When I pulled up the betting odds for Friday night's Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 200 at Martinsville, I was hoping I'd be able to bet Christian Eckes.

Eckes has been phenomenal on short, flat tracks this year, including a win in the first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Martinsville. At 21.7% in my model, he's the clear favorite, and I was hoping he'd be a value.

No dice.

Eckes is +300 in FanDuel Sportsbook's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series betting odds, which is 25.0% implied. I can't get there. And I don't have value on the guys right beneath him, either.

As a result, I think the best bets for Friday are long-ish shots who have shown some upside on similar tracks.

Here's what my sims have prior to practice and qualifying, and then we'll dig into who those values are after.

Truck Series Betting Picks for Martinsville

• Nick Sanchez (+1500): Sanchez finished fourth here in the spring with a sixth-place average running position, and he had a top-10 here in the Xfinity Series back in 2022. Sanchez was strong in Milwaukee, as well, so the more recent form on flat tracks is good enough for me to buy in.
• Ben Rhodes (+2500): Rhodes has run up front a bunch at Martinsville but hasn't won yet. He had a good truck in both Gateway and Richmond, so despite a disappointing year overall, he has shown upside on this track type.

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