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Kevin Harvick May Have Tough Time At Bristol
Kevin Harvick will begin in sixth on Sunday at the Food City Dirt Race. However, the Stewart-Haas Racing driver may not stay there. Though the driver has won three times at Bristol, he was only okay at the practice sessions on Friday. If the washout had not happened Saturday night, it was possible Harvick would […]
Chris Wassel 4 years agoAlex Bowman An Intriguing Pick At Bristol
Alex Bowman benefits from last week's third-place finish at Atlanta. He starts from the seventh spot at the Food City Dirt Race. For that reason, Bowman is on the radar at 20 to 1 odds. There is one thing that will temper some expectations. The Hendrick Motorsports driver has not led a single lap in […]
Chris Wassel 4 years agoAustin Dillon One To Watch On Sunday At Bristol
Austin Dillon begins from ninth on Sunday at the Food City Dirt Race. Dillon carries 10 to 1 odds because of his previous success at dirt races and some road courses. Dillon finished sixth last week in the Richard Childress Racing car. The No.3 car was one of the five fastest on the Bristol track […]
Chris Wassel 4 years agoChristopher Bell Likely To Excel At Bristol
Christopher Bell has a ton of experience racing on dirt and figures to contend at the Food City Dirt Race on Sunday. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver qualifies 15th which could help in terms of place differential. Bell had 11 to 2 odds which is not surprising given he had the second-fastest car during Friday's […]
Chris Wassel 4 years agoMartin Truex Jr In The Top Five And Could Contend At Bristol
Martin Truex Jr. is yet another Joe Gibbs Racing driver in the top-five on Sunday at the Food City Dirt Race. Though Kyle Larson and Kyle Busch are excellent on dirt, Truex Jr. is no slouch either. In his early days, he used to race on several dirt tracks in Southern and Central New Jersey. […]
Chris Wassel 4 years agoKyle Busch Awarded Fourth For Food City Dirt Race Sunday
Kyle Busch starts from spot number four on Sunday at Bristol. Busch expects to be one of the favorites on Sunday. He has won eight of the previous 31 races at the race track. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver has contended in six of the past seven appearances there (three wins). Though this is a […]
Chris Wassel 4 years agoRyan Blaney Expected To Have Upside Sunday
Ryan Blaney won in Atlanta last week and will carry that momentum into Bristol on Sunday. The Team Penske driver will begin from the third position at the Food City Dirt Race. Blaney finished 4th and 10th in the two 2019 races at Bristol and has some marginal success at the track. Though this time […]
Chris Wassel 4 years agoDenny Hamlin In Good Position For Success Sunday
Denny Hamlin, thanks to the washout, will start from the second spot on Sunday at Bristol. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver has come close to victory in nearly every race so far this season. His five top-five finishes lead all racers and Hamlin led at least 27 laps in the last three races. The driver […]
Chris Wassel 4 years agoKyle Larson Awarded Pole, Faces Uphill Battle Sunday
Kyle Larson won the pole on Sunday at Bristol for the Food City Dirt Race. However, since his crew had to change engines after Friday's final practice, Larson is expected to be bumped down to the rear of the field. Though Larson will likely move up through the field, it will not be easy. Larson […]
Chris Wassel 4 years agoCBB DFS Prop Picks for Saturday (3/27/21) - Monkey Knife Fight
March Madness continues with the first day of Sweet 16 action as there are college basketball games on from 2:40 EDT till around Midnight. That's the potential of 9+ hours of Madness. Our focus will be on the first and last games. MonkeyKnifeFight.com continues to be ahead of the curve with their canceling of contests amid […]
Chris Wassel 4 years agoNHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings (3/24): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks
Welcome, RotoBallers. Hockey season is rolling along and I am thrilled to be covering this sport over at RotoBaller! 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 […]
Chris Wassel 4 years agoCBB DFS Prop Picks for Monday (3/22/21) - Monkey Knife Fight
March Madness continues with Day and 4 as there are wall-to-wall college basketball games on from Noon EDT till around Midnight. That's the potential of 12+ hours of Madness. Our focus will be on the night games. MonkeyKnifeFight.com continues to be ahead of the curve with their canceling of contests amid postponements, so don't worry about […]
Chris Wassel 4 years agoChase Elliott Blown Engine Ends Rough Day At Atlanta
Chase Elliott knew he had an uphill battle to contend at Atlanta even with his previous track record there. Little did the Chevy driver know how bad this day would become. Elliott was in position after Stage 1. He was 8th and starting to gain some traction when Kyle Busch spun out and everyone jammed […]
Chris Wassel 4 years agoKevin Harvick Blows A Tire, Never Contends At Atlanta
Kevin Harvick ran into trouble early at another track he normally fares well at and wound up fighting all day just to end up in the top-ten. A blown tire forced Harvick to pit early with his Stewart-Haas Racing car. Harvick was 24th after Stage 1 then improved slightly to 20th after Stage 2. The […]
Chris Wassel 4 years agoKyle Busch Spun Out, Rebounded To End Up Fifth
Kyle Busch had a bit of an eventful drive Sunday at Atlanta. He spun out on lap 113 which caused his brother, Kurt, to get knocked out of the race. After that, Busch bounced back to finish fourth in Stage 2. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver never got much closer after that as his car […]
Chris Wassel 4 years agoDenny Hamlin Non-Factor Late, Ends Up Fourth At Atlanta
Denny Hamlin had some contact with Kurt Busch around pit lane on Lap 113 after a Kyle Busch spin that caused everyone to check up. That did seem to have some effect on his car later in the race as Hamlin's car was not quite the same during the final run. The result was the […]
Chris Wassel 4 years agoAlex Bowman More Than Reasonable, Finishes Third At Atlanta
Alex Bowman hung in there all day, survived the wrecks, and was able to take advantage of the long run at the end and finish third at Atlanta. He never did lead a lap but the Chevy was able to stay on the lead lap pretty much the entire race. Sometimes at Atlanta, survival yields […]
Chris Wassel 4 years agoKyle Larson Dominates Atlanta Yet Settles For Second
Kyle Larson did everything a racer could ask for. He led a ton of laps. He enjoyed a dominating race car. He looked poised to win and then just like that, it was gone. With just eight laps to go, Ryan Blaney got by his Chevy and Larson never could catch up. Larson ultimately got […]
Chris Wassel 4 years agoRyan Blaney Shocks Kyle Larson And Field To Win At Atlanta
Ryan Blaney this year has steadily improved each race. The last couple of weeks he drew closer and closer to victory. With Kyle Larson dominating the Atlanta track, Blaney pulled a fast one and sped past Kyle Larson with eight laps to go. From there, Blaney was able to take advantage of Larson getting caught […]
Chris Wassel 4 years agoCBB DFS Prop Picks for Sunday (3/21/21) - Monkey Knife Fight
March Madness continues with Day 3 as there are wall-to-wall college basketball games on from Noon EDT till around Midnight. That's the potential of 12+ hours of Madness. Our focus will be on the night games. MonkeyKnifeFight.com continues to be ahead of the curve with their canceling of contests amid postponements, so don't worry about wasting […]
Chris Wassel 4 years agoNASCAR DFS Prop Picks: Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 - Monkey Knife Fight
Sunday features the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 from Atlanta. Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr, Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski, and Chase Elliott will make up the top five to start the race. Monkey Knife Fight has an extremely easy fantasy point system: 0.1 points for each lap led and then a set amount of points […]
Chris Wassel 4 years agoAustin Cindric Excellent DFS Value Choice On Sunday
Austin Cindric has performed great at the Xfinity Racing Series races and surprised with a top-15 finish at Daytona after starting 39th. He gets another try this week as Cindric starts 39th again. His price is so low that Cindric deserves a look based on this alone. The Roger Penske Racing driver knows cars very […]
Chris Wassel 4 years agoChris Buescher Hard To Recommend This Week At Atlanta
Chris Buescher has had mostly a vanilla sort of season result-wise. Aside from the Daytona road race, Buescher has started in the teens the past three races and finished in the teens. The Roush Fenway Racing driver did briefly get into the top-ten in Vegas and Phoenix but could not stay there. Also, last year […]
Chris Wassel 4 years agoRyan Newman Might Struggle Again At Atlanta
Ryan Newman starts from the 28th position which should make him advantageous from a place differential standpoint. However, the last two speedway races in Vegas and Phoenix have seen Newman tumble backwards on the track (-5 and -7 respectively). More troubling is that in those races, the Roush Fenway Racing driver had been mired in […]
Chris Wassel 4 years agoRoss Chastain Offers Slight Upside At Atlanta
Ross Chastain could be a lower-cost DFS pick at Atlanta but expectations should be tempered. He does have one top-ten result this year. However, he has not led a single lap this season nor come close. The Chip Ganassi Racing driver does start at 21st, which is higher than where he usually starts at Atlanta […]
Chris Wassel 4 years agoMatt DiBenedetto Is A Good Choice At Atlanta
Matt DiBenedetto has been quietly racing well in his last three starts with place differentials of +9, +14. and +6. The Wood Brothers Racing driver comes into Atlanta with a little bit of momentum. He starts 20th again this week and could move up early. DiBenedetto has done so in the past two races. Atlanta […]
Chris Wassel 4 years agoKyle Busch's Track History Makes Him Factor At Atlanta
Kyle Busch is still a bit of buyer beware for the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500. He has not led a single lap this year and finishing races well have been an issue. However, it is hard to ignore what the younger Busch has accomplished at the Atlanta track. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver has […]
Chris Wassel 4 years agoKurt Busch Not Expected To Be Factor At Atlanta
Kurt Busch may have some forays into the top-ten but do not expect him to stay there on Sunday. The 2021 season has not been very kind to the Chip Ganassi Racing driver as he has had a negative place differential in every race aside from the Daytona Road course. Also, Busch has not led […]
Chris Wassel 4 years agoAric Almirola Is A Risky Option On Sunday
Aric Almirola starts from the 16th spot on Sunday at the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500. Last week, the Stewart-Haas Racing driver surprised many by nearly finishing in the top-ten (11th). He came from the 32nd position at the start and charged into the top-ten a few times during the Phoenix race. His car has […]
Chris Wassel 4 years agoAlex Bowman A Decent DFS Pick In Atlanta On Sunday
While Alex Bowman has not finished in the top-ten at Atlanta, he has gradually improved each year from a results standpoint. Last year, he nearly finished in the top-ten with a 12th place finish. He was a lap down but the race last year had fewer than ten drivers on the lead lap. The key […]
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