Ever since the injury to Wade, it looks like some rattled Shaq's cage a little, plus I really like playing NBA teams with their "star" out because the books nearly always over-adjust the line due to the public pounding they're going to take on the other side.
Add the opponent as Detroit and the line is adjusted even more.
I've noticed that this works for MOST NBA teams. It doesn't seem to work too good for Houston though for example. They seem to be pretty putrid without T-Mac in the line up more times than not.
Likewise, Boston really sucked without Paul Pierce....although their lines got so large that they still covered at a pretty decent rate.
Eventually the lines will level out if Miami keeps doing well without D Wade, but until then, whenever that is, they'll be a team I'll be looking to play....unless they start to really suck, lol
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