With only four races left in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series regular season, the spotlight will now be on Chase Elliott, even though Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson will continue to wage a battle at the top of the points standings. Heading into Sunday’s 2021 Go Bowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen International, Elliott has won six of the last seven Cup road course races. Elliott, listed at 8-5 in the latest 2021 Go Bowling at The Glen odds from Caesars Sportsbook, has seven career road course wins and can tie Hall of Famer Tony Stewart for second on the all-time road course wins list while coming within one of historical leader Jeff Gordon. The green flag drops at 3 p.m. ET.
Elliott is aiming for his third consecutive win at Watkins Glen this weekend. He leads in all-time driver rating at the site with a 120.4 mark, and can break a tie with Kyle Busch for most wins at Watkins Glen for among active drivers with his third victory. Kyle Busch, listed at 15-2 odds, is second all-time in driver rating at Watkins Glen at 110.5. 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 2021 Go Bowling at The Glen picks.
Roberts is the nation’s premier NASCAR betting expert, and his top pick, Chase Elliott, won the Jockey Made in America 250 in early July at 2-1 odds. He also correctly predicted the Coca-Cola 600 winner in the final event of May, hitting Kyle Larson’s win at 11-2 odds. The previous week, he was on point at the EchoPark Texas Grand Prix, targeting Elliott as the winner at 8-5 odds.
He began a stretch of three winners in six races on April 25, when he nailed Brad Keselowski’s win in the GEICO 500 at 14-1 odds. Roberts correctly called the first two races of the 2020 season and also enjoyed success the previous year, as his top four choices in each race during the 2019 NASCAR campaign returned a head-turning $3,400 to those who put down $50 on each. Anyone who has followed his picks is up huge year after year.
Now, Roberts has analyzed the field and odds for Sunday’s NASCAR at Watkins Glen 2021 race. He’s sharing his winner and leaderboard right here.
2021 NASCAR at Watkins Glen expert predictions
One shocker: Roberts isn’t high on Martin Truex Jr., who is listed at 11-2 odds for The Go Bowling at The Glen. In fact, Roberts says Truex, who is coming off two runner-up finishes and a win in his most recent starts at Watkins Glen, barely cracks the top 10 on his projected 2021 Go Bowling at The Glen leaderboard.
“He wore the road course crown briefly until Elliott took it away emphatically and Truex hasn’t won in his last eight road course starts,” Roberts told SportsLine.
Another curveball: Roberts is strongly recommending Christopher Bell, even though he is a 20-1 long shot in the latest NASCAR at Watkins Glenn odds 2021. Bell finished second in his most Xfinity Series race at Watkins Glen and also won at the Daytona Road Course earlier this season.
“His only win this season came on the Daytona road course using the 750 HP package, but perhaps more important for a wager this week is that he was runner-up in his last two races using the 750 package,” Roberts said. “His one Cup start last season saw him finish 28th while driving the No. 95, but he did finish fourth in the first stage.”
How to make 2021 Go Bowling at the Glen picks
Roberts is also strongly recommending another double-digit long shot whose team has him pointing in the right direction. 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 Go Bowling at The Glen 2021? And which long shot stuns NASCAR? Visit SportsLine now to see the 2021 NASCAR at Watkins Glen leaderboard from the nation’s premier NASCAR handicapper, and find out.
2021 Go Bowling at The Glen odds
Chase Elliott 8-5
Kyle Larson 9-2
Martin Truex Jr. 11-2
Kyle Busch 15-2
Denny Hamlin 10-1
Joey Logano 12-1
Christopher Bell 20-1
Kevin Harvick 20-1
William Byron 20-1
Ryan Blaney 22-1
Brad Keselowski 22-1
Kurt Busch 25-1
Alex Bowman 28-1
Matt DiBenedetto 50-1
Ross Chastain 50-1
Matt DiBenedetto 75-1
Tyler Reddick 75-1
Chris Buescher 100-1
Chase Briscoe 100-1
Michael McDowell 100-1
Erik Jones 125-1
Aric Almirola 125-1
Daniel Suarez 125-1
Cole Custer 150-1
Austin Dillon 250-1
Ryan Preece 500-1
Ryan Newman 500-1
Bubba Wallace 750-1
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 750-1
Corey Lajoie 2500-1
Justin Haley 2500-1
Anthony Alfredo 2500-1
R.C. Enerson 5000-1
Josh Bilicki 5000-1
Kyle Tilley 5000-1
Garrett Smithley 5000-1
James Davison 5000-1
Quin Houff 5000-1
