After winning yesterday’s Xfinity Series race, Shane van Gisbergen will look for a NASCAR Chicago sweep this afternoon in the Grant Park 165 (2:00 p.m. ET, TNT). SVG is on pole, and NASCAR odds from top online sportsbooks have him as the clear man to beat. Read on for Chicago street race predictions and picks to see if the polesitter is the pick to win in the Windy City.
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Odds to Win the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Grant Park 165
Odds are courtesy of Bovada.
- Shane van Gisbergen +125
- Michael McDowell +850
- Tyler Reddick +850
- Christopher Bell +1000
- Ty Gibbs +1000
- Chase Elliott +1800
- Kyle Larson +1800
- William Byron +1800
- Chase Briscoe +2500
- Chris Buescher +2500
- Carson Hocevar +2800
- Kyle Busch +2800
- J. Allmendinger +3300
- Alex Bowman +3300
- Ross Chastain +5000
- Ryan Preece +5000
- Daniel Suarez +7500
- Joey Logano +7500
- Ryan Blaney +7500
- Will Brown +7500
- Austin Cindric +8000
Grant Park 165 Predictions and Picks
Chris Buescher to finish in the top 10 (-115 at Bovada)
Last month, Buescher finished 10th in the Viva Mexico 250, continuing an incredible run of consistency in Cup Series road and street races.
In his last 20 such races, Buescher has recorded a top-10 finish 16 times. Look for him to extend that stretch to 17 in 21 in the Grant Park 165, which he will start eighth.
Along with his run of form in these races, Buescher has been churning out results overall recently. He has finished in the top 10 in four straight races, and he has an average finish of 7.8 in his last six races.
Alex Bowman to finish in the top 10 (+120 at Bovada)
Last week, Bowman gave Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott a helping hand in the closing moments of the Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, enabling Elliott to end a 44-race winless streak.
Will Bowman end his own 34-race winless run this week? He won the Grant Park 165 last year to stop an 80-race dry spell, and a repeat victory would be right on time, both because he is still alive in the NASCAR In-Season Challenge bracket after finishing third at Atlanta and because his spot in this season’s championship playoffs is anything but certain with the regular season starting to wind down.
Even if he is unable to end his drought this week, he should help his cause on both fronts with a strong finish. He has finished fourth, 11th, and third in his last three races, and he finished in the top ten at Circuit of the Americas (ninth) and top five in Mexico City (fourth). These odds are a steal.
Tyler Reddick to finish in the top five (+120 at Bovada)
Reddick finished fourth at Atlanta Motor Speedway, which was just his fourth top-five finish of the season. He needed that result, and he will need another one this week, both to advance in the In-Season Challenge (versus Carson Hocevar) and to help his playoff hopes.
With Elliott’s win, Reddick (sixth in the standings) is now the highest-placed driver without a win, and he and Buescher (ninth) are the only two winless drivers in the top 11. Wins will leave no doubt, but stringing together strong finishes should also be enough unless these last several regular season races are absolutely wild.
Reddick finished second behind Bowman in last year’s Grant Park 165 and was on course for a good finish in the inaugural race two years ago before crashing out with 18 laps left. He hasn’t had the season he would have liked, but he is poised to record back-to-back top fives for the first time in 2025.
Shane van Gisbergen to win the Grant Park 165
If this is the end of NASCAR street races in Chicago for now, SVG will be one person disappointed to see that be the case. He converted pole into a win in Mexico City last month, and he will do the same in Chicago. Ovals may still be a work in progress, but he’s right at home in this setting.
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