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Home » 2008 Indy 500 Odds & PredictionsWhile Indy racing has lost some of its luster with the best drivers in the
world racing in NASCAR, the Indianapolis 500 is still a must see event
because of its tradition. The 92nd running of the storied race goes this
Sunday and Jimmy Boyd has you covered with
his 2008 Indianapolis 500 odds and predictions.
1-#26 Marco Andretti 8-1 I have no doubt that Marco Andretti will be right in the thick of things come the last lap, but it is really not fair that we must pay for his name with these odds. I think he should be in the 12-1 odds range, which would get us some more bang for our buck. Marco is the son of the esteemed Michael Andretti and grandson of the legendary Mario. Andretti had a disappointing 2007 Indy 500 as getting involved in a big crash on lap 162-163 caused him to finish 24th. He came in 2nd in his rookie campaign in 2006 and I like him to challenge again in 2008. 2-#9 Scott Dixon 11-4 Dixon came in 6th here in 2006 and came in 2nd last season. This just might be the year he breaks through. He will be the pole sitter and that has meant fairly good news as that car has won 6 of the last 20 races at Indy. Still, that's 14 races that the pole has not won and at these odds, I like Andretti better. 3-#10 Dan Wheldon 4-1 Wheldon will be in the top five starting from the second position. He's just too good of a driver not to. The British blazer won the Indy 500 in 2005 and finished runner up the year before. In 2006, he came in fourth. Along with teammate, Scott Dixon, Wheldon gives Ganassi Racing a great shot at the 500. 4-#7 Danica Patrick 9-1 The most recognizable Indy racer today does her best racing on this track. She recently won her first career Indy race at the Indy 300 and is starting in the coveted fifth position. I don't think she's ready to take the Indy 500 checkered flag, but she always runs well here. She was fourth in 2005 and has finished eighth in each of the past two years. She has even more confidence this time around so I like her to crack the top five again. 5-#3 Helio CastroNeves 5-1 There's no doubt that Mr. CastroNeves knows how the Brickyard works. He made history by winning back-to-back Indy 500 races in 2001 and 2002. He followed that up by finishing runner up in 2003 and he was third again last year. Besides a run which was shortened due to an accident in 2006, CastroNeves has cracked the top ten in all of his races here. One thing that I don't think he'll quite be able to overcome is the numbers. The Indy Racing League points leader has an average finish of 18th since 1996 since all the other cars are especially gunning for the top dog. CastroNeves is too good to be booted out of the top eight for sure, and I like him to finish in the top five, but I don't think he has a win in him in 2008. Odds to win the 92nd Indy 500 at Sportsbook.com A. J. Foyt 80-1 Buddy Rice 65-1 Dan Wheldon 4-1 Danica Patrick 9-1 Ed Carpenter 50-1 Ernesto Viso 80-1 Graham Rahal 50-1 Helio Castroneves 5-1 Hideki Mutoh 35-1 Justin Wilson 80-1 Marco Andretti 8-1 Oriol Servia 100-1 Ryan Briscoe 10-1 Ryan Hunter-Reay 50-1 Scott Dixon 11-4 Tomas Scheckter 30-1 Tony Kanaan 5-1 Vitor Meira 35-1 Will Power 100-1 The Field 30-1 May 19th, 2008 |
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