With four races to go in the season, the Round of 8 of the NASCAR playoffs begins with the first opportunity for the remaining playoff drivers to win a race and make the Championship 4 coming this weekend in the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

BOTTOM LINE: The Las Vegas Aces face the Indiana Fever. The Aces have gone 17-5 at home. Las Vegas ranks fifth in the Western Conference in team defense, giving up 80.7 points while holding opponents to 43.6% shooting. The Fever have gone 11-11 away from home.

The NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs at Bristol will air on USA Network, and streams live on DirecTV (free trial). Time: 5:30 p.m. ET

The Las Vegas Aces and the Indiana Fever will face off tonight in a decisive Game 5 matchup in their best-of-five semifinal series. The series has been a true back-and-forth, as the Fever won Games 1 and 4, while the Aces took Games 2 and 3. Despite ...