The NASCAR Cup Series' Round of 12 gets underway with Sunday's Mobil 1 301 (2 p.m. ET, USA) at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Following a very strong practice and a second-place qualifying effort, Ryan Blaney is the race favorite according to updated NASCAR odds for New Hampshire.
And while I'm not necessarily ruling out betting on Blaney right now, we first have to talk about tires, again …
No, we won't have an extremely high tire wear race like we did last weekend at Bristol, but curiosity comes due to a new right-side tire combination.
This is the same tire that teams already ran at Bowman Gray, Martinsville, North Wilkesboro and Richmond, but it's the first time it will be on cars for New Hampshire.
In order to get my betting card rolling for New Hampshire, I'm getting down on a driver with unmatched success at this track who may also have an advantage when it comes to the new right-side tire.
Let me explain.
NASCAR Odds, +950 Pick for New Hampshire
*Odds as of Saturday night
Blaney, Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin are among betting favorites for Sunday's Mobile 1 301.
