR at Watkins Glen odds. Kyle Larson, who is hoping to capture the checkered flag at Watkins Glen for the third straight year, is +475, Tyler Reddick and 2023 points leader Martin Truex Jr. are +750 and Daniel Suarez rounds out the top five 2023 Go Bowling at The Glen contenders at +1000. NASCAR at Watkins Glen 2023 is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. ET. You'll want to check out the NASCAR at Watkins Glen predictions from Micah Roberts, the legendary Vegas bookmaker who pioneered wagering on racing, before locking in any 2023 Go Bowling at The Glen picks of your own.
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, Denny Hamlin, won the HighPoint.com 400 on July 23 at +500. He also predicted Truex's victory at +650 in the Crayon 301 the previous week and Ross Chastain's triumph at +1000 in the Ally 400 in June. In addition, Roberts correctly called Larson's win at +650 in the NASCAR All-Star Race in May and nailed the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix winner in March by hitting Reddick's victory at +1000.
The expert also correctly predicted Elliott to win the YellaWood 500 at +1200 last October and the Jockey Made in America 250 in 2021, nailed the 2021 Coca-Cola 600 winner by hitting Larson's victory at +550 and was on point by targeting Elliott as the winner of the EchoPark Texas Grand Prix at +160 the previous week. Anyone who has followed his picks has cashed ticket after ticket.
Now, Roberts has analyzed the field and odds for Sunday's NASCAR at Watkins Glen 2023 race. He's only sharing his winner and leaderboard right here.
2023 Go Bowling at The Glen expert predictions
One shocker: Roberts is fading Larson, even though he is one of the top contenders at +475. In fact, Roberts says Larson, who has recorded top-10 finishes in five of his eight Cup Series starts at Watkins Glen, doesn't even crack the top 10.
"Road courses haven't been his thing this season as his best finish has been eighth place," Roberts told SportsLine. "He hasn't led a lap in his last four road races and he's done so only twice in nine starts with the NextGen car." See who else to fade here.
Another curveball: Roberts is high on Christopher Bell, even though he's a +1400 longshot in the Go Bowling at The Glen odds. The 28-year-old native of Oklahoma was ninth at Indianapolis last weekend to remain tied with Larson for the third-most top-10 finishes this season with 12. Bell has performed well at Watkins Glen over his career, finishing ninth or better in each of his four starts across the Cup and Xfinity Series.
"No matter where it takes place, he finds himself in the mix of every race as he's led laps in five of his last seven road/street starts," Roberts told SportsLine. "I also like the direction in which JGR is going in regard to its road-course program." See who else to back here.
How to make 2023 Go Bowling at The Glen picks
Roberts is high on a longshot whom he believes is "going to have the same fast car he's had on the roads all season." 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 Go Bowling at The Glen, and which longshot stuns NASCAR? Visit SportsLine now to see the projected 2023 NASCAR at Watkins Glen leaderboard from the nation's premier NASCAR handicapper, and find out.
2023 Go Bowling at The Glen odds, field, starting grid
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Chase Elliott +275
Kyle Larson +475
Tyler Reddick +750
Martin Truex Jr. +750
Daniel Suarez +1000
Kyle Busch +1200
Michael McDowell +1200
Christopher Bell +1400
A.J. Allmendinger +1700
Ty Gibbs +1700
Chris Buescher +1800
Denny Hamlin +1800
William Byron +2000
Alex Bowman +2200
Austin Cindric +3500
Chase Briscoe +4000
Joey Logano +4000
Ryan Blaney +6000
Ross Chastain +6000
Kevin Harvick +6000
Brad Keselowski +7000
Todd Gilliland +12500
Justin Haley +12500
Austin Dillon +20000
Bubba Wallace +20000
Erik Jones +25000
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +25000
Aric Almirola +30000
Ryan Preece +35000
Cole Custer +50000
Mike Rockenfeller +50000
Harrison Burton +100000
Corey LaJoie +100000
Josh Bilicki +150000
Andy Lally +200000
Ty Dillon +500000
