The 2025 IndyCar season begins on Sunday at noon ET with the 2025 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in Florida. Pato O'Ward was declared the winner last year after Josef Newgarden was disqualified, with Will Power and Colton Herta rounding out the podium. This time around, Scott McLaughlin is the +250 favorite (risk $100 to win $250) in the 2025 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg odds, followed by Herta (+350), Newgarden (+900) and Alex Palou (+900). 

Before making any 2025 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg picks, be sure to see what elite expert auto racing handicappers Phil Bobbitt and Steve Greco have to say.

Bobbitt and Greco built a predictive engine that consistently beats the books. They find huge value and aren't afraid of volume. Over the past four years, their followers are up more than $28,000 on $100 plays. Last season, they nailed seven outright winners in the Cup Series, returning nearly seven units for a 25.7% ROI. 

They predicted Daniel Suarez's victory in Atlanta at +3500 and were 10-2 on matchup plays. Their 2024 NASCAR All-Star Race preview nailed Joey Logano at +1100 and went 4-0 in matchup picks, and they hit Austin Cindric at +2800 in the Enjoy Illinois 300. They also nailed Ross Chastain as a +3000 longshot in the Hollywood Casino 400. Overall, they were up 47.18 units across all racing articles last season. They got off to a hot start this season, picking William Byron as a 23-1 longshot in the 2025 Daytona 500. Anyone following Bobbitt and Greco has seen HUGE returns!

For the 2025 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, we can tell you Bobbitt and Greco are picking Marcus Ericsson to finish ahead of Alexander Rossi in a head-to-head matchup that pays -115. "Over the last two seasons at St. Pete, Ericsson has the second-best average running position (4.7). Over all eight street circuits since 2023, he's ranked second in average running position (6.35). Rossi? Way behind, with an average running position of 10.85 and 10.90," Bobbitt and Greco told SportsLine. 

Bobbitt and Greco also locked in several other IndyCar props and have an outright winner for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg! Be sure to see their picks before locking in any IndyCar picks of your own.

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