NASCAR at Darlington: Betting pioneer reveals 2022 Cook Out Southern 500 picks

The NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs begin Sunday with the 2022 Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. Five former champions begin their quest for another title while Kyle Larson is looking to become the first driver to repeat since Jimmie Johnson won five straight crowns from 2006-10. Chase Elliott, who won the championship in 2020, is ranked first among the 16 playoff participants after winning the regular-season title with 2,040 points. Denny Hamlin took the checkered flag in this race last year.

Larson is the +550 favorite in the latest 2022 Cook Out Southern 500 odds from Caesars Sportsbook. The 2022 NASCAR at Darlington green flag drops at 6 p.m. ET.

Before making any 2022 Cook Out Southern 500 picks, you NEED to see what SportsLine's Micah Roberts has to say. A former Vegas bookmaker, Roberts was the first to offer expanded NASCAR betting and now hands out NASCAR winners to his followers on SportsLine.

Roberts is the nation's premier NASCAR betting expert, and his top pick, Elliott, won the Jockey Made in America 250 last season. He also correctly predicted the 2021 Coca-Cola 600 winner, hitting Larson's win at 11-2 odds, and was on point by targeting Elliott as the winner of the EchoPark Texas Grand Prix at 8-5 odds the previous week. In addition, Roberts nailed last year's GEICO 500 when he predicted Brad Keselowski to win at 14-1 odds. Anyone who has followed his picks has cashed tickets.

Now, Roberts has analyzed the NASCAR at Darlington 2022 starting grid for Sunday's Cook Out Southern 500. We can tell you he's fading Larson, even though he is the favorite. In fact, Roberts says Larson doesn't even crack the top 10!

However, Roberts is high on a HUGE longshot who is "very good at this track." This driver is being underestimated by oddsmakers, and anyone who backs him could hit it BIG! You ABSOLUTELY need to see who it is before making any picks.

So who wins the 2022 Cook Out Southern 500 on Sunday? And which ENORMOUS long shot is a MUST-BACK? ... Join SportsLine right now to see the full projected leaderboard for the 2022 Cook Out Southern 500, all from the nation's premier NASCAR betting expert!