Well it sucks that Jimmy Butler is out, didn’t see that coming, but now there’s another way to attack this contest. Officially I’m OFF the bet at -7, which is probably obvious, so I’ll have to eat that and take it off our total unit count.
Still, there’s a chance the Heat can still cover that line, if you’d prefer to keep it. Miami is at home and they would MUCH prefer to close out this series. Seeing more Tyler Herro won’t be too much of a bad thing, either.
The Heat should play at a quicker pace without Jimmy, who plays with that very methodical, slow Luka/Harden-esque-like pace. We know the Hawks can score and there’s a physicality factor that Miami loses without Butler, too.
Officially, I’m taking over 217 for 1 unit. With Jimmy OUT, that changes my total to 222.
