Erik Jones has recorded three victories over 231 starts in the NASCAR Cup Series, with two of them coming at Darlington Raceway. The 26-year-old will have the opportunity for more success at the track when he gets behind the wheel on Sunday for the 2023 Goodyear 400. Jones took the checkered flag in the fall race at Darlington in 2019. He did not reach Victory Lane again until last September, when he again finished first at the South Carolina track. Jones is +1000, while Kyle Larson is the +400 favorite in the 2023 Goodyear 400 odds from Caesars Sportsbook.
Denny Hamlin is +550 and Martin Truex Jr., who won this race in 2021, is +700 while William Byron and Tyler Reddick round out the top 2023 NASCAR at Darlingon contenders at +850. The Goodyear 400 2023 is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. ET. You'll want to check out the NASCAR at Darlington predictions from Micah Roberts, the legendary Vegas bookmaker who pioneered wagering on racing, before locking in any 2023 Goodyear 400 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, Reddick, won the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix in March at +1000 odds.
He also correctly predicted Chase 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 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 ticket after ticket.
Now, Roberts has analyzed the field and odds for Sunday's NASCAR at Darlington 2023 race. He's only sharing his winner and leaderboard right here.
2023 Goodyear 400 expert picks
One shocker: Roberts is fading Kyle Busch, even though he is one of the favorites at 10-1. In fact, Roberts says Busch, who has recorded 13 top-10 finishes in 22 Cup Series starts at Darlington, barely even cracks the top 10.
"He has only six top-five finishes on the track," Roberts told SportsLine. "He led 155 laps last fall before an engine failed him, and he's been 30th or worse in his last three starts there." See who else to fade here.
Another curveball: Roberts is high on Bubba Wallace, even though he's a longshot at 30-1 in the latest 2023 Goodyear 400 odds. After finishing fourth at Las Vegas in early March, the 29-year-old from Alabama was no better than ninth in his next eight starts. But Wallace, whose only top-10 finish in nine Cup Series outings at Darlington came last fall, ended his slump with another fourth-place last weekend at Kansas.
"He'll be part of the Toyota surge we've seen over the last month," Roberts told SportsLine. "He'll be fast and contending for most of the race." See who else to back here.
How to make 2023 Goodyear 400 predictions
Roberts is high on a huge longshot who is averaging a top-10 finish over his last five starts. 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 Goodyear 400? And which longshot stuns NASCAR? Visit SportsLine now to see the projected 2023 NASCAR at Darlington leaderboard from the nation's premier NASCAR handicapper, and find out.
2023 Goodyear 400 odds
See full NASCAR at Darlington picks, predictions, best bets here.
Kyle Larson +400
Denny Hamlin +550
Martin Truex Jr. +700
William Byron +850
Christopher Bell +1000
Kyle Busch +1000
Ross Chastain +1000
Kevin Harvick +1000
Erik Jones +1000
Joey Logano +1200
Chase Elliott +1400
Ryan Blaney +2000
Bubba Wallace +3000
Brad Keselowski +4000
Daniel Suarez +4000
Josh Berry +6000
Ty Gibbs +6000
Chris Buescher +7500
Chase Briscoe +10000
Austin Dillon +10000
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +10000
A.J. Allmendinger +12500
Aric Almirola +15000
Austin Cindric +15000
Justin Haley +15000
Ryan Preece +15000
Noah Gragson +20000
Michael McDowell +20000
Ryan Newman +50000
Harrison Burton +100000
Corey LaJoie +100000
Todd Gilliland +150000
Ty Dillon +250000
BJ McLeod +500000
Brennan Poole +500000
