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Place Your Bets: Can't Count Out the Champs

A look at the upcoming week in sports gambling, starting with the NBA getting down to the final four. Meanwhile, the Stanley Cup finals are set, Josh Beckett is struggling and Kenny Perry has high hopes at Colonial

May 20, 2008

By Jason Brough
Bodog Nation Contributing Writer

Say what you will about the entertainment value of the San Antonio Spurs. All that matters for bettors is one thing: Those guys know how to win. Heading into Monday's seventh and deciding Western Conference semifinal game against the upstart New Orleans Hornets, the Spurs were made five-point underdogs.

Looking back, how could anyone bet against them, let alone spot them points? The Spurs dominated the Hornets from the tip, jumping out to a nine-point halftime lead and holding on for a comfortable 91-82 road victory.

And that's why they're the champs.

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