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Louis Oosthuizen Could Contend At BMW Championship
It is time to see if Louis Oosthuizen's gamble pays off. He took last week off to rest after a grueling schedule. Will it pay off for the South African golfer? Oosthuizen hinted the 74 at St. Jude was a product of playing too much high-end golf in too short of a stretch. Whatever the […]
Chris Wassel
Paul Casey A Risky Play This Week At BMW Championship
Paul Casey's putter and irons went south in a bad way at The Northern Trust. The 73 on Monday was a microcosm of anything and everything which could go wrong. Putts were missed, shots went errant, and Casey just looked out of it. The body language went south quickly. Fortunately, there is another week for […]
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Daniel Berger Could Be An Upside Option
Daniel Berger's downfall at The Northern Trust was the length of some holes and a few extra missed putts. The rain slowed the greens down and maybe that was too much for Berger. However, too many short-distance putts just did not fall. For someone that ranked 15th in birdies per round, it was very unusual […]
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Patrick Cantlay Can Contend At BMW If He Makes More Putts
Patrick Cantlay bounced back over the weekend at the rain-soaked Northern Trust with a 69-68. Shooting all four rounds in the 60's would normally be good enough for a top-ten finish. He ended up tied for 11th. Honestly, it was his best performance since The Memorial in May which Cantlay won at -13. Again, from […]
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Denny Hamlin Comes Kind of Close with another Top Five Result at Michigan
Denny Hamlin finished behind the two Hendrick Motorsports cars and Ryan Blaney on Sunday. His fifth-place result was nothing to sneeze at. The 550 HP build just was not kind to him on this day. His pit crew gamely made several adjustments to the No. 11 car. Again, Hamlin did lead ten laps early in […]
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Kurt Busch Hangs In There, Winds Up Fourth At Michigan
It was a weird race for Kurt Busch who led just one lap and did not factor much into the race itself. The No. 1 car kind of just raced his own race. In the end, he still wound in the top five which probably even surprised him. The Chevy driver was eight after Stage […]
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Kyle Larson Missed the Line on Restart, Finished Third on Sunday at Michigan
Kyle Larson just could not find the right line with eight laps to go in the FireKeepers Casino 400 on Sunday. That cost him the race more than anything. He battled back to finish in third and ended up about two-tenths of a second off the lead. Larson was clawing back tenths of a second […]
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William Byron Had Faster Car But Settles for Second at Michigan
William Byron kept trying to get past Ryan Blaney for the final several laps at Michigan International Speedway. Try as he might, the No. 24 just could not get by that Ford until it was too late. He settled for a second-place result which was not all bad. Byron did start 18th and had a […]
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Ryan Blaney Pulls Off Surprising Win At Michigan By a Whisker
Ryan Blaney was in the right place at the right time as he won the FireKeepers Casino 400 by 0.077 seconds on Sunday evening. William Byron just about got by him as Blaney crossed the checkered flag. Kyle Larson nearly rode the line past the No. 12 Ford as well. This gave Blaney his second […]
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NASCAR DFS Prop Picks for 8/22 - PrizePicks
Hello once again everyone! We hit the FireKeepers Casino 400 from Michigan International Speedway this week and another edition of NASCAR DFS on PrizePicks. Now, that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you […]
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NASCAR DFS Prop Picks: FireKeepers Casino 400 - Monkey Knife Fight
Sunday afternoon features the FireKeepers Casino 400 at the Michigan International Speedway from Brooklyn, Michigan. Monkey Knife Fight has an extremely easy fantasy point system: 0.1 points for each lap led and then a set amount of points for their position (20 for 1st place, 19 for 2nd place, 18 for 3rd, and so on). […]
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Austin Dillon Needs a Good Finish on Sunday at Michigan
With just two races left, Austin Dillon needs help to make "The Chase". He is now 28 points behind Tyler Reddick for that final spot. Some think Kevin Harvick is the real target but it is probably the younger Reddick. Dillon does have an average finish of 14.2 in 2021 and that is encouraging. Also, […]
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Brad Keselowski Almost a Liability at Michigan International Speedway
Brad Keselowski has nearly caused several high-profile wrecks the past few weeks. The Team Penske driver has amazingly finished those two races but 35th and 24th are not ideal. It might happen again this week at Michigan and starting 20th does him few favors. Keselowski can easily be passed in this build. Even though he […]
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Joey Logano Can Drive Way Into Top Ten at Michigan
Joey Logano beginning in 19th position this Sunday is great for DFS owners. There is little doubt he will improve at least several places. Now, how much is the question. The No. 22 shows excellent ability at the 550 HP build on this two-mile track. He carries speed in the top ten late in runs […]
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William Byron Not Too Dicey of an Option for FireKeepers Casino 400
William Byron starting 18th on Sunday at Michigan is not a bad thing at all. The bigger dilemma is how much place differential does he see? Will it be enough for DFS purposes? The last time they raced 200 laps on the two-mile track. The Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver did finish eighth. He followed that […]
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Justin Haley Should Not be a Thought on Sunday at Michigan
Justin Haley was fortunate to draw the 17th position on Sunday from Michigan International Speedway. With drivers like Joey Logano and William Byron behind him among others, Haley does not expect to stay 17th for long. With so many results in the 25th-30th range, the Spire Motorsports Driver just is not worth rostering. It is […]
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Ryan Newman Another One to be Leery of at Michigan
Ryan Newman begins Sunday's race in 16th position but the chances he moves up significantly are small at best. Newman had a -2 place differential at Kansas and could fare even worse on this two-mile track. The Jack Roush Racing driver is another one who might fall out of the top 20 on Sunday. That […]
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Bubba Wallace Just Not the Smartest Option at Michigan
Again, it is about that learning curve for Bubba Wallace. Wallace sputtered to a 26th-place result at Kansas earlier in the season and has not typically done all that well at Michigan. The 23XI Racing driver has finished outside the top 20 in the last three 200-lap races on this two-mile track. Wallace has shown […]
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Tyler Reddick Feeling the Pressure, Can He Thrive at Michigan?
Tyler Reddick is on the bubble for the playoffs. With a scant 28 point lead on Austin Dillon and other racers who could win and be in, the danger is very real for the young Reddick. The Richard Childress Racing driver led six laps last week at Indianapolis but got into a few wrecks. He […]
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Erik Jones Not a Good Idea at Michigan on Sunday
Erik Jones starts from the 13th position on Sunday at Michigan International Speedway and that could be problematic. Jones on intermediate tracks with low tire-wear just does have the downforce and speed to compete where he starts. He could fall back into the field with ease. Jones does have a couple of nice results on […]
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Still An Intermediate Track Question Mark Sunday
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. comes off two solid results at the road courses (Indianapolis and Watkins Glen). The question becomes can he keep the car on the track for a fourth consecutive race. That second Pocono run was brutal and resulted in a DNF along with the second Atlanta run. This is troubling for the JTG-Daugherty […]
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Chris Buescher Needs to Win at Michigan but Likely Will Struggle
It is not that Chris Buescher will finish poorly, he just needs to win and may take unnecessary risks to do so on Sunday. Typically, Michigan has been rough on Buescher as he has just one top ten finish in ten races. The Jack Roush Racing driver can carry some speed in the corners but […]
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Alex Bowman A Risk at Best at Michigan This Weekend
Alex Bowman has little reason to do that well in this race and the 18th at Kansas was troubling. What is more concerning is that the No. 48 is nowhere near the top ten in speed tests or average results at Michigan. The Hendricks Motorsports Racing driver likely has the fourth-best car with this build. […]
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Denny Hamlin Clinched a Playoff Spot, Still Eyes First Win of 2021 at Michigan
Denny Hamlin had the race car to win last week at Indianapolis. He was in the lead in overtime with just a couple of laps to go. Then, disaster happened again. Chase Briscoe spun him out and his chances of victory went up in smoke. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver starts ninth at Michigan on […]
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Can Kevin Harvick Find the Speed at Michigan?
Kevin Harvick normally is the Chase Elliott of two-mile tracks especially when it comes to Michigan. Harvick has four wins in his last six starts on the track. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver has legendary success historically on this track with a driver rating of 137.4. Also, he has led nearly 36% of the laps in […]
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Kyle Busch Has the Car to Win the FireKeepers Casino 400
Michigan and Kyle Busch have quite the track record. It may not be to the level of one or two other drivers in this field. However, Busch fares exceedingly well on this two-mile track. The No. 18 has several top-five results, six consecutive top tens, and an average finish of 4.5. These Joe Gibbs Racing […]
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Kurt Busch Another Consistent Performance Expected at Michigan
Kurt Busch has a knack for racking up top ten results at Michigan International Speedway. He has five in the last six races and tends to race in some cleaner air. There is a slight chance that the No. 1 car could lead some laps as well. The Chip Ganassi Racing driver has little to […]
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Martin Truex Jr. Could Be Strong At Michigan
Martin Truex Jr. comes into Michigan after watching his car get beat up at Indianapolis en route to a 15th place result. The No. 19 has an average finish of 7.5 and four top-ten results in his last half-dozen Michigan races. For the Joe Gibbs Racing driver, the expectation is that the speed and downforce […]
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Matt DiBenedetto Hopes for Kansas Like Magic at Michigan
Matt DiBenedetto needs a win to make "The Chase". The Wood Brothers Racing driver is on a bit of a roll of late. He also finished fifth at the Verizon 200 last Sunday. Now, can he carry any kind of speed at Michigan? At Kansas, DiBenedetto started fifth and the fear was that he would […]
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Ryan Blaney May Not Be Worth Spot on Sunday at Michigan
Ryan Blaney does start third in the Team Penske car at the Michigan International Speedway. However, Blaney does have a mixed bag of results lately. He does have four top ten results in his last six races on the Michigan course. He even has led 4.75% of the laps raced. The concern may be that […]
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