Miami Heat Championship Odds Soar After Hot Start to Season

The Miami Heat are one of the hottest teams in the NBA right now.

After an impressive start to the 2019-20 regular season, the Heat’s championship odds have skyrocketed.

The Heat's championship odds from the start of the season to now have gone down from 66-1 to 33-1 per BetOnline, and from 20-1 to 14-1 to win East. Heat now a 1-2 favorite to win Southeast Division, from 10-11.

— Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) November 1, 2019

Led by rising star Kendrick Nunn, the Heat defeated the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday to improve to a 4-1 record on the season.

The undrafted guard concluded the contest with a game-high 28 points on 10-of-15 shooting from the field.

The performance has put Nunn in the history books and the national spotlight. In fact, the 6-foot-3 underdog is leading all rookies in scoring with 22.4 points per game.

Aside from Nunn, the Heat have two former All-Stars in Jimmy Butler and Goran Dragic. Furthermore, the improved play of youngsters Justise Winslow and Bam Adebayo give the Heat one of the most well-rounded teams in the league

While there were not concrete championship expectations to start the year, the Heat have certainly given fans hope for a deep playoff run to end this current campaign.

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