On This Day in Sports Odds History

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1984 (NBA): The New Jersey Nets defeat the defending champion Philadelphia 76ers, 101-98, in the deciding Game 5 of the first round of the playoffs. The Nets entered the game as 6-point underdogs as each game of the series was won by the visiting team. New Jersey would lose 4-2 in the next round to the Milwaukee Bucks.

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1988 (NHL): As +170 series underdogs, the Boston Bruins defeat the Montreal Canadiens, 4-1, in Game 5 to win the Adams Division playoff championship and advance to the Wales Conference Finals. It's the Bruins first playoff series victory over the Canadiens since 1943 breaking a streak of 18 straight series defeats. Boston would go on to reach the Stanley Cup Finals where they would be swept by Wayne Gretzky and the Edmonton Oilers.

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1995 (MLB): After a lengthy strike the baseball season begins and Coors Field opens as the Colorado Rockies beat the New York Mets, 11-9 in 14 innings. The Rockies were -160 favorites as Dante Bichette hit a walk-off three-run homer. The game tied the NL record for longest season opener ever (two AL openers have gone 15 innings).

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