• What: NASCAR Straight Talk Wireless 500 Picks
  • When: Sunday, March 8, 3:30 p.m. ET
  • Where: Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, Arizona
  • Watch: FS1, HBO Max

Heading into the Straight Talk Wireless 500, the talk in the NASCAR garage is whether anyone can slow down Tyler Reddick.

Three races into the NASCAR Cup Series season, Reddick is taking team owner Michael Jordan's famous expression about winning time to heart. Reddick has won all three races so far.

Still, it's not getting him any love from the NASCAR oddsmakers. It's Denny Hamlin and Ryan Blaney who are the +500 co-favorites heading into this week's race.

Let's check the latest NASCAR betting odds for the Straight Talk Wireless 500. Remember, odds are always subject to change.

Straight Talk Wireless 500 OddsBovadaBetUSBetOnline
Denny Hamlin+500+500+500
Ryan Blaney+500+500+500
Christopher Bell+600+550+550
Kyle Larson+600+550+550
William Byron+750+700+700
Joey Logano+1400+1100+1100
Chase Elliott+1600+1600+1600
Chase Briscoe+1800+2000+2000
Tyler Reddick+1800+1200+1200
Chris Buescher+2200+2000+2000
Josh Berry+2200+2200+2200
Brad Keselowski+2500+2500+2500
Connor Zilich+2500+2200+2200
Ross Chastain+2800+2500+2500
Ty Gibbs+3300+2000+2000
Carson Hocevar+3500+3000+3000
Austin Cindric+4500+4000+4000
Austin Dillon+4500+5000+5000
Kyle Busch+4500+4000+4000

Kyle Larson and defending race champion Christopher Bell are next in the NASCAR betting lines at +600. William Byron (+750) is the only other driver with odds shorter than +1400. Make a play on Reddick to win again this week, and you can access NASCAR betting odds of +1800 on him.

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NASCAR Straight Talk Wireless 500 Betting Picks

Reddick is seeking to become the ninth driver to win four NASCAR Cup races in a row in the sport's modern era (since 1972). In 1967, Richard Petty won a series record 10 successive races.

Phoenix Raceway is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval asphalt track. It's also home to the annual season-ending NASCAR Championship race.

The drivers will cover 312 laps to complete the 318.864 miles in this race. The Straight Talk Wireless 500 is divided into three stages of 60, 125, and 127 laps.

Before we take a look at the top contenders and get into the analysis and predictions for this race, check out our how-to bet on NASCAR page.

Ryan Blaney (+500)

Blaney has done everything but win the early-season Phoenix race. He was second in 2023, third in 2019, fourth in 2022, and fifth in 2024.

It's been a rough start to the season for the Team Penske Ford driver. Blaney's best performance so far was eighth last week at Circuit of the Americas.

Denny Hamlin (+500)

Technically, Hamlin has won all three races so far this season, since he is co-owner of Reddick's race team with basketball icon Jordan.

Hamlin did win this race in 2012. He was second last year. Hamlin has also run third in the race five times among his 10 top-10 finishes.

Christopher Bell (+600)

Bell isn't just the defending champion in this race. He's the two-time defending champion.

The driver of the No. 20 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing also shows a sixth and a ninth-place finish in six appearances in this race.

Kyle Larson (+600)

Larson won the NASCAR title on this track last year in the season finale. During the earlier Phoenix race on the 2025 NASCAR schedule, Larson ran third.

He also ran second here in 2017. Larson has collected two fourths and a sixth during this race.

William Byron (+750)

Byron won the spring Phoenix race as recently as 2023. The driver of the No. 24 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports was sixth in last year's race.

Joey Logano (+1400)

The Team Penske Ford driver won here in 2020 and ran second in 2021. Since then, spring in Phoenix has not been kind to Logano.

He's run eighth, 11th, 34th, and 13th in the past four spring races on this track.

Chase Elliott (+1600)

A third-place performance in 2018 is among five top 10s for Elliott in this race.

Chase Briscoe (+1800)

Briscoe was the winner here in 2022, his second Cup Series spring race in Phoenix. He hasn't finished better than seventh since that victory.

Tyler Reddick (+1800)

Can Reddick do it again? If he does, he'll be the first NASCAR driver to win four straight Cup Series races since Jimmie Johnson in 2007.

Reddick posted back-to-back third-place finishes in this race in 2022 and 2023.

Straight Talk Wireless 500 Longshots To Consider

Kyle Busch (+4500) was the 2019 winner of this race. Josh Berry (+2200) was fourth in last year's race, with Chris Buescher (+2200) running fifth.

Buescher was second in 2023, followed across the finish line by Ty Gibbs (+3300) and Brad Keselowski (+2500). Ross Chastain (+2800) ran second in the 2022 race.

Best NASCAR Future Bets

Despite his three wins in three races to start the season, Reddick is the seventh betting choice to win the NASCAR Cup Series title in NASCAR future odds. Reddick is listed in this betting market at +850.

It's reigning champion Larson who is currently set as the +550 chalk to retain his title. Hamlin and Byron are each set at a NASCAR betting line of +600, while Blaney is given +650 odds to win the title.

Bell is showing odds of +700, followed by Chase Elliott at +800. Then you get to Reddick, the only other driver with odds shorter than +1100.

NASCAR Straight Talk Wireless 500 Pick

Byron is always a threat to win in Phoenix. He started on the pole here last year and won the race in 2023.

William Byron To win the NASCAR Straight Talk Wireless 500
Bovada
+750
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Someone has to stop the Reddick run of success. Why not the consistent Byron? Go with Byron to win in the NASCAR Straight Talk Wireless 500 picks.