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On This Day in Sports Odds History
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1984 (Boxing): In his 83rd professional bout, Roberto Durán is knocked out for the first time in his career by Thomas Hearns in the 2nd round (Durán's "No Mas" fight was officially recorded as a TKO since Durán quit). Hearns was a -250 favorite as he reainted the welterweight title.
1986 (Golf): Nearly 17 years after winning his first major, 43 year-old Raymond Floyd wins his 4th and final major at the U.S. Open by shooting a final round 66 (-4) to beat Chip Beck and Lanny Wadkins by 2 strokes. Floyd was +2500 to win the tournament, which was played at Shinnecock Hills in New York. Greg Norman took a one shot lead into the final round but shot a 5-over 75 and finished tied for 12th. It was nicknamed the 'Wide Open' because there were nine players tied for the lead when the last group made the turn on the final round.
2004 (NBA): As +500 series underdogs, the Detroit Pistons shock the Los Angeles Lakers to win the NBA Championship after winning 100-87 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Going back to 1969 (as far back as we have NBA Finals series prices) the Pistons are the biggest NBA Finals series underdogs to win the title. Detroit covered as a 3½-point home favorite and entered the season at +1500 to win it all. Pistons' guard Chauncey Billups took home the Finals MVP award after averaging 21.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game during The Finals.
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2011 (NHL): The Boston Bruins end a 39-year title drought, by defeating the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. The Bruins were a +128 road underdog for the game and entered Game 1 as +200 underdogs to win the series. Bruins goalie Tim Thomas won the Conn Smythe Trophy after going 16-9 and allowing 1.98 goals per game during the playoffs.
