With only two races remaining until the start of the 2024 NASCAR Playoffs, the NASCAR Cup Series heads to its most iconic and unpredictable venue on Sunday for the 2024 Coke Zero Sugar 400. Daytona International Speedway is the cornerstone of stock car racing and they'll be racing under the lights shortly after the green flag drops at 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday. Michael McDowell edge out teammate Todd Gilliland to earn the pole position on Friday. 

Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney, Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano are all co-favorites at 12-1 in the 2024 Coke Zero Sugar 400 odds.

Before making any 2024 NASCAR at Daytona predictions, you NEED to see the latest 2024 Coke Zero Sugar 400 picks from SportsLine's proven projection model.

Our proven projection model has simulated the 2024 Coke Zero Sugar 400 10,000 times and come up with a surprising leaderboard. Developed by daily Fantasy pro and SportsLine predictive data engineer Mike McClure, this proprietary NASCAR prediction model takes into account a slew of factors including track history and recent results.

McClure's model called its first victory of the 2024 season with Larson winning again in Las Vegas for a 21-5 payout then predicted a Denny Hamlin's wins in Bristol at 5-1 and Richmond at 17-4. It impressively nailed five of Larson's wins during his historic season in 2021 too. All told, the model has nailed a whopping 18 winners since 2021 and hit nine last year alone! Anyone who followed its lead on those NASCAR picks saw HUGE returns.

Now, the model has dialed in on NASCAR at Daytona 2024 and released its projections.

For the 2024 Coke Zero Sugar 400, we can tell you the model is high on Bubba Wallace, even though he's 18-1 in the latest 2024 NASCAR at Daytona odds. He's a target for anyone looking for a HUGE payday. And a massive shocker: Brad Keselowski, one of the Vegas co-favorites, stumbles big-time and fails to crack the top five! There are far better values in the 2024 Coke Zero Sugar 400 starting lineup.

The model is also targeting FOUR OTHER drivers with 2024 NASCAR at Daytona 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 ABSOLUTELY need to see who they are before locking in any NASCAR picks.

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