Jeff Grant: Monday MLB Picks and CFB Opening Lines from Las Vegas

[Jeff Grant]

I'll be posting my usual information in this thread later today, but I invite everyone to head over to the college football forum and discuss the 111 lines that were released by the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas this morning

Feel free in reading my thoughts on the Freeway Series opener between the Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers as well.

Are you ready for some football?

[Vinnie Paz]

Jeff dont tease me with football we still have months to go

Also jeff do you actually place wagers? What are your actual picks? Or do you jist gather data/trends to help the masses? Good job either way man

[Jeff Grant]

Jeff dont tease me with football we still have months to go

Also jeff do you actually place wagers? What are your actual picks? Or do you jist gather data/trends to help the masses? Good job either way man

Hi Vinnie,

I enjoy doing both (informing/wagering), as this game is the grind of grinds

You'll often find me in Cantor Gaming sports books in Las Vegas, as I was the main supervisor in opening the company's sports book at The Cosmopolitan

We'll have a lot of fun on the forums, especially during the football season

[Jeff Grant]

Washington Nationals at Toronto Blue Jays (Betting Odds - Matchup)
-Washington heads north of the border for just the fourth time since relocating to the nation’s capitol, posting a 2-7 record against the Toronto Blue Jays
-The Nationals are 4-2 in interleague play this season, but are 25-41 all-time on the road against AL opponents
-Nationals SP Edwin Jackson is 3-0 in his last six starts against the Toronto Blue Jays dating back to July 30, 2008
-Jackson has surrendered 15 home runs when facing the Blue Jays in 85 combined innings
-Toronto recorded a season-high 18 hits on Sunday, and rank fifth overall in the majors in averaging 4.9 runs per game in 2012
-The Blue Jays rank tied-for-second in the AL with 47 home runs at home, while sitting third with 148 runs scored in front of their own fans
-Blue Jays SP Brandon Morrow is 4-3 with a 3.05 ERA in 25 appearances (12 starts) during interleague play
-Morrow hasn’t allowed a run in his last 13.1 innings, while also failing to give up a run in 23.2 innings earlier this year

[faheemrob]

Never to early for college football

[Jeff Grant]

New York Yankees at Atlanta Braves (Betting Odds - Matchup)
-New York is a season-high nine games over .500, winning five of its last six series
-The Yankees are 14-6 in series openers this season, including a 6-4 mark in such games on the road
-The Yankees have hit a major league-high 92 home runs this season, including 14 over the last seven games. The club is 34-13 when leaving the yard this season, while going 0-12 when failing to do so
-New York is playing its fourth-ever regular-season series at Atlanta, capturing a series victory in all three previous trips
-Yankees SP Ivan Nova is 2-1 with a 3.98 ERA in five career interleague starts, with the club winning four of those five games

Pick: Atlanta Braves +105


Boston Red Sox at Miami Marlins (Betting Odds - Matchup)
-Boston is 15-12 on the road this season, which is the fifth-best mark in the AL. The club leads the major leagues with a 14-7 record away from home since April 23
-Red Sox batters have combined for 19 home runs in their last 10 road games
-Boston holds a 15-9 all-time advantage in this series, including a 6-3 mark in the Sunshine State
-The Red Sox lead the majors with a 107-61 mark in interleague play since 2003
-SP Josh Beckett is 13-4 with a 2.77 ERA in 19 career interleague games since joining the Red Sox in 2006
-Beckett’s is fifth in the majors with 47 road wins since 2006, trailing only CC Sabathia (57), Roy Halladay (53), Justin Verlander (53) and Carlos Zambrano (52)
-Since 2010, the Marlins are 18-45 in June, with a pitchers’ ERA of 4.61, while hitters are batting .249
-Marlins SP Josh Johnson has not lost an interleague start since June 23, 2007, going 5-0 with a 2.05 ERA in eight starts. He has gone 2-0 with a 1.86 ERA in four starts at home over that span


Stat for Tuesday: Marlins SP Mark Buehrle has the most all-time wins during interleague play (24)

[JMon]

Washington Nationals at Toronto Blue Jays (Betting Odds - Matchup)
-Washington heads north of the border for just the fourth time since relocating to the nation’s capitol, posting a 2-7 record against the Toronto Blue Jays
-The Nationals are 4-2 in interleague play this season, but are 25-41 all-time on the road against AL opponents
-Nationals SP Edwin Jackson is 3-0 in his last six starts against the Toronto Blue Jays dating back to July 30, 2008
-Jackson has surrendered 15 home runs when facing the Blue Jays in 85 combined innings
-Toronto recorded a season-high 18 hits on Sunday, and rank fifth overall in the majors in averaging 4.9 runs per game in 2012
-The Blue Jays rank tied-for-second in the AL with 47 home runs at home, while sitting third with 148 runs scored in front of their own fans
-Blue Jays SP Brandon Morrow is 4-3 with a 3.05 ERA in 25 appearances (12 starts) during interleague play
-Morrow hasn’t allowed a run in his last 13.1 innings, while also failing to give up a run in 23.2 innings earlier this year

Morrow is 4-2 in interleague play

5-21-10: L
6-12-10: L
6-24-10: W
6-18-11: W
6-29-11: W
5-19-12: W

Where was his other loss?