The LiUNA! NASCAR Xfinity Series Predictions & Picks: Will Hill Thrill Again in Vegas?
Written by: Eddie Griffin
Published: Sat Mar 02, 2024, 2:41 pm ET
Read Time: 4 minutes
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After a bitter end to his 2023 season, Austin Hill's 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series is off to a fantastic start with wins in the season's first two races. Will he make it three in three today in The LiUNA! at Las Vegas Motor Speedway?
LVMS was the site of one of Hill's four 2023 wins, as he won this last March when it was called the Alsco Uniforms 300. Read on for odds and our betting analysis, predictions, and picks for today's race.
The LiUNA! Race Winner Odds
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- Cole Custer +275
- John Hunter Nemechek +450
- Justin Allgaier +700
- Chandler Smith +700
- Austin Hill +875
- Riley Herbst +950
- J. Allmendinger +1100
- Aric Almirola +1200
- Sammy Smith +1800
- Brandon Jones +1800
- Sam Mayer +2000
- Sheldon Creed +2000
- Parker Retzlaff +2200
- Jesse Love +2200
- Parker Kligerman +4000
- Shane van Gisbergen +4000
- Corey Heim +8000
- Ryan Sieg +10000
The LiUNA! Predictions & Picks
The LiUNA! Betting Analysis and Prediction
Hill took the checkered flag in the season opener at Daytona and again last week at Atlanta, which gives him a big early leg up in the race for the Xfinity Series regular season title.
But there's plenty of praise to direct at his new Richard Childress Racing teammate, Jesse Love. The 18-year-old, who won the ARCA Menards Series title last season, won pole and led the most laps at both Daytona and Atlanta, and he won one stage at Daytona and two at Atlanta. He finished 20th at Daytona and 12th at Atlanta, but the 30 stage points he has collected have him fifth in the points standings through two races.
The driver that Love replaced in the RCR #2, Sheldon Creed, is one of four drivers to place in the top five in both races thus far, along with Hill, Chandler Smith, and Parker Retzlaff.
All four drivers will start among the front five rows in this race. Smith will start on the front row with polesitter Cole Custer, Retzlaff will start fourth, Hill fifth, and Creed ninth.
It's hard to look past Hill here, especially from a value perspective. He won this race last year, has won the first two races this season, and will start near the front. However, at BetOnline, Bovada, and BetUS, which are three of the best NASCAR betting sites, Hill's shortest odds are +750 at BetUS (tied with Justin Allgaier for the fourth best odds behind Custer, Nemechek, and Chandler Smith).
Other than Hill, I'm eyeing Chandler Smith, who is off to a nice start at Joe Gibbs Racing in the #81 car. He finished fifth at Daytona and second at Atlanta, and he finished third and fourth in the two Vegas races last season with Kaulig Racing.
The LiUNA! Betting Picks
BetOnline and Bovada don't have finishing position odds for The LiUNA!, so these finishing position odds are courtesy of BetUS, where you can head-to-head matchup odds and group betting odds for this race in addition to race winner and finishing position odds.
Chandler Smith to finish in the top 5 (+110) & Austin Hill to finish in the top 5 (+120)
NASCAR races are certainly unpredictable, and fortunes can change in an instant, even on the final lap. But to get these kinds of odds for these two drivers is outstanding value.
If you happen to be inclined to bet on the other two drivers who have also finished in the top five in the first two races this season, both Creed and Retzlaff are +300 to land in the top five.
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NASCAR odds are widely available, as many sports betting sites offer race winner odds for the NASCAR Cup SeriesdSCAR Xfinity Series, and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
Additionally, sportsbooks like BetOnline, BetUS, and Bovada offer finishing position odds for each of NASCAR's top national series. For example, you can bet on top 3 and top 5 finishing position odds for The LiUNA! at Bovada.
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