Max Verstappen is PointsBet 2022 Austrian GP odds favorite

Coming off his worst finish this season in a race he completed, Max Verstappen is nevertheless prohibitively favored in PointsBet Sportsbook odds to win the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix. His line this week is in the minus range for the third straight week at -110. Verstappen swept the two races held on this circuit in 2021.

Last week ahead of the British GP, Verstappen was coming off consecutive wins in Azerbaijan and Canada with five victories in the previous six races. He showed a line of -135, which was 515 points greater than the closest competitor, Charles Leclerc. Verstappen finished seventh in the British GP.

While a bettor will still need to find someone willing to take the opposite bet for Austria, it is notable that he opened at almost even money, compared to the -260 he showed in Canada.

After leading 13 of 52 laps at Silverstone, Leclerc is the second-ranked driver this week with a line of +240. That is a significant reduction from last week’s +380. Leclerc is favored to win the pole this week at +125. Leclerc has two wins on the season, in Bahrain and Australia.

One way to view American Odds is to move the decimal point two positions to the left. That will let a bettor know what they will make on a $1 bet, so the return on investment this week for Leclerc is $2.40 for the race. For bettors more comfortable with fractional odds, a bet of +300 is the same as 3/1.

Carlos Sainz Jr. scored his first Formula 1 victory in last week’s crash-marred British GP. That was enough to encourage the traders to make him one of only three drivers with a line under 10/1. Sainz is listed at +900. Sainz finished sixth in the first of two races at Red Bull Ring last year and matched a career-best there of fifth in the second.

Lewis Hamilton is ranked fourth with a line of +1100. With Mercedes getting a little help for a suspension that was prone to bouncing, Hamilton earned only his third podium finish of the season at Silverstone. He is still looking for his first win of 2022 after accumulating at least eight in each of the last eight seasons.

Tied for fourth in the rankings, Sergio Perez rounds out the top five. Perez finished second last week for his sixth podium finish of the season. His win in Monte Carlo earlier this year makes him one of only four drivers to win in 2022.

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With three multiple winners now vying for the championship, the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series heads to Round 11 at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington.

Chase Sexton earned his second victory of the season in Detroit when Aaron Plessinger fell on the final lap. Though he was penalized seven points for disobeying a flag, Sexton is third in the championship race. The Honda rider trails leader Cooper Webb (two victories) by 17 points, and defending series champion Eli Tomac (five wins) is three points behind Webb in second with seven races remaining.

Tomac won last year in Seattle on the way to his second season title.

Honda riders have a Supercross-leading 20 victories in the Seattle event but none at Lumen Field since Justin Barcia in 2013. Tomac and Barcia are the only past 450 Seattke winners entered in Saturday’s event.

Here are the pertinent details for watching Round 11 of the 2023 Supercross season in Seattle:

(All times are ET)

BROADCAST/STREAMING SCHEDULE: TV coverage of Round 11 will begin Saturday at 10 p.m. ET streaming on Peacock with a re-air Monday at 1 a.m. ET on CNBC. The Race Day Live show (including qualifying) will begin on Peacock at 4:30 p.m. ET Saturday.

NBC Sports will have exclusive live coverage of races, qualifiers and heats for the record 31 events in SuperMotocross. The main events will be presented on Peacock, NBC, USA Network, CNBC, and NBC Sports digital platforms.

Peacock will become the home of the SuperMotocross World Championship series in 2023 with live coverage of all races, qualifying, and heats from January to October. There will be 23 races livestreamed exclusively on Peacock, including a SuperMotocross World Championship Playoff event. The platform also will provide on-demand replays of every race. Click here for the full schedule.

POINTS STANDINGS: 450 division l 250 division

ENTRY LISTS: 450 division l 250 division

EVENT SCHEDULE (all times ET):

Here are the start times for Saturday’s Supercross Round 11 in Seattle, according to the Monster Energy Supercross schedule from the AMA:

4:50 p.m.: 250SX Group B Qualifying 1
5:05 p.m.: 250SX Group A Qualifying 1
5:20 p.m.: 450SX Group A Qualifying 1
5:35 p.m.: 450SX Group B Qualifying 1
6:25 p.m.: 250SX Group B Qualifying 2
6:40 p.m.: 250SX Group A Qualifying 2
7:55 p.m.: 450SX Group A Qualifying 2
8:10 p.m.: 450SX Group B Qualifying 2
10:06 p.m.: 250SX Heat 1
10:20 p.m.: 250SX Heat 2
10:34 p.m.: 450SX Heat 1
10:48 p.m.: 450SX Heat 2
11:22 p.m.: 250SX Last Chance Qualifier
11:34 p.m.: 450SX Last Chance Qualifier
11:54 p.m.: 250SX Main Event
12:28 a.m.: 450SX Main Event