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By Max Meyer

When looking at the betting action for NFL Week 14 totals at Caesars Sportsbook this past Thursday, 11 of the 13 totals for the Sunday and Monday games were getting the majority of the total number of tickets on the under. All it took was a 10-4 showing from overs in Week 14 for it to completely flip, as just two of the 16 NFL Week 15 totals have received the majority of the total number of tickets on the under.

“That’s the way the public has been doing it for years, betting more on overs than unders,” said Adam Pullen, Assistant Director of Trading at Caesars Sportsbook. “And people react to what they last saw, one week can be a trend sometimes. Unders have been coming in the whole year, but all it takes is one week to get people excited about overs again. We haven’t adjusted too much on our end, there are a lot of low totals this week. We’ll see what happens in the coming days if some of these low totals get bet up a little more.”

Just one total is in the 50s for Week 15 at Caesars Sportsbook, and it’s the showdown to kick this slate off tomorrow night. Chiefs at Chargers opened at 49.5 before jumping up to 52, with the second-highest total at 47.5 between the Cardinals and Lions.

The total for Chiefs at Chargers has reeled in more than triple the tickets compared to any other Week 15 total, and also leads the way in total dollars wagered. The over has generated 80% of the total number of tickets and 94% of the total dollars wagered. A Nevada bettor staked $55,000 on Chiefs at Chargers over 50.5 (-110) for potential winnings of $50,000.

“If this were a Sunday game, it would be a no-brainer that this would be the most popularly bet total this week,” Pullen said. “The Sunday games you have more time to bet it, but Chiefs-Chargers is the only thing going on Thursday in terms of football, so you’d think it’ll be a monster handle all-around for this game especially since it’s a great matchup. The Chiefs offense looked great last week, so it’s not surprising it’s been mostly action on the over.”

Two overs have secured at least 90% in both categories. The over for Packers at Ravens (43.5) has seized 91% of the total number of tickets and 98% of the total dollars wagered.

Meanwhile, the over for Falcons at 49ers (45.5) has nabbed 93% and 99% respectively, and is one of two overs to capture 99% of the total dollars wagered along with Titans at Steelers (42). Titans at Steelers has drawn the biggest NFL Week 15 wager thus far at Caesars Sportsbook, as a New Jersey bettor put $75,000 on Titans at Steelers over 41.5 (-110) for potential winnings of $68,181.82.

“The 49ers have been putting up a lot of points,” Pullen said. “It seems in recent years they were predominantly a defensive team, now the results show that the offense has been clicking. [George] Kittle has been great these past two weeks, they have a good running game too. The Falcons can put up some points on their best day. So I’m not surprised that this one has been getting all over money.”

On the flip side, two unders have brought in 99% of the total dollars wagered. The over for Jets at Dolphins (42) actually has the edge with 56% of the total number of tickets despite the lopsided action on the under in terms of total dollars wagered.

Texans at Jaguars (39.5) is the second-lowest total on the board this week, only behind Raiders at Browns that dropped from 43.5 to 38.5. The Texans at Jaguars under leads in total number of tickets (86%) as well as accumulating 99% of the total dollars wagered. That includes a $55,000 bet on Texans at Jaguars under 41 (-110) for potential winnings of $50,000.

“The Texans and Jaguars are two teams that are anemic offensively, so it makes sense why this under has been getting so much action,” Pullen said. “But you never know, when you get two bad teams against each other, things could open up. There’s not a lot of room for error when you’re going under a 39.5 total, and there’s no weather in Jacksonville. The teams aren’t that good all-around, and that could lead to some turnovers creating easy scores.”

Check out Caesars Sportsbook’s latest odds and trends for every NFL Week 15 total below.