| Miami Heat | 10 | 5 | .667 | - | 8-2 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 5-4 | 96.3 | 91.7 | +4.7 | W1 | 7-3 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 11 | 7 | .611 | 0.5 | 6-3 | 5-4 | 4-0 | 7-4 | 102.9 | 99.8 | +3.1 | W1 | 4-6 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 9 | 7 | .563 | 1.5 | 7-2 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 103.4 | 99.8 | +3.6 | L1 | 7-3 |
| Orlando Magic | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2.5 | 6-3 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 101.4 | 100.6 | +0.8 | W2 | 6-4 |
| Washington Wizards | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3 | 3-3 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 5-6 | 100.5 | 106.8 | -6.2 | L3 |
I think this is a good team. They won 43 games 2 years ago after a very average start to the season, and seemed poised to kick on last year and do even better before the Lance Stephenson disaster as well as repeated injuries to their 2 best players in Walker and Jefferson ruined their season.
This year, the only player of note they lost is Stephenson (and that could be considered a major win for them). Meanwhile they've added Nic Batum, Jeremy Lin, and Jeremy Lamb who have all become key players in their rotation. You could argue this roster is much better than the one that won 43 2 years ago, and they have more experience as well. They did lose MKG for the season but he probably hurts their floor spacing just as much as he helps their defense.
To talk about the other teams, I'm going to discount the Magic, they have nice young players but they'll be a 35-40 win team most likely at best. The Wizards' roster sucks outside of Wall and Beal and they look to have picked up right where they left off when they tailed off in the second half of last season. So basically it comes down to Miami and Atlanta. Miami has a great starting 5 but an average bench and in my mind not enough shooters. They also have many injury prone players. Now obviously Charlotte do as well but keep in mind the +3300 price. If injuries happen they happen, it's not like there's much risk involved. As for the Hawks, I don't really know. I have a hard time figuring out how well they'll end up doing this year. But I have no problem trying this at +3300 with that as the only real unknown. As of now, my random prediction would be Atlanta 49 wins, Miami 47 and Charlotte 46. So if it's really gonna be this close it's worth a shot. I personally feel this deserves +1000 odds or so. Could be way off though.
I realise this may sound silly to some people, but feel like it's worth a shot
thought this was a winner
