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August 26th, 2023, on a Saturday night, features the Coke Zero Sugar 400 from the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida. This is the 26th 2023 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 you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single stats. The goal is to build a 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, 5-player, or even 6-player entry and then select whether or not you want to play for the power play or the flex play. On the power play, you will need to be correct on each of your selections to win. As for the flex play, you will have a little more wiggle room for a chance to win some money back.
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PrizePicks and NASCAR focus on Fantasy Score, which has a scoring system where the first nets 45 points, the second is worth 42, the third is worth 41, and so on. Every lap led NOW equals an extra 0.25 points. Every fastest clocked lap equals an extra 0.45 points. Laps led are 0.25 points per lap and place differential is plus or minus one point. Also, stage wins are worth one point apiece. For NASCAR, we are going to try and focus on the main board's Fantasy Score and see which players may go over or under their projected point totals. Let's see what the board offers today!
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Chase Elliott LESS Than 46.5 Points
There are some numbers that say hey maybe that guy has a chance. While Chase Elliott and his Hendrick Motorsports Racing car cannot be counted out, even Kyle Larson seemed a tick slower than usual in Friday's qualifying. What does that mean for Saturday? Not much. However, Elliott must win to get into the playoffs. That plays into this prop's hands some.
Now, place differential from 23rd is a concern. However, an accident gets us a cross the finish line on Saturday night. The No. 9 car has to go all-in. We like our chances. Let's risk the LESS here on Saturday as 29 cars were involved in accidents on Friday night during the Xfinity Wawa 250.
Chris Buescher MORE Than 29.5 Points
Consider Chris Buescher's average start 13.1 at Daytona of late. On Saturday night, he begins in 11th. Over the past four races, the Ford has done well enough. More importantly, he managed a fourth at Daytona in February without a very good car. He still was close to winning during the final laps.
Now, Buescher wants to keep going. He is going to go for another top-ten on Saturday night and that plays well into ending up with more than 29.5 points. Take the MORE and remember he did technically finish second in August of 2021.
Bubba Wallace MORE Than 26.5 Points
The idea is to have faith in the driver on the most precarious bubble. Wallace likes superspeedway tracks and thrives on them. He qualified as best Toyota which is hard to do (fourth place). That sets one bar high. Can he even win the race on Saturday night? That is possible. This is not Talladega but Wallace has an average finish of 10.3 at Daytona including three top-five results.
The 23XI Racing driver managed to finish 11th last August despite more pit issues. Again, place differential is not needed here. If Wallace stays around the top ten, he should lead a few laps too. Take the MORE here.
Martin Truex Jr. MORE Than 29.5 Points
It is crazy but taking a shot at Martin Truex Jr. to run well late at Daytona is not unheard of. Though the Joe Gibbs Racing car is not outstanding at Daytona, he is not bad either. A few bad drafts landed him in 15th in February but Truex Jr. did finish eighth in 2022 and was around the top-five most of that race.
Now, can the No. 19 Toyota squeeze into the top ten on Saturday night. The answer appears to be yes as Truex Jr. wants to win the regular season points title. Take the MORE on this one.
Ross Chastain Less Than 39.5 Points
Ross Chastain did not qualify well again at Daytona this time. He starts 25th on Saturday night which appears to be a place differential boon. Unfortunately, his chances of getting caught in one of those "big ones" has increased. Chastain and his Trackhouse Racing Chevy have not been accident free in August. That goes for his last three summer races in the "Sunshine State."
It could be dicey to ride Chastain at the fewer here. He did finish ninth in February and won Stage 2. However, summer speed seems to be just so off with the No. 1 car. Run with the LESS.
Other Recommendations:
- Kyle Larson LESS Than 23.5 Points
- Brad Keselowski MORE Than 35.5 Points
- Aric Almirola MORE Than 23.5 Points
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