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NASCAR Cup Series Ambetter Health 400 Odds, Predictions & Best Bets At Atlanta Motor Speedway

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Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry, in both print and digital media. He joined the Sportscasting team in 2021 following a decade of freelancing. He spent his early career as a reporter for various newspapers in Illinois, New York, Florida, North Carolina, and Michigan, with a particular emphasis as a beat reporter for the Chicago Blackhawks. Jeff earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from Oakland University. Over the course of his career he earned several sports writing awards, including two national awards from the Associated Press Sports Editors for column writing and news reporting. One of the five prized columns included a commentary on NASCAR's increasing corporate influences, particularly in northern racetracks — commentary which you might find Jeff building on as part of the Motorsports writing team at Sportscasting now.  

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Published18 Feb 2025

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NASCAR Cup Series driver Ryan Blaney displayed Team Penske’s potential throughout last Sunday’s Daytona 500. The 2023 circuit champion earned a stage-two win and led the most laps (59) at Daytona International Speedway. 

With 13 laps remaining, however, Blaney couldn’t escape a multi-car crash. He returned to finish the season-opening race, posting a P7 after evading additional accidents on the last lap and overtime. William Byron earned the checkered flag for a second straight season.   

Returning to familiar surroundings on Sunday, Blaney paces the circuit with a 7.2 average finish over his past six outings at Atlanta Motor Speedway. He’s led 106 laps. Blaney also qualifies well at the 1.54-mile quad-oval, with a 3.5 average starting position. 

BetOnline Sportsbook favors Blaney (+800) to capture the Ambetter Health 400. 

Below, we’ll preview the top storylines heading into Sunday’s Ambetter Health 400, go over the odds, and give our best bets for the second race on the 2025 NASCAR schedule. 

Ambetter Health 400 Storylines 

  • Denny Hamlin started modestly at Daytona, but patiently worked his way through the field during the third stage, taking the lead with six laps to go. He lost the lead before the last-lap crash took him out. Did Hamlin serve notice?
  • After getting credited with causing three Xfinity Series crashes, Justin Allgaier executed a clean Cup run, earning P9 for JR Motorsports, which debuted in the premier stock-car racing circuit with a top-10. 
  • Ross Chastain will be looking to rebound from a career-worst P40 at Daytona. Unable to avoid John Hunter Nemechek during a second-stage accident. At Atlanta, Chastain has collected three top 10s in his past six outings.

Ambetter Health 400 Driver Odds  

Here is an early look at the drivers’ odds for the Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, according to BetOnline Sportsbook:

Driver NASCAR Cup Series Ambetter Health 400 Title Odds
Ryan Blaney +800
Joey Logano +900
Kyle Busch +1100
Austin Cindric +1100
Chase Elliott +1200
William Byron +1200
Brad Keselowski +1600
Denny Hamlin +1600
Kyle Larson +1800
Ross Chastain +2000
Christopher Bell  +2000
Daniel Suarez +2000
Alex Bowman  +2000
Chris Buescher +2200
Bubba Wallace +2200
Tyler Reddick  +2500
Chase Briscoe +2500
Ty Gibbs +2800
Todd Gilliland +4000
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +4000
Michael McDowell +4000
Ryan Preece +4000
Erik Jones +4000
Justin Haley +5000
Josh Berry +5000
AJ Allmendinger +5000
Austin Dillon +6600
Noah Gragson +6600
Cole Custer +6600
Riley Herbst +6600
Corey LaJoie +6600
Ty Dillon +8000
John Hunter Nemechek +10000
Shane van Gisbergen +10000
Carson Hocevar +10000
Zane Smith +10000
Cody Ware +25000
JJ Yeley +30000
B.J. McLeod +30000

*-Odds current at time of publication  

Ambetter Health 400 Predictions and Picks  

Here are our best NASCAR Cup Series bets for the Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway: 

Joey Logano (+900) 

One race into the season and the reigning Cup champion is already making on-track friends. Moving away from Daytona, Logano, who visited Victory Lane twice in his last four outings at Atlanta, 

Tyler Reddick (+2500) 

Coming off a runner-up finish at Daytona, Reddick continues to be one of the circuit’s most consistent drivers. He compiled to top-six finishes at Atlanta since the spring 2023 race.

Chase Briscoe (+2500) 

Could Briscoe develop into the 2025 breakout driver? During his Joe Gibbs Racing debut, he earned a top-five finish. He’ll need to learn how to finish at Atlanta. The long-shot endured accidents in both outings last season. He earned the pole for the spring 2022 event and led for five laps.