2025 NASCAR Cup Series Odds: Hamlin Favored to Win First Title

We're down to the Championship 4, and Denny Hamlin is the frontrunner in the NASCAR Cup Series odds wagering over Kyle Larson. Let's look at the latest NASCAR Championship odds.

Robert Criscola - Betting Analyst at Covers.com
Robert Criscola • Betting Analyst
Oct 30, 2025 • 10:12 ET • 4 min read
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Photo By - Imagn Images. NASCAR Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin.

The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series odds come down the NASCAR Cup Series Championship race at Phoenix Raceway on November 2, and pacing the pack is Denny Hamlin.

Kyle Larson is close behind in second, followed by William Byron and Chase Briscoe.

Here are the latest NASCAR Cup Series odds.

NASCAR Cup Series odds

Driver DraftKings
Denny Hamlin +200
Kyle Larson +250
William Byron +275
Chase Briscoe +370

Odds as of 10-30.

NASCAR Cup Series betting splits

Line Movement (opening to now)
  • Denny Hamlin +800 to +200
  • Kyle Larson +600 to +250
  • William Byron +700 to +260
  • Chase Briscoe +2000 to +375

Highest Ticket%

  • Kyle Larson 9.8%
  • Denny Hamlin 9.8%
  • Chase Elliott 7.6%

Highest Handle%

  • Denny Hamlin 16.2%
  • Kyle Larson 11.7%
  • Chase Briscoe 9.3%

Biggest Liabilities

  • Denny Hamlin
  • Joey Logano
  • Chase Briscoe

NASCAR Cup Series recent winners

Season Driver Race wins
2025 TBD TBD
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

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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