NASCAR at Las Vegas odds, picks 2019: Model says Aric Almirola surprises at Pennzoil 400

Sunday’s 2019 Pennzoil 400 promises plenty of excitement for NASCAR fans everywhere. Last year, Kevin Harvick maintained the checkered flag and jumpstarted his dominant season that saw him record eight victories. Now, he will seem to defend his title at the 2019 Pennzoil 400, which gets underway at 3:30 p.m. ET from Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Harvick enters Sunday’s race as the Vegas favored at 9-2 in the dwell 2019 Pennzoil 400 chances. Meanwhile, Kyle Busch (5-1), Martin Truex Jr. (6-1), Kyle Larson (6-1) and Brad Keselowski (6-1) are all going off at 6-1 or lower. Weather won’t be a variable, as the newest Las Vegas forecast is calling for temperatures in the mid-60s and sunny skies. This season’s version of the Pennzoil 400 comes with an extremely talented field of motorists, so before you make any 2019 Pennzoil 400 selections or input a daily Fantasy NASCAR tournament on sites like FanDuel and DraftKings, so be sure to consult the 2019 Pennzoil 400 projected leaderboard in the proven computer model at SportsLine.

Developed by DFS expert and SportsLine predictive data engineer Mike McClure, this proprietary NASCAR prediction computer model simulates every race 10,000 times, taking factors such as track record and recent results into account.

It made some huge calls in NASCAR this past year, including properly casting wins for Kyle Busch at Chicago and Martin Truex Jr. at Sonoma. And it’s off to a strong start in NASCAR this season, calling Daytona 500 champion Denny Hamlin a top-four contender and placing QuikTrip 500 winner Brad Keselowski in his projected top . Anybody who has followed its picks is far up.

McClure, with a mechanical engineering degree, grew up around race tracks. Big events in iconic venues like Las Vegas Motor Speedway are in his blood. His model simulated the Pennzoil 400 10,000 times and the results were so surprising.

For your 2019 Pennzoil 400, we could tell you the version is high on Aric Almirola, making a serious run at the checkered flag despite going off as a long shot 20-1 Pennzoil 400 chances. He’s a target for anyone searching for a huge payday.

Almirola is coming off an impressive performance last week at the Folds of Honor Quiktrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. He led 36 laps before finishing in the top 10 and he’ll will look to carry over that momentum into Sunday’s 2019 NASCAR at Las Vegas race.