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Noted oddsmaker Bovada (www.Bovada.lv) has released its annual list of which drivers have the best — or worst — odds of winning Sunday’s 102nd Running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Topping the list is 2016 Indy 500 winner Alexander Rossi at 8/1 odds, followed closely by Team Penske drivers Helio Castroneves (going for a record-tying fourth 500 triumph), 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series champ Josef Newgarden and Will Power, all at 10/1 odds.

Other notables include:

Pole sitter Ed Carpenter 12/1
Danica Patrick 25/1
Defending 500 winner Takuma Sato, who is vying to become the first back-to-back winner since Helio Castroneves did so in 2001 and 2002, 30/1
Rounding out the list with the highest odds of winning is Max Chilton at 25/1

Here’s the full list:

Indianapolis 500 – Odds to Win @ Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Alexander Rossi #27 8/1

Helio Castroneves #3 10/1

Josef Newgarden #1 10/1

Will Power #12 10/1

Sebastien Bourdais #18 12/1

Ed Carpenter #20 12/1

Scott Dixon #9 12/1

Ryan Hunter-Reay #28 12/1

Simon Pagenaud #22 12/1

Marco Andretti #98 15/1

Tony Kanaan #14 15/1

Sage Karam #24 20/1

Carlos Munoz #29 25/1

Danica Patrick #13 25/1

Graham Rahal #15 30/1

Takuma Sato #30 30/1

Robert Wickens #6 30/1

Gabby Chaves #88 40/1

JR Hildebrand #66 40/1

Ed Jones #10 40/1

Charlie Kimball #23 40/1

Spencer Pigot #21 40/1

Zach Veach #26 40/1

Stefan Wilson #25 40/1

Zachary Claman De Melo #19 80/1

Jay Howard #7 80/1

Matheus Leist #4 80/1

Jack Harvery #60 100/1

Oriol Servia #64 100/1

Conor Daly #17 150/1

James Davison #33 200/1

Kyle Kaiser #32 200/1

Max Chilton #59 250/1