Chris Buescher Could Be Slight Factor At Austin On Sunday

Chris Buescher has enjoyed a pretty solid season as he is 14th in the Cup Series standings. He has a top-five and top-ten finish in 14 races for Roush Fenway Racing. The No. 17 Ford managed a solid 11th place morning practice session on Saturday and that may be no fluke. Buescher races pretty well […]

Alex Bowman Enjoy Good Practice, May Translate To Race Sunday

Alex Bowman has a good morning practice session at the Circuit Of The Americas on Saturday morning. Now, 14th does not sound like much but the Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver typically starts in the low 20's or so on road courses and works his way upward. The No. 48 has five top-tens in 13 road […]

Ross Chastain Mild Surprise In Practice, Bodes Well For Sunday

Ross Chastain turned a few heads with a nice time during the practice session Saturday morning. It was good for seventh. At the very least, the Chevy may qualify a little better than his usual 20's or 30's on Sunday at Austin. The No. 42 likely does not have the fastest of builds but could […]

William Byron Might Continue Top Ten Streak At Austin

This may be the toughest track for William Byron to maintain his 11-race top-ten streak on Sunday. The Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver should have one of the fastest cars in qualifying. The keyword is should. It is all about how the No. 24 negotiates the Circuit Of The Americas track. Byron does have four top-tens […]

Kevin Harvick May Linger Around Top Ten At Austin

Kevin Harvick can take advantage of his build on Sunday at the Circuit Of The Americas. He has 23 top-ten finishes and a couple of road racing wins too. He did finish sixth at the Daytona road course and though this is a different type of track, Harvick adapts pretty well at this stage. The […]

Brad Keselowski Has Some Intrigue At Austin Track

What does one make of Brad Keselowski this weekend? He finished in the top five at Daytona in February. Keselowski has some good results at Watkins Glen. Again, like some drivers, the Team Penske driver has had his issues at tracks like Charlotte and Sonoma. However, his average place differential is positive on most of […]

Kyle Larson May Not Factor In Much At Austin

Kyle Larson has had a mixed bag of results on road courses. He has not fared well at Daytona or Charlotte but has a top-five and three top-tens at Watkins Glen. The Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver should have a nice package that will carry speed and momentum. The question mark comes down to where he […]

Kyle Busch Another One To Watch At Austin On Sunday

Kyle Busch may be another case where seeing how he qualifies is essential to his performance. He has won four times on road courses in 35 races including 19 top-tens and 11 top-fives. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver has an underrated road driving ability which could help or hurt depending on again where he starts […]

Ryan Blaney Could Contend At Austin On Sunday

Ryan Blaney is a peculiar driver for Sunday's race in Texas. He has seven top-tens in 13 road races. Some will argue his win at the Charlotte ROVAL was luck but Blaney has too many other top-tens to dismiss him completely. The Team Penske driver has a couple of top-tens each at Watkins Glen and […]

Daniel Suarez Reasonable DFS Option Sunday At Austin

Daniel Suarez has a nice price on DraftKings especially for Sunday's Circuit Of The Americas race. The Trackhouse Racing driver finished 16th at the Daytona road course which was a +20 place differential. His last top-ten on a road course was 2018 at Watkins Glen but expect Suarez to run a bit of a speed […]

Erik Jones Could Enjoy Favorable Place Differential Sunday At Austin

Erik Jones drives pretty well for Richard Petty Motorsports in what most call an okay racing car. His ability to drive road courses can go somewhat under the radar. He has six top-ten finishes in 11 races. That includes three top-fives. A good road driver like Jones can negotiate his way through a field and […]

Kurt Busch Has Road Experience To Lurk Around At Austin

Kurt Busch is another interesting wildcard on Sunday at Circuit Of The Americas. The elder Busch is quite experienced on road tracks and finished fourth at the Daytona road course earlier in the season. He has taken a checkered flag at Sonoma and has 23 top-tens with 13 top-fives. The Chip Ganassi Racing driver's qualifying […]

Joey Logano Could End Up Around Top Five At Austin On Sunday

Joey Logano can drive a race car anywhere but on the road courses, he could surprise. In 27 races, the Team Penske driver has seven top-fives and 14 top-tens. He even has a win at Watkins Glen and a second this year on the Daytona road course. Logano seemed to embrace the simulator this week […]

Christopher Bell Will Have Upside At Austin

Christopher Bell has developed an acumen for racing on road courses in his time with NASCAR via the Xfinity Series. That helped result in a win on the Daytona road course all the way back in February. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver has a skill set that translates from one series to the next. Yes, […]

Martin Truex Jr. Expects To Be Near Top Of Field At Austin Sunday

Martin Truex Jr. will dust off last week's result at Dover and move onward. He has four road wins in 33 races with 17 top ten finishes (11 top-fives). That includes three wins on the famed Sonoma course and one at Watkins Glen. Circuit Of The Americas is a long hybrid of sorts -- a […]

Denny Hamlin Still Eyes First Win At Austin

Like Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin is still looking for his first win in the 2021 season. Hamlin leads the point race and will comfortably be in the chase but the Joe Gibbs Racing driver wants to win somewhere. The Circuit Of The Americas may not be that track as Hamlin has hinted "he is not […]

Chase Elliott A Favorite At Circuit Of The Americas Sunday

Chase Elliott was a +245 favorite for Sunday's race on the Austin, Texas track. If one looks at his track record on road races, one can easily see why. In 13 races, the No.9 car has taken five checkered flags, six top-fives, and eight top-ten results. It appeared like Elliott enjoyed the simulator and the […]

A.J. Allmendinger One To Watch At Austin This Weekend

A.J. Allmendinger will be one to watch this weekend at Circuit Of The Americas. If the Daytona road course was any indication, Allmendinger could qualify well (yes there is qualifying this weekend). The good news is this. If he does qualify at a higher position, his salary should not be very cost-prohibitive. This is not […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings (5/19): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome, RotoBallers. Hockey season has entered the second season -- the playoffs! As always, I will do my best to give you the stats and info you need to build the best lineups possible for your GPP and cash game NHL contests on DraftKings and FanDuel. If you are new to playing NHL DFS, there […]

Adam Hadwin Will Have A Tough Time At PGA Championship

Adam Hadwin probably needs about 10-15 yards on his drivers, woods, and irons to compete better on tour. His accuracy numbers are slightly above average but he barely drives the ball over 290 yards most weeks. His putting per hole is 1.75 which ranks 148th on tour. Again, he will be another golfer trying to […]

Cameron Davis Intriguing But Dicey At PGA Championship

For DFS purposes, Cameron Davis has a ton of risk but he can hit the ball on average over 310 yards (14th on tour). That is partly why his strokes gained from tee to green is 49th overall. He hits the ball hard but driver accuracy is just 53% (190th). Combine that with very average […]

Danny Willett One To Stay Away From This Week At PGA

Danny Willett did not start off his 2021 well. He played two tournaments overseas and finished outside the top-40 in both. Then, he got COVID and had to wait to come to the United States. He got a couple of tuneups before missing the cut at The Masters. There was that 18th place finish at […]

Kevin Na's Up-And-Down Season Likely To Continue

Kevin Na tends to show up at majors. He finished 12th at The Masters after struggling in three straight tournaments. He looked great winning the Sony Open to start 2021. Then, Na missed the cut the very next week at The American Express. It has just been that kind of year for the American. His […]

Henrik Stenson Not In Good Form Heading Into PGA Championship

Henrik Stenson is at the point in his career where he's not a real contender for majors. The Swede has missed a slew of cuts, including the Masters twice. He did see the weekend at the Valspar but finished 63rd and never could put a solid round together. That has been Stenson's biggest problem. He […]

Lee Westwood A Real Question Mark At The PGA Championship

Lee Westwood finished second in back-to-back weeks at the Arnold Palmer and then The Players' Championship. After that, the golfer missed a few cuts and looked to be lost until last week's Byron Nelson where he finished 21st. He has a modest strokes gained metric in the positive direction on all facets (67th overall at […]

Ian Poulter May Miss Cut At PGA Championship This Week

Ian Poulter just has too many issues working against him at Kiawah Island this week. Though the winds will not be as fierce as they can normally be, they will wreak just enough havoc to throw off Poulter's game. Consider that the Englishman drives the ball a hair over 282 yards. That's it. Though his […]

Jim Furyk Too Risky For PGA Championship

Jim Furyk probably is in the midst of his coldest streak as a pro after missing three straight cuts heading into the PGA Championship. The 51-year old drives the ball just 283.4 yards which could be a significant issue given the breezes this week at Kiawah Island. His putts per round of 29.5 ranks in […]

Phil Mickelson Not Expected To Be A Factor This Week

At age 50, Phil Mickelson and long-hitting courses offer too much risk to consider him even a remote option. He ranks just 125th in birdies and accuracy has waned considerably through the years. Now, Mickelson can still drive a ball 301.5 yards on average but his driving accuracy is a woeful 51%. One cannot miss […]

Stewart Cink May Be A Wild Card At PGA Championship

Which Stewart Cink do we see at Kiawah Island? Do we get the winner of the RBC Heritage where he destroyed the field on Thursday and Friday? Or do we wind up with the Wells Fargo version that just could not make putts over the weekend? This will be interesting. Driving distance is 23rd on […]

Sam Burns Is Hot Heading Into PGA Championship

Sam Burns won the Valspar Championship and finished second at the Byron Nelson last week. Few golfers come in hotter than Burns does this week at Kiawah Island. His struggles in March and early April where he missed three cuts in a row seem to be a distant memory. He drives the ball well at […]