NASCAR Betting Odds - Kyle Busch Favored to Win Sunday’s Food City 500 at Bristol

NASCAR Betting Odds: The Food City 500 on Sunday at the Bristol Motor Speedway is the fourth race of the Sprint Cup season. Kyle Busch is listed as the favorite at BetDSI sportsbook with Brad Keselowski, Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth right behind. Also expected to contend are Daytona 500 winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Las Vegas winner Kevin Harvick. The new format for the Chase this year has put a premium on winning races so driver are taking more chances and the racing has been exciting.

 

Here is a look at Sunday’s Food City 500 on Fox and NASCAR predictions.

 

Odds to Win Food City 500

 

Kyle Busch 6-1

 

Kevin Harvick 7-1

 

Matt Kenseth 7-1

 

Jimmie Johnson 8-1

 

Brad Keselowski 8-1

 

Kasey Kahne 10-1

 

Dale Earnhardt Jr. 10-1

 

Jeff Gordon 12-1

 

Denny Hamlin 12-1

 

Joey Logano 12-1

 

Kurt Busch 15-1

 

Clint Bowyer 18-1

 

Ryan Newman 20-1

 

Carl Edwards 20-1

 

Greg Biffle 20-1

 

Tony Stewart 20-1

 

Brian Vickers 20-1

 

Martin Truex Jr. 30-1

 

Field 15-1

 

It is all about winning races this season in the new Chase format so the racing has been exciting. Last week it was Dale Earnhardt Jr. going for the win even though he was short on gas. "Yeah, it gives us freedom, and it's nice to have that freedom to do the things that we did today, even though we knew our odds weren't good.” Jr. said, “We really shouldn't have made it, and we didn't, but we got to try because of the new system.

 

So yeah, I think it's pretty cool." It has been a great start to the season for Jr. who has been in the mix to win every race. And Jr. has been really good at Bristol in his career with an average finish of 9.4 which leads all active drivers. He finished 6th and 10th in the two races at the track last season.

 

NASCAR Predictions

 

The driver that could have the most value in NASCAR betting odds at BetDSI sportsbook could be Kasey Kahne. He won this race a year ago and finished second in the fall race. We get Kahne at odds of 10-1 to win this race. I will also take Denny Hamlin at odds of 12-1.

 

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Big 12 Tournament basketball odds: TCU vs. Baylor

Baylor is probably in the NCAA Tournament as things stand, but the Bears certainly can’t afford a loss to one of the Big 12?s worst teams in TCU on Wednesday in Kansas City. Baylor opened as a 15-point WagerWeb favorite.

 

TCU (9-21, 0-18) enters on an 18-game losing streak and finished the season losing its final nine games all by double digits. Of the 16 players listed on the 2013-14 roster, only four in Kyan Anderson, Jarvis Ray, Brandon Parrish and Christian Gore have played in every game this season. The last five games, the Frogs have played without the services of second-leading scorer and junior Amric Fields. In the last five minutes of a game when TCU has the lead during any point, it has gone on to claim victory. In the 21 losses, the Frogs have never led under the five-minute mark.

 

Baylor closed the season winning three straight. It beat Kansas State 76-74 in Manhattan on Saturday. Kenny Cherry had 29 points and Cory Jefferson added 16 points for the Bears (21-10, 9-9 Big 12), who erased a 12-point second-half deficit to win for the seventh time in their last eight games. Baylor’s winning stretch coincides with the return of Chery to the starting lineup. He had been struggling with turf toe earlier in the season.

 

Wednesday is the 175th all-time series meeting between Baylor and TCU, but the first time the teams have met in a conference tournament since the 1992 Southwest Conference Tournament. Baylor is 4-0 against TCU since the Horned Frogs joined the Big 12, winning by an average of 24 points per game. Baylor’s 33-point win at TCU on Feb. 12 was the largest margin-of-victory in any Big 12 game this season. Baylor is looking to beat a Big 12 team three times in a season for the second time ever (3-0 vs. Texas in 2010). Baylor is 11-16 all-time in the Big 12 Championship, including a 7-9 mark under Coach Bryce Drew and a 6-5 record since 2009.

 

TCU has posted a 19-36 record in conference tournament games. The Frogs’ all-time records by conference tournament: Southwest Conference (1976-96: 10-20), WAC (1997-2001: 5-5), Conference USA (2002-05: 2-3), Mountain West (2006-12: 2-7) and Big 12 (2013-present: 0-1).

 

WagerWeb trends: Horned Frogs are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games following a SU loss of more than 20 points. Horned Frogs are 2-9 ATS in their last 11 games following a double-digit loss at home. Bears are 10-1 ATS in their last 11 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400. Bears are 6-1-1 ATS in their last 8 games overall. Bears are 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a S.U. win.

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Denver Broncos now clear AFC favorites with free-agent haul

The Denver Broncos already were the WagerWeb betting favorites to win the AFC for the second year in a row next season following the Super Bowl, but those odds are going to get shorter once free agency has totally shaken out as Denver has landed arguably the best free-agent cornerback in former Patriot Aqib Talib and top safety in former Brown T.J. Ward. It’s likely to get better: Former Dallas defensive end DeMarcus Ware is also likely to sign in the Mile High City.

 

The Broncos clearly saw how important a stellar secondary was when Seattle’s No. 1 defense, led by that secondary, shut down Peyton Manning and Co. in the Super Bowl blowout. Denver signed Ward first, which made the Talib signing even more shocking. Ward grew into his role at safety and had his best season in 2013 for Cleveland, with 112 tackles, 1.5 sacks, a fumble recovery and two interceptions. Ward is a big, physical player who can play near the line of scrimmage in run support. He fits in a system that values aggressive safeties.

 

Talib got a monster six-year, $57 million deal, something that not only helps the Broncos but hurts the rival Patriots. Last year Talib shut down numerous high-profile offensive players with the Patriots, including Saints tight end Jimmy Graham. Talib was also knocked out of the AFC title game for the second straight season on a somewhat controversial play involving a pick from Denver receiver Wes Welker. So it’s ironic he will be facing Welker in practice every day.

 

Clearly the Broncos are in a win-now mode with Manning likely only having another season or two left in his Hall of Fame career (the team will lose WR Eric Decker). The team is confident about landing Ware as well. Ware, the Dallas all-time sack leader, was released by the Cowboys on Tuesday afternoon. From 2005 through ’12, Ware was one of the best and most consistent pass-rushers in the NFL. The first-round pick out of Troy had 111 sacks at the left and right outside linebacker positions in the Cowboys’ defenses those first eight years.

 

Despite being older (31) and showing some signs of slowing down in 2013 (he only played in 13 games), Ware can still get after the quarterback. He would fit an immediate need for someone to provide pressure opposite Von Miller. Ware spent the first eight years of his career in a 3-4 defense, playing outside linebacker. Last year, he moved to defensive end in a 4-3 and struggled with a career-low six sacks.

 

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Checking in on Pitta and Ravens

Time will tell whether the Baltimore Ravens will keep free-agent TE Dennis Pitta with the team next season, but if he were to hit the open market, Clifton Brown of CSNBaltimore.com suggests the Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers and New England Patriots as logical landing spots for him.

Those teams make sense, since the Falcons lost future Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez to retirement, the Packers could lose Jermichael Finley to free agency, and the Pats still are looking for a replacement for Aaron Hernandez and are waiting to see if Rob Gronkowski will ever get healthy again.

However, talk about Pitta leaving the Ravens as a free agent likely is a moot point due to the franchise tag.

"I don't think there is any doubt that the Baltimore Ravens will use the franchise tag on Dennis Pitta if they can't reach a deal in six days. The only question is how much Pitta should get paid under the tag," wrote ESPN Ravens reporter Jamison Hensley.

Using the tag on Pitta could get complicated, because he lined up more often as a WR than a TE this past season, meaning he may want to get paid the higher price that comes via the WR tag ($11.6 million) rather than the TE tag ($6.8 million). However, Hensley suggests that a comprise could be in the offing:

Jimmer Fredette no longer a King

Many around the NBA were surprised that Jimmer Fredette remained with the Sacramento Kings last Thursday after the trade deadline as he has no future with the NBA team. Well, Fredette is about to join the free agent market, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports.

According to Wojnarowski, both sides are close to completing a buyout. It could be worth what he gets if signed by another team.

Fredette has his limitations, but can shoot from the outside. Fredette is making 49.3 percent of his shots this season from behind the three-point line.

Teams who should have interest in Fredette include Chicago, Oklahoma City, Memphis, New York, Cleveland and Miami.

Golden State looking to move Crawford?

Jordan Crawford has been a member of the Golden State Warriors for little more than a month, but the latest buzz on this busy Thursday has the Warriors shopping the backup guard in the hour leading up to 3 p.m. EST trade deadline.

A day after acquiring Steve Blake from the Los Angeles Lakers, the Warriors are looking to see if there are any takers for Crawford, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports.

It may be too late in the game for the Warriors to work something out, but if they do manage to trade Crawford expect them to seek a frontcourt player or draft pick in return.

NBA Minnesota Turiaf To Miss few Games

Minnesota has been without Nikola Pekovic (bursitis in the ankle) since late January, and now it looks like the Timberwolves are going to have to make due without fill-in starter Ronny Turiaf for a while.

Turiaf was diagnosed with a bone bruise on his knee, Jerry Zgoda of the Star Tribune reports today, and Wolves coach Rick Adelman indicated that the timetable for Turiaf's return is unknown.

The good news is that Pekovic is back practicing with the team and could return to game action shortly, but until that happens it'll likely be up to Dante Cunningham and little-used rookie Gorgui Dieng to carry the load.

We'll let you know when there's a more detailed update about when Turiaf might return.