2025 NASCAR Cup Series Odds: Larson Favored After First Playoff Eliminations

Kyle Larson is clinging to a slim lead over Denny Hamlin in the NASCAR Cup Series odds with three playoff races in the books. Check out the latest NASCAR Championship odds.

Robert Criscola - Betting Analyst at Covers.com
Robert Criscola • Betting Analyst
Sep 15, 2025 • 15:55 ET • 4 min read
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Joe Gibbs Racing swept the first three playoff races, with Denny Hamlin notching a win at Gateway, but Hendrick Motorsports' Kyle Larson is still atop the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series odds with only 12 playoff drivers left.

Meanwhile, there is a clear gap between the Top 5 and the rest of the field ahead of the USA Today 301 at New Hampshire.

Here are the latest NASCAR Cup Series odds.

NASCAR Cup Series odds

Driver DraftKings
Kyle Larson +425
Denny Hamlin +450
Ryan Blaney +500
Christopher Bell +500
William Byron +550
Chase Briscoe +800
Chase Elliott +1000
Tyler Reddick +1800
Joey Logano +2000
Bubba Wallace +2000

Odds as of 9-15.

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NASCAR Cup Series recent winners

Season Driver Race wins
2024 Joey Logano (3) 4
2023 Ryan Blaney 3
2022 Joey Logano (2) 4
2021 Kyle Larson 10
2020 Chase Elliott 5
2019 Kyle Busch (2) 5
2018 Joey Logano 3
2017 Martin Truex Jr.  8
2016 Jimmie Johnson (7) 5
2015 Kyle Busch 5

NASCAR Cup Series betting trends

  • Team Penske has taken three straight championships.
  • Hendrick Motorsports has the most overall titles (14), with their last one coming in 2021.
  • The last driver to go back-to-back was Jimmie Johnson in 2010, when he completed an unprecedented five-peat.

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Robert M. Criscola’s road to becoming a Covers publishing editor began with an internship at Metro New York, which eventually turned into a freelance job at MetroBet covering many sports from a wagering angle, including horse racing. He continued to focus on “The Sport of Kings” by writing for shapperdacapper.com, danonymousracing.com, and informer.fanxt.com before joining the team at the TwinSpires Edge in 2019 as a regular contributor and weekend editor. “Crisco” began writing game previews for Covers in 2022 and joined the editing team in 2023.

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