No division race is more clear-cut than the one in the Southeast Division, home of the Miami Heat.
With two straight Eastern Conference titles under their belt, the defending NBA champion Heat are not only the team to beat in the Southeast Division, but in the entire league as well. The result is one-sided division odds at shops such as .
The scariest part for opposing teams (including division mates) is that Miami could be even better this season. The Heat kept their entire core together and added even more depth in veteran stars Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis.
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The new talent makes Miami more dangerous, but so does another year of chemistry; Miami reached the NBA Finals in 2010-11 mostly on talent, but looked like a much more cohesive unit with more defined roles in their championship run last season.
With LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh leading a group of perfect-fit role players around them, Miami is deserving of its massive chalk line of -3500 to win the Southeast Division at TopBet. It would take a major collapse and a slew of injuries for this team to not finish on top.
Should that doomsday scenario take place, the Atlanta Hawks (+1500) are the team good enough to pick up the pieces. The Hawks retooled this offseason in shipping out their main offensive weapon Joe Johnson, but brought in Lou Williams to help lessen the offensive blow.
Al Horford, Josh Smith, and Jeff Teague make up a core talented enough to make the playoffs again as Atlanta has in each of the last five seasons.
By dishing Dwight Howard for prospects and journeyman veterans, the Magic (+4500) made it clear that they were ready to begin a new chapter in Orlando with a rebuild. They join the Washington Wizards (+5000) and the Charlotte Bobcats (+15000) who are both also in the early stages of full rebuilds.
Both teams hope they drafted their new franchise player in the 2012 NBA Draft, as Charlotte picked Michael Kidd-Gilchrist second overall and Washington took Bradley Beal third overall.
Can you blame the rest of the division for looking to the future when the present so clearly belongs to the Miami Heat?
NBA Odds: Southeast Division Props (courtesy of ):
Atlanta Hawks
Total Points Per Game - Josh Smith
Over / Under 19
Total Rebounds Per Game - Josh Smith
Over / Under 9.5
Total Points Per Game - Al Horford
Over / Under 16
Total Rebounds Per Game - Al Horford
Over / Under 9.5
Total Points Per Game - Lou Williams
Over / Under 15.5
Total Points Per Game - Jeff Teague
Over / Under 13
Miami Heat
Total Points Per Game - LeBron James
Over / Under 27
Total Rebounds Per Game - LeBron James
Over / Under 8
Total Assists Per Game - LeBron James
Over / Under 7.5
Total Points Per Game - Dwyane Wade
Over / Under 23.5
Total Points Per Game - Chris Bosh
Over / Under 17.5
Total Rebounds Per Game - Chris Bosh
Over / Under 8
Total Points Per Game - Ray Allen
Over / Under 12
Total Triple Doubles -Lebron James
Over / Under 3.5
Longest Winning Streak for the Miami Heat
Over / Under 9.5
Longest Losing Streak for the Miami Heat
Over / Under 3
Orlando Magic
Total Points Per Game - Glen Davis
Over / Under 14.5
Total Rebounds Per Game - Glen Davis
Over / Under 7
Total Points Per Game - Arron Afflalo
Over / Under 14
Total Points Per Game - Jameer Nelson
Over / Under 12.5
Total Assists Per Game - Jameer Nelson
Over / Under 6
Total Points Per Game - J.J. Redick
Over / Under 12
Washington Wizards
Total Points Per Game - John Wall
Over / Under 17
Total Assists Per Game - John Wall
Over / Under 8.5
Total Points Per Game – Nene
Over / Under 14
Total Rebounds Per Game – Nene
Over / Under 7.5
Total Points Per Game - Jordan Crawford
Over / Under 12.5
Total Points Per Game - Bradley Beal
Over / Under 12.5
Charlotte Bobcats
Total Points Per Game - Kemba Walker
Over / Under 14
Total Points Per Game - Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
Over / Under 13
Total Points Per Game - Ben Gordon
Over / Under 13
Total Points Per Game - Gerald Henderson
Over / Under 12
Total Points Per Game - Byron Mullens
Over / Under 10
