May 4, 2024

Chase Elliott, who currently sits third in the NASCAR playoff standings, will start ninth in Sunday's AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway. With four top-five finishes in the last five races this season, Elliott enters the race as one of the hottest drivers in the Cup Series. Despite his recent hot streak, and even though he is NASCAR's most popular driver six years running, the sportsbooks aren't all in on the former Cup champion. Entering this weekend, DraftKings Sportsbook lists Elliott with just the sixth-best odds to win the title at +900 and with just the seventh-best odds to win Sunday's race, also at +900. Considering he has a win (2018) and six top-five finishes in 16 starts at this track, the sportsbooks seem to be sleeping on the second-generation driver. Beyond presenting value from the sports betting side, the Hendrick Motorsports star also looks like a viable option in DFS too. Since the launch of the Next Gen Car in 2022, the 28-year-old is averaging 38.80 DraftKings points in races at this track, which is the fifth most of anyone in the Series. Given that his $9,800 salary is just the seventh-highest on the slate, Elliott looks to be as undervalued in fantasy as he is in betting. Although he is not a driver you will want to go overweight on, you will want to have some exposure to the No. 9 in DFS this weekend.--Adam Erhardt - RotoBaller
Source: Racing-Reference.info