Miami Heat: This dangerously weird stat coincides with team success

Head Coach Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat reacts against the Boston Celtics(Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
Head Coach Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat reacts against the Boston Celtics(Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
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Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat looks on prior to Game Seven against the Boston Celtics in the 2022 NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Finals(Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

The Miami Heat are traditionally an excellent team, vying for a title over the past few years and in the 2022-2023 season, the Heat will be good again. How can you be so certain about it though?

Are we counting solely on the player trajectory here? No, perhaps, this is a prediction based on the Las Vegas odds?

No and no. The secret sauce that gives this prediction legs, no pun intended as they don’t have any, are—shark attack numbers.

Let me explain.

The website sharkattackdata.com tracks shark attack data from all over the world, breaking it down by country and even state. This data goes back over 100 years, offering the average number of shark attacks year over year.

In Florida, the spikes and dips take a curious turn every few years. In 2006, shark attack numbers dipped to 23, the first dip in over a decade, which coincides with a Heat title.