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NASCAR Gambling Podcast · July 27 · 1 hr 2 min

Craftsman Truck Series Championship 2026 Update (Ep. 840)

Welcome to another episode of the NASCAR Gambling Podcast on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network! Four days a week, Rod Villagomez and Cody Zeeb bring their love of NASCAR and their love of sports betting to you to help you set your bets for the weekend of NASCAR action. From the Craftsman Truck Series to the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, to the Cup Series, Rod and Cody have you covered. Today, Rod and Cody go over their Craftsman Truck Series Championship 2026 picks and give you their updated odds. What can we expect from Layne Riggs for the rest of the season? Is it safe to assume Kayden Honeycutt can be a major player once the Chase starts? Can Chandler Smith catch his teammate and make this a Front Row Chase for the championship? How much will it take for Christian Eckes to win it all? Will Ben Rhodes find a way to put together a magical run and win his third Truck Series Championship? Which long shot driver is Cody taking and does he have a legitimate path to come out on top at the end of the Chase? We'll answer these questions and more on this week's episode. Be sure to subscribe to the NASCAR Gambling Podcast on the SGPN App, and on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Find Rod (@rjvillagomez) and Cody (@Husker_Zeeb) on Twitter. Introduction Musical Credit: "I Run" by Iconoclast 00:00 Show Intro and Hype 02:42 Host Intro 03:11 Why Futures Now 05:53 Truck Series Stretch Run 07:09 Points Cutline Battle 09:37 Chat Banter and Updates 13:34 Reviewing Past Futures 19:12 Shop Lines Across Books 21:01 Chandler Smith Pick 23:49 Honeycutt Case and Odds 27:20 Explaining New Chase Format 32:51 Trading Futures Strategy 33:32 Christian Eckes Value Pick 37:37 Ty Majeski Price Gap 42:32 Daniel Hemric Longshot 49:00 Ben Rhodes Mispriced 56:10 Futures Recap Graphics 01:02:07 Wrap Up And Plugs Exclusive SGPN Bonuses And Links http://sg.pn/links Fueled by WIN THE RACE’s Professional NASCAR Strategy Platform - https://www.wintherace.info/ Watch the NASCAR Gambling Podcast YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@nascargamblingpodcastSGPN Follow The Hosts On Social Media Rod Villagomez - http://www.twitter.com/rjvillagomez Cody Zeeb - http://www.twitter.com/Husker_Zeeb Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER CO, DC, IL, IN, LA, MD, MS, NJ, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY Call 877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY) Call 1-800-327-5050 (MA) 21+ to wager. Please Gamble Responsibly. Call 1-800-NEXT-STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (KS, NV), 1-800 BETS-OFF (IA), 1-800-270-7117 for confidential help (MI) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Welcome to another episode of the NASCAR Gambling Podcast on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network! Four days a week, Rod Villagomez and Cody Zeeb bring their love of NASCAR and their love of sports betting to you to help you set your bets for the weekend of NASCAR action. From the Craftsman Truck Series to the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, to the Cup Series, Rod and Cody have you covered.

Today, Rod and Cody go over their Craftsman Truck Series Championship 2026 picks and give you their updated odds. What can we expect from Layne Riggs for the rest of the season? Is it safe to assume Kayden Honeycutt can be a major player once the Chase starts? Can Chandler Smith catch his teammate and make this a Front Row Chase for the championship? How much will it take for Christian Eckes to win it all? Will Ben Rhodes find a way to put together a magical run and win his third Truck Series Championship? Which long shot driver is Cody taking and does he have a legitimate path to come out on top at the end of the Chase? We'll answer these questions and more on this week's episode.

Be sure to subscribe to the NASCAR Gambling Podcast on the SGPN App, and on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Find Rod (@rjvillagomez) and Cody (@Husker_Zeeb) on Twitter. Introduction Musical Credit: "I Run" by Iconoclast

00:00 Show Intro and Hype
02:42 Host Intro
03:11 Why Futures Now
05:53 Truck Series Stretch Run
07:09 Points Cutline Battle
09:37 Chat Banter and Updates
13:34 Reviewing Past Futures
19:12 Shop Lines Across Books
21:01 Chandler Smith Pick
23:49 Honeycutt Case and Odds
27:20 Explaining New Chase Format
32:51 Trading Futures Strategy
33:32 Christian Eckes Value Pick
37:37 Ty Majeski Price Gap
42:32 Daniel Hemric Longshot
49:00 Ben Rhodes Mispriced
56:10 Futures Recap Graphics
01:02:07 Wrap Up And Plugs

Exclusive SGPN Bonuses And Links

http://sg.pn/links

 

Fueled by WIN THE RACE’s Professional NASCAR Strategy Platform - https://www.wintherace.info/

 

Watch the NASCAR Gambling Podcast

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@nascargamblingpodcastSGPN

 

Follow The Hosts On Social Media

Rod Villagomez - http://www.twitter.com/rjvillagomez

Cody Zeeb - http://www.twitter.com/Husker_Zeeb

 

Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER CO, DC, IL, IN, LA, MD, MS, NJ, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY Call 877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY) Call 1-800-327-5050 (MA)

21+ to wager. Please Gamble Responsibly. Call 1-800-NEXT-STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (KS, NV), 1-800 BETS-OFF (IA), 1-800-270-7117 for confidential help (MI)


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