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Mackenzie Hughes Coming Back At Texas Valero Open
Mackenzie Hughes showed some signs of life at the WGC-Dell Match Play last week. He was eliminated in the Sweet 16 but there was this ability to hit some shots finally. It had not been seen enough all season. The Canadian golfer ranks sixth in putting at 0.73 strokes gained. After that, his around the […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoKeegan Bradley Needs His Putter Working This Week
Keegan Bradley is a contender most anywhere when his putter is at least working decently. When he hits the plus in strokes gained for putting, those are his best weeks. At The Players Championship, Bradley was grooving after back-to-back 68's in the final two rounds. He gained more than half a stroke just from putting […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoRobert MacIntyre A Wild Card At TPC San Antonio
Robert MacIntyre is just 25 years old. The young American golfer burst onto the scene a bit with a top-15 finish at The Genesis last month. His middle-round 67s drew more than a few eyes on him. It will be intriguing to see how he does on this long 7,400-plus-yard course. The hot and dry […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoMito Pereira Searches For More Birdies at Valero
Mito Pereira has some solid results this 2022 season on the PGA Tour. Pereira, when he makes the cut, typically finishes in the top-30. His season-best was a tie for 15th at The Genesis in February. His overall strokes gained is almost right at 1 (0.996) and that ranks 31st. Pereira's main weakness tends to […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoBeau Hossler May Have Issues At TPC San Antonio
The Valero Texas Open may be an adventurous experience for Beau Hossler. Hossler is a golfer that misses the fairway more than he hits. His 46.78% driver accuracy ranks 209th on the tour. It is great when one can hit 305 to 310 yards but Hossler will have to hit a bit more straight this […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoTyler Reddick Bounced Around To Fifth Place At COTA
Tyler Reddick had one of the faster cars all day as the Chevy looked like he had a shot of winning at the Circuit of the Americas. In the end, Reddick led a couple of laps and settled for a fifth-place finish on Sunday. Some expected the No. 8 Chevy to fade down the stretch. […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoChase Elliott Managed Fourth Place Result At Austin
Chase Elliott was the third of four Chevy's in the top-five on Sunday at the Circuit of the Americas course. Elliott did not lead any of the 69 laps as he looked better during the first stage (finishing seventh). The No. 9 car did finally start to move up the field later in the race […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoChristopher Bell Ends Up Getting First Podium Finish
Christopher Bell managed to sneak up and finish third on Sunday at Austin. When the melee happened on the final lap, that benefitted Bell arguably the most. He did not come close to leading a lap but the result was, by far, his best result of the season. There were no major mishaps with his […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoAlex Bowman Comes Up Just Short At Austin
Alex Bowman probably was not the Hendrick Motorsports car expected to finish the best on Sunday at Austin. However, Bowman found a way to get up front at the very end. He nearly pulled off an improbable win. However, he got caught in the middle of Ross Chastain and A.J. Allmendinger. In the end, a […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoRoss Chastain Uses Physics To Win At Austin
Ross Chastain was not going to be denied on Sunday. The Trackhouse Racing driver kept at it, led 31 laps, and survived the wildest final lap of the 2022 season. His Chevy was the fastest car of the day. Considering he had been on the podium on three different tracks previously, a win seemed on […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoErik Jones Shows DFS Intrigue On Sunday At Austin
Erik Jones got off on the wrong foot at Austin during Saturday's practice and qualifying. He wound up 30th for Sunday's race. The Petty GMS Motorsports driver has a pretty fast Chevy on longer runs. Now, can the No. 43 car take advantage of that on Sunday. Increased cautions have been a theme with the […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoBrad Keselowski Possibly Worth A Look At Austin
Brad Keselowski and RFK Racing, in general, have had a pretty bad week. The biggest take from the L-2 level infractions is the 100 lost points for the No. 6 Ford. That drops Keselowski all the way to 35th in the standings with 22 points. Yes, they are appealing but the chances appear slim. Furthermore, […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoWilliam Byron May Get Overlooked At Austin
William Byron starts 24th at Austin on Sunday afternoon for the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix. Now, the Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver has a few surprising road results that some may forget about. For one, Byron led 16 laps at Fontana and was contending when he crashed during lap 152 of the 200-lap race. Also, the […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoNASCAR DFS Prop Picks for 3/27 - PrizePicks
Hello once again everyone! We ride on down to Austin, Texas for the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix this week and the sixth 2022 edition of NASCAR DFS on PrizePicks. Our friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoA.J. Allmendinger The Road Ringer At Austin On Sunday
A.J. Allmendinger already has had success this weekend at Austin. He won the Xfinity race on Saturday. The key was how the Kaulig Racing driver managed his restarts. The funnier thing is he did the same thing last year en route to a win at Indianapolis. Can he do it again on Sunday? This time, […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoHarrison Burton Could Struggle At Circuit Of The Americas
Harrison Burton starts reasonably well from the 19th position on Sunday at Austin. This is Burton's second road race at the top level. He crashed during lap 158 at Fontana where he never factored much into the race. The Wood Brothers racing driver is gaining valuable experience and Austin will prove to be a great […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoKevin Harvick May Have Chance At Austin
The slower of the Stewart-Haas Racing cars has been Kevin Harvick so far this season. That sounds nuts but the No. 4 has been just okay aside from Fontana. At the California road course, Harvick started 32nd but steamrolled his way into the top ten. That seventh-place finish was the best he looked all year. […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoMartin Truex Jr. Could Rally At Austin On Sunday
Martin Truex Jr. had a very good race car last year at Austin. Then the rains came in more and more waves. The result was a crash midway through the race which knocked him out. Up until then, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver was contending and even had led three laps including a few fastest […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoCan Ross Chastain Do It Again At Austin?
Trackhouse Racing driver Ross Chastain was amazing at the Circuit of the Americas last year. If it had not been for the heavy rains, the No. 1 car might have won the race. Chastain likely had the fastest car. According to speed data, there were times where he was a second faster. This year, with […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoKyle Busch Has DFS Upside At Austin On Sunday
Kyle Busch starts 15th on Sunday from Austin's Circuit of the Americas. That may be just fine as this the type of race where starting in the teens may be more beneficial as the race draws onward. The younger Busch has five top-five results in his last 12 road races. He does have a couple […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoChase Briscoe Begins 14th On Sunday From Austin
Chase Briscoe is one of those Stewart-Haas Racing drivers that could be a bit of a wildcard at Austin on Sunday. His Ford is usually pretty fast and his typical road start is 22nd. So, 14th is a bit of an improvement. His average result is around six spots higher than his start. That would […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoKyle Larson Starts 13th At Austin On Sunday
Kyle Larson is the only other driver to win multiple road races besides Chase Elliott over the last three years. So far this season, the #5 car has won a race, missed on a couple of others, yet is right near the top in terms of points. In his last ten races on this course […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoChase Elliott Faces A Stern Test At Austin This Sunday
Chase Elliott has won six of the last nine road races since 2019. That includes last year's rain-shortened EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix. It was a race that went just 54 laps and featured a lot of rain-wrapped wreckage. Elliott was able to be out in front just as the race was called off. This year […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoKurt Busch Can Thrive On Road Courses Like COTA
Kurt Busch starts 11th on Sunday afternoon at Austin's Circuit of the Americas. The 3.426-mile road course features 20 turns in all. The older Busch qualified higher than his brother, Kyle (15th). Kurt is seventh among all active drivers with an average finish of 12.17 on road courses since 2019. He even has six top-ten […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoMarch Madness DFS Prop Picks for Elite Eight - PrizePicks
Hello once again everyone! Welcome to March Madness on PrizePicks. Our friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. With the Elite Eight upon us this weekend, the stakes keep rising. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoNCAA Tournament PrizePicks DFS Prop Picks for Sweet 16 - March Madness
Hello once again everyone! Welcome to March Madness on PrizePicks. Our friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. With the Sweet 16 upon us, the stakes only rise from here. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoKeegan Bradley Needs To Make Putts At Austin
Keegan Bradley has shown better putting form the past few weeks at the TPC and at the Arnold Palmer. Though he missed the cut at the Valspar, optimism exists even in this group for Bradley. Adam Scott and Justin Rose have been a little poorer in form which may bode well for this round robin […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoCameron Tringale May Have Tough Time At Austin
Cameron Tringale picked the wrong time to go into a downturn. The American golfer has missed three cuts in the last five tournaments. Even at the Valspar, Tringale's game started to go south again over the final two rounds. He has shot in the 70's in seven of his last eight rounds. Off the tee […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoMackenzie Hughes Will Try To Figure Things Out At Austin
Mackenzie Hughes is probably thankful for a match play format this week at the WGC-Dell Match Play. Hughes has missed the cut in his last two tournaments. Also, the Canadian golfer has not shot below a 70 since Pebble Beach in early February. Hughes has showed little of the form he did late in 2021 […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoJoaquin Niemann Expecting Bigger Things At Austin
Joaquin Niemann leads his group heading into the WGC-Dell Match Play this week. Group 14 may have only one threat to him and that is Russell Henley. Kevin Na may not have the length and shot making to worry Niemann too much. Also, the Chilean bounced back after a rough two days at The Honda […]
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