2008, Year of the Underdog
1-liner November 4th. 2008, 4:00pm2008, Year of the Underdog: Mildly interesting, and we forgot to post it last week. Super Bowl: Underdog Giants beat the Patriots, 17-14. NCAA Basketball Championship: Underdog Kansas beat Memphis, 75-68. NBA Finals: Underdog Celtics beat the Lakers, 4-2. World Series: Underdog Phillies beat the Rays, 4-1.
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November 4th, 2008 at 4:01 PM
Underdog Celtics?
November 4th, 2008 at 4:02 PM
Other than the Giants, not a single one of those results was the least bit surprising.
November 4th, 2008 at 4:04 PM
que?
November 4th, 2008 at 4:04 PM
the lakers were favored to win the series.
i suppose i meant in the ‘gambling’ sense all of the underdogs won.
November 4th, 2008 at 4:08 PM
Vegas favored the Lakers to win the title last year. how soon you guys forget that EVERYONE at ESPN picked the lakers to win. hell, the lakers were on the cusp of being a team of greatness.
here’s one
kobe!
November 4th, 2008 at 4:10 PM
kobe!
your favorite post
November 4th, 2008 at 4:10 PM
celtics ended up smoking them. from a gambling perspective it was an upset. but not really.
November 4th, 2008 at 4:10 PM
Memphis was favored? How?
November 4th, 2008 at 4:11 PM
school must be out
November 4th, 2008 at 4:12 PM
i stand corrected
November 4th, 2008 at 4:16 PM
If you bet on the Lakers or Memphis you deserved to lose your money.
November 4th, 2008 at 4:18 PM
memphis favored
in addition, i will never forget ESPN having 5 talking heads make the pick, and 4 of the 5 went with Memphis.
line was only 2, but kansas was still a dog
November 4th, 2008 at 4:19 PM
The Phillies were underdogs?