The Action Network: Best bets for Charlotte Alsco Uniforms 500

The Action Network specializes in providing sports betting insights/analytics and is a content partner with NASCAR. Check out more NASCAR betting analysis here. As much as we try to keep our emotions out of betting, it's extremely hard at times. I'm still frustrated about losing Chase Elliott at 9-1 from Sunday night, but if you've done this long enough, it's just part of the game. Thankfully, Thursday's Alsco Uniforms 500 (7 p.m. ET, FS1) is a night race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, just like Sunday's Coca-Cola 600, so the cars that were fast three days ago should also be fast again. This should help ensure we focus solely on data and not let bias or emotions linger from the Coca-Cola 600. Here are the three bets I've made for NASCAR's Alsco Uniforms 500.

NASCAR at Charlotte Odds, Betting Picks

*Odds as of Wednesday at 7 a.m. ET

Martin Truex Jr. (+550)

I was on Truex on Sunday and I'm running him back again. The driver of Joe Gibbs Racing's No. 19 Toyota had the best driver rating and the fastest average green flag speed in the Coca-Cola 600. By most metrics, he had the best car on Sunday and remember, coming into the 600 Truex had won two of the last four races on the oval at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a stellar 1.8 average finish over that span. [Bet now at FanDuel. CO, NJ, PA, IN and WV only.]

Chase Elliott (+550)

Just like Truex, I'm betting on Elliott for the second time in three days. It took a caution with only a few laps to go and pit strategy to prevent Chase from winning the race, so it's no surprise that he finished with the second-best driver rating. As bettors, all we can do is pinpoint the fastest cars at the best numbers, but from there everything is out of our hands. Chase was clearly one of the best cars on Sunday and should be again tonight. While Elliott +550 is widely available across the market, bet sure to take advantage of DraftKings Sportsbook's odds booster, pushing his odds up to +600, if possible.

William Byron (+2000)

The biggest difference between the Coca-Cola 600 and tonight's Alsco Uniforms 500 is length. Sunday's race was 600 miles, which is 400 laps around Charlotte's 1.5-mile circuit. The Alsco Uniforms 500 is actually 500 kilometers (not miles), which breaks down to just 208 total laps. Tonight's race is basically half as long as Sunday's. And one of the key takeaways from the 600 was the importance of track position. Clean air was king, and should be again tonight. For this reason, I'm complementing my card, with Truex and Elliott who are starting 15th and 19th, respectively, with pole-sitter William Byron. Byron ranked fourth in average green flag speed on Sunday, giving us a really fast car starting first and in clean air. Ideally, Byron will jump out front and take control of this race early while Truex and Elliott pick their way back through the field to the leaders. [Bet now at DraftKings. CO, NJ, PA, IN and WV only.]