Twelve drivers remain alive in the 2024 NASCAR Playoffs as they continue on Sunday with the 2024 YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, with only two races remaining before the field is cut to eight. The green flag drops at 2 p.m. ET.

The latest NASCAR at Talladega odds list Ryan Blaney as the 10-1 favorite. Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch and Joey Logano are next on the odds board at 12-1. Michael McDowell claimed the pole position on Saturday and his odds dropped from 18-1 to 15-1. 

Before making any 2024 NASCAR at Talladega predictions, you NEED to see the latest 2024 YellaWood 500 picks from SportsLine's proven projection model.

Our proven projection model has simulated the 2024 YellaWood 500 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 Talladega 2024 and released its projections.

For the 2024 YellaWood 500, we can tell you the model is fading William Byron (18-1), projecting that the NASCAR points leader barely cracks the top 10.

The model is also targeting TWO drivers with odds of 20-1 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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