Shane van Gisbergen has quickly established himself as the most dominant road racer in NASCAR and the 36-year-old from New Zealand will put those skills on display once again at the 2025 Go Bowling at The Glen on Sunday. Watkins Glen International first hosted the NASCAR Cup Series in 1957 and it’s been a permanent fixture on the NASCAR schedule since 1986. Kyle Larson is a two-time winner at The Glen and is listed at +1100 in the 2025 Go Bowling at The Glen odds, but it’s van Gisbergen who is the +125 favorite.
He’s followed in the NASCAR at Watkins Glen odds by Connor Zilisch (+470), a 19-year-old who has five wins in the NASCAR Xfinity Series this season who will be making his fourth career start in the NASCAR Cup Series this weekend. The green flag will drop at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday, and the race is scheduled for 90 laps around the eight-turn, 2.45-mile road course at Watkins Glen. Before entering any 2025 Go Bowling at The Glen picks, be sure to see the latest 2025 NASCAR at Watkins Glen predictions from SportsLine’s proven projection model.
Developed by daily Fantasy pro and SportsLine predictive data engineer Mike McClure, this proprietary NASCAR prediction model simulates every race 10,000 times, taking into account factors such as track history and recent results.
McClure’s model began the 2025 season by calling Chase Elliott’s win in the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray for a +300 payout. Then it went on to predict Kyle Larson in Miami (+350), Christopher Bell’s NASCAR All-Star Race win (+600), Denny Hamlin’s win in Michigan (+650), Shane van Gisbergen’s win in Mexico City (+330), Elliott’s win in Atlanta (+1500) and van Gisbergen again in Chicago (+150) and Sonoma (+125).
All told, the model has nailed eight winners this year and a whopping 26 winners since 2021. Anyone who followed its lead on betting apps and sportsbooks on those NASCAR picks could have seen huge returns. New users can also target the DraftKings promo code, which offers $200 in bonus bets instantly plus over $200 off NFL Sunday Ticket:
Now, the model simulated the 2025 Go Bowling at The Glen 10,000 times. Head to SportsLine to see the complete projected NASCAR at Watkins Glen leaderboard.
Top 2025 Go Bowling at The Glen predictions
For Sunday’s 2025 Go Bowling at The Glen, the model is high on Kyle Busch, even though he’s listed for as high as +2700 in the latest 2025 NASCAR at Watkins Glen odds. He’s a target for anyone looking for a huge payday.
Busch is a two-time winner at Watkins Glen International and the two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion likely needs a victory if he’s going to avoid missing the NASCAR playoffs for a second consecutive season. Busch is currently 15th in the standings, but with 13 winners so far this year, he’s facing a 73-point gap to reach current bubble boy Chris Buescher.
The 43-year-old has 63 all-time wins in the NASCAR Cup Series as well as 102 wins in the Xfinity Series and 67 wins in the Craftsman Truck Series. Busch has had a pair of top-five finishes in road races this season (his only two of the year) and he should be a factor on Sunday at Watkins Glen. Find the best price, check out the latest FanDuel promo code and get $150 in bonus bets instantly at Fanduel if your $5 bet wins.
The model has also revealed a shocking NASCAR prop for Sunday: Ty Gibbs finishes top 10 for a +110 payout. He’s a potentially a strong value pick for your Watkins Glen NASCAR prop bets at DraftKings.
The 22-year-old is also hunting a victory to get back into the NASCAR postseason and he’s coming off strong runs in Mexico City, Chicago and Sonoma (the last three road races this season). He led 27 laps before finishing 11th in Mexico City, was second in the Chicago Street Race and then finished seventh in Sonoma.
Gibbs is 87 points behind Buescher in the NASCAR standings and is down to three races to earn his way in and Watkins Glen may present his best chance. He finished fifth here in 2023. See which other drivers to back and the rest of the projected NASCAR leaderboard at SportsLine and new users can check out the latest bet365 bonus code to get $150 in bonus bets after placing a $5 bet:
How to make 2025 NASCAR at Watkins Glen picks
The model is also targeting three other drivers with Watkins Glen NASCAR odds of 16-1 or longer to make a serious run at the checkered flag. Anyone who backs these drivers could hit it big. You can see all of the model’s NASCAR picks, props, and projected leaderboard over at SportsLine.
So who wins the 2025 Go Bowling at The Glen, and which longshots are must-backs? Check out the latest 2025 NASCAR at Watkins Glen odds below, then visit SportsLine now to see the full NASCAR Watkins Glen projected leaderboard, all from the model that has nailed 26 winners, and find out.
2025 NASCAR Watkins Glen odds, drivers, lineup
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(odds via DraftKings subject to change)
Shane van Gisbergen +125
Connor Zilisch +470
Kyle Larson +1200
Christopher Bell +1300
Chase Elliott +1400
William Byron +1400
Michael McDowell +1400
Chris Buescher +1700
Tyler Reddick +1700
AJ Allmendinger +1900
Chase Briscoe +1900
Ty Gibbs +2000
Ross Chastain +2700
Kyle Busch +2700
Carson Hocevar +3500
Alex Bowman +5000
Joey Logano +5000
Denny Hamlin +6000
Austin Cindric +6000
Ryan Preece +8000
Ryan Blaney +8000
Daniel Suarez +8000
Brad Keselowski +8000
Erik Jones +30000
Todd Gilliland +30000
Noah Gragson +30000
Zane Smith +30000
Bubba Wallace +30000
Josh Berry +40000
John Hunter Nemechek +40000
Cole Custer +40000
Justin Haley +40000
Katherine Legge +50000
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +50000
JJ Yeley +50000
Cody Ware +50000
Ty Dillon +50000
Austin Dillon +50000
Riley Herbst +50000
Josh Bilicki +50000