The 109th running of the Indy 500 goes this Sunday and Sportsbook Pato O'Ward as the favorite in the Indy 500 odds followed closely by Alex Palou at +600.
Indy 500 Odds
| Driver | Odds |
|---|---|
| Pato O'Ward | +500 |
| Alex Palou | +600 |
| Scott Dixon | +900 |
| Scott McLaughlin | +900 |
| Josef Newgarden | +1000 |
| Takuma Sato | +1000 |
| Robert Shartzman | +1200 |
| Felix Rosenqvist | +1600 |
| Kyle Larson | +1800 |
| David Malukas | +2200 |
| Christian Lundgaard | +2500 |
| Colton Herta | +2500 |
| Will Power | +3000 |
| Marcus Ericsson | +3000 |
| Alexander Rossi | +3000 |
Odds as of May 23 at Sportsbook
Indy 500 Odds Favorite: Pato O'Ward
Pato O'Ward heads into this race fourth in the INDYCAR championship standings with 148 points, 100 points behind Alex Palou, and has the second-most laps led with 51. After a few strong qualifying sessions, O'Ward finds himself in third place at the time the green flag drops -- the best starting position through five career starts in Indianapolis.
Speaking of his career results, the Mexican has led double-digit laps in each of the last four Indy 500's, including the most laps in 2023 prior to getting in an accident on lap 192. Further, he's had three top-five finishes including two runner-ups but has yet to carry the checkered flag at this event.
Seeing odds of +500 at Sportsbook is certainly enticing.
Indy 500 Picks
Pato O'Ward To Win (+500) at Sportsbook
As I mentioned above, this is the best starting position for O'Ward in this his sixth Indy 500 start. Holding two top-five finishes this week and finishing sixth or better in the four Indy 500 races in which he finished, including two second-place finishes, the time is now for O'Ward to kiss the bricks.
Takuma Sato Top-Three Finish (+300)
Set to make his first start of the 2025 campaign, the two-time Indy 500 winner has shown great speed in practice and qualifying and will be starting the race in second place on Sunday. Similar to O'Ward, this is Sato's best starting position with his previous two victories coming from the third and fourth spot on the grid.
Can the Japanese driver find victory lane once again, I'm not so sure, but you can count on Sato to be competitive and challenging for the checkered flag.
Indy 500 Betting Handles
Our friends at Sportsbook have provided us a look at where the betting action is heading into the Indy 500 weekend.
Indy 500 Betting Line Movement
- Pato O'Ward +600 -> +500
- Alex Palou +900 -> +500
- Takuma Sato +2500 -> +1300
Highest Ticket %
- Pato O'Ward 9.7%
- Alex Palou 9.6%
- Josef Newgarden 8.7%
Highest Handle %
- Alex Palou 16.0%
- Pato O'Ward 14.7%
- Josef Newgarden
