[...] $155). The Red Sox's three Js, Josh Beckett, Jon Lester and John Lackey, have a total of 45 1/2 victories with bettors asked to lay -115 on either the "over" or the "under." Bettors who believe the Phillies and Red Sox will meet in the World Series—each team is favored to win their respective pennant races—also can wager on which team wins more games d [...]

[...] g of the year after Josh Beckett, John Lackey and Jon Lester, So far, Buchholz has the lowest ERA of the bunch, although Lester is pitching great lately too. The 25-year-old Buchholz has won his last five starts with a .99 ERA. The righty threw a complete game five-hitter at Baltimore last outing. Manager Terry Francona may not be ready to call him team ace, but he’s pitching like one. [...]

[...] t in the BoSox's rotation behind Josh Beckett and Jon Lester. That means the savvy righty will go head-to-head with other teams' third-best starters and have Boston's potent bats providing support on the scoreboard. Just look to Tim Wakefield as an example of Lackey's profit potential; the knuckleballer was among the Top 20 money winners behind Beckett and Lester last year. Scott Feldman (Texa [...]

[...] /2 wins, -110, or the Red Sox's Josh Beckett and Jon Lester, -1 1/2 wins, -120, will have more victories this year. Many sportsbooks have dozens more player match-ups like these. If you're looking for team propositions, lay -150 that the Yankees have the edge in their 19-game season series with the Red Sox or take +130 on Boston. There also are over/under prices for regular season wins f [...]

[...] s ace, joins an already solid rotation led by LHP Jon Lester (15-8, 3.41 ERA), RHP Josh Beckett (17-6, 3.86 ERA), and RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka (4-6, 5.76 ERA), who is returning from hip injury that kept him on the DL for much of the 2009 season. Lackey, who was leaned on heavily in Anaheim, struggled with arm issues in 2008 and 2009, pitching just 163.1 and 176.1 innings respectively. The move to [...]

[...] arters Josh Beckett and John Lackey to supplement Jon Lester and Clay Buchholz. The bullpen looks very good after adding Dan Wheeler and Bobby Jenks as sixth and seventh inning guys. All that said, this win total is a little high. Prediction: Under 95 ½ wins New York Yankees New York is +365 to win the AL Pennant and +535 to win the World Series. It was a tough offseason for [...]

[...] eed to one-year, $1 million contract. • Jon Lester's doctors have told him he's cancer-free from lymphoma, and the Red Sox pitcher is planning to report to training camp on time. ''It was my expectation from the beginning to be at spring training at some point,'' Lester said. ''Now that everything is looking good and ready to go, I'm ready to be there [...]