{"id":205628,"date":"2025-10-11T17:47:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T17:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/205628\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T17:47:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T17:47:12","slug":"top-dfs-picks-and-betting-insights-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/205628\/","title":{"rendered":"Top DFS Picks and Betting Insights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The top DFS picks and best bets for the Focused Health 302. See why Dan Marcus is high on Jesse Love&#8217;s chances for a strong run at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lozad \" style=\"aspect-ratio:16 \/ 7\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/udcvensjimgqb48xndus.jpg\" alt=\"NASCAR Xfinity Series DFS Picks and Best Bets: Focused Health 302\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t Focused Health 302<\/p>\n<p>Location: Las Vegas, Nevada\u00a0<br \/>Course:\u00a0Las Vegas Motor Speedway<br \/>Format:\u00a0Tri-Oval<br \/>Length:\u00a01.5 miles<br \/>Laps:\u00a0201<\/p>\n<p>Focused Health 302 Preview<\/p>\n<p>In what wasn&#8217;t a particularly surprising outcome, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/connor-zilisch-1066\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Connor Zilisch<\/a> took home the win at the Charlotte Roval last weekend by beating out Andre Green by just over one second. The playoff field was also cut down to eight drivers, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/nick-sanchez-1031\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nick Sanchez<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/austin-hill-717\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Austin Hill<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/harrison-burton-821\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harrison Burton<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/taylor-gray-1012\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Gray<\/a> all being eliminated.<\/p>\n<p>The Round of 8 features Las Vegas, Talladega and Martinsville. That gives the remaining drivers the opportunity to excel at different types of traditional oval tracks, with this weekend being the intermediate edition. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/sheldon-creed-882\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sheldon Creed<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/carson-kvapil-1062\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carson Kvapil<\/a> are the two drivers in the biggest need of strong performances this weekend, as they sit 11 and 13 points below the cut line, respectively. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Key Stats at Las Vegas Motor SpeedwayNumber of Races: 36Winners from Pole: 6Winners from Top 5: 16Winners from Top 10: 28Previous Winners at Las Vegas Motor Speedway<\/p>\n<p>2025 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/justin-allgaier-566\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Allgaier<\/a><br \/>2024-\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/aj-allmendinger-497\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AJ Allmendinger<\/a>\u00a0<br \/>2024- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/john-hunter-nemechek-670\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">John Hunter Nemechek<\/a><br \/>2023-\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/riley-herbst-880\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Riley Herbst<\/a><br \/>2023- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/austin-hill-717\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Austin Hill<\/a><br \/>2022-\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/josh-berry-967\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Josh Berry<\/a><br \/>2022- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/ty-gibbs-957\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ty Gibbs<\/a>\u00a0<br \/>2021- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/josh-berry-967\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Josh Berry<\/a><br \/>2021- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/aj-allmendinger-497\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AJ Allmendinger<\/a>\u00a0<br \/>2020-\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/chase-briscoe-725\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chase Briscoe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Las Vegas is considered to be quite comparable to Phoenix, which is obviously notable considering the championship race will take place there in a matter of three weeks. For now, the focus will remain on Vegas, which is a unique track due to the lack of importance of qualifying in recent runs. The last winner from pole was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/chase-briscoe-725\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chase Briscoe<\/a> in 2020. In nine races since, the best qualifying position of a race winner was sixth (Allgaier this spring), with five winners starting from 10th or worse on the grid.<\/p>\n<p>NASCAR Xfinity Series DFS Tools \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/daily\/racing\/optimizer.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NASCAR Lineup Optimizer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/daily\/racing\/value-report.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NASCAR Projections<\/a><\/p>\n<p>DraftKings Values for the Focused Health 302<\/p>\n<p>Based on a Standard $50K Salary Cap<\/p>\n<p>Tier 1 DraftKings Values<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/connor-zilisch-1066\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Connor Zilisch<\/a> &#8211; $12,500<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/justin-allgaier-566\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Allgaier<\/a> &#8211; $11,500<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/aric-almirola-486\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aric Almirola<\/a> &#8211; $11,000<\/p>\n<p>Tier 2 DraftKings Values<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/austin-hill-717\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Austin Hill<\/a> &#8211; $9,700<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/brandon-jones-689\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brandon Jones<\/a> &#8211; $9,500<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/jesse-love-1039\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jesse Love<\/a>-$9,200<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/taylor-gray-1012\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Gray<\/a> &#8211; $8,700<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/nick-sanchez-1031\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nick Sanchez<\/a> &#8211; $8,000<\/p>\n<p>Tier 3 DraftKings Values<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/christian-eckes-881\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Christian Eckes<\/a> &#8211; $7,700<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/daniel-hemric-699\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Hemric<\/a> -$7,500<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/harrison-burton-821\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harrison Burton<\/a> &#8211; $7,200<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/daniel-dye-1029\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Dye<\/a> &#8211; $7,000<\/p>\n<p>Tier 4 DraftKings Values<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/matt-dibenedetto-697\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matt DiBenedetto<\/a>&#8211; $6,600<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/dean-thompson-1011\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dean Thompson<\/a> &#8211; $6,300<\/p>\n<p>NASCAR Xfinity Picks for the Focused Health 302<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/justin-allgaier-566\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Allgaier<\/a> &#8211; $11,500<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/jesse-love-1039\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jesse Love<\/a> &#8211; $9,200<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/christian-eckes-881\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Christian Eckes<\/a> &#8211; $7,700<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/daniel-hemric-699\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Hemric<\/a> &#8211; $7,500<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/harrison-burton-821\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harrison Burton<\/a> &#8211; $7,200<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/daniel-dye-1029\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Dye<\/a> &#8211; $7,000<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/connor-zilisch-1066\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Connor Zilisch<\/a> is the obvious choice given that he&#8217;s won eight of 12 races since the calendar flipped to July. There also isn&#8217;t a huge gap in price relative to what we&#8217;ve seen at other tracks between he and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/justin-allgaier-566\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Allgaier<\/a>. Nevertheless, there&#8217;s a compelling case for Allgaier, who won this race in the spring, has finished inside the top 10 in each of the last eight races here, and inside the top three in five of those eight races.<\/p>\n<p>Rostering at least one of the duo from Richard Childress Racing is a good idea. Both are viable, but I&#8217;ll lean toward the slight discount with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/jesse-love-1039\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jesse Love<\/a> over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/austin-hill-717\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Austin Hill<\/a>. Love had an excellent showing in Vegas this spring, qualifying seventh before finishing third.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/nick-sanchez-1031\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nick Sanchez<\/a> kicks off the middle tier of pricing. He maintained a 93.6 driver rating across three races at the track in the Truck Series. His 13th place this spring wasn&#8217;t spectacular, but he did manage to move up a few positions to record 34 DK points. He is among an intriguing group of pitchers priced between $7,000 and $8,000. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/daniel-hemric-699\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Hemric<\/a> has run a limited Xfinity slate along with his full-time Truck schedule and has performed well in both. With Cup experience also under his belt, Hemric is a good value. That&#8217;s not even to mention what he&#8217;s done in Vegas, finishing no worse than 10th in his last seven races and fifth or better on four of those occasions. Finally, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/harrison-burton-821\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harrison Burton<\/a> was just booted from the playoffs but is another driver with a strong track record at Vegas, finishing inside the top 10 in all five of his races at the track in the Xfinity Series.<\/p>\n<p>One of the typical punt or extreme value plays will likely be needed to round out rosters for salary purposes. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/daniel-dye-1029\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Dye<\/a> has popped for big DK scores in recent weeks and also had 39 DK points in the Vegas spring race.<\/p>\n<p>Best Bets for the Focused Health 302<\/p>\n<p>Race Winner: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/connor-zilisch-1066\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Connor Zilisch<\/a> (+175), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/justin-allgaier-566\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Allgaier<\/a> (+225), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/jesse-love-1039\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jesse Love<\/a> (+1700)<\/p>\n<p>Top-Five Finish: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/jesse-love-1039\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jesse Love<\/a> (+190), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/austin-hill-717\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Austin Hill<\/a> (+190)<\/p>\n<p>Head-to-Head Matchups:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/austin-hill-717\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Austin Hill<\/a> (-115) vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/sammy-smith-1019\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sammy Smith<\/a> (-115)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/jesse-love-1039\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jesse Love<\/a> (-125) vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/sheldon-creed-882\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sheldon Creed<\/a> (-105)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/connor-zilisch-1066\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Connor Zilisch<\/a> (-140) vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/racing\/player\/justin-allgaier-566\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Allgaier<\/a> (+105)<\/p>\n<p>We have the typical suspects as the best bets for the race winner in Zilisch and Allgaier. As is the case for DFS contests and the head-to-head matchup, Allgaier presents the better value. We&#8217;ve run through why he&#8217;s a good option based on his track record at Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>Hill has finished inside the top five in three of his last six races at the track, and is another option to consider as a race winner (+1700) in addition to a top-five finisher. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mapping out your wagers for the Xfinity Series race? Check out the latest\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/betting\/sportsbook-promo-codes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sportsbook Promo Codes<\/a> to get special offers and make the most of your bets.<\/p>\n<p>The author(s) of this article may play in daily fantasy contests including \u2013 but not limited to \u2013 games that they have provided recommendations or advice on in this article. In the course of playing in these games using their personal accounts, it&#8217;s possible that they will use players in their lineups or other strategies that differ from the recommendations they have provided above. The recommendations in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of RotoWire. Dan Marcus plays in daily fantasy contests using the following accounts: FanDuel: marcusd91<br \/>\nDraftKings: dmarcus87. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The top DFS picks and best bets for the Focused Health 302. 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