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By Max Meyer

The Jets pulled off the NFL's first upset by a double-digit underdog this season with a 34-31 victory over the Bengals this past weekend. Believe it or not, many Caesars Sportsbook bettors think New York can do it again tonight, including someone who wagered six figures on it.

“I think the handle for this game is higher than it would have been because of the Mike White storyline,” said Craig Mucklow, Vice President of Trading at Caesars Sportsbook. “The media is eating it up because of how well he played against the Bengals. Whenever you have media interest and some sort of narrative around a potential quarterback controversy, you’ll see more money come in. And it’s the Jets, they may be a bad team but they’re still marquee stature.”

The Colts host the Jets to open up the NFL Week 9 slate tonight. Indianapolis opened as a 10.5-point home favorite and was quickly bet up to -11. This spread currently, however, is at its lowest at any point with Colts at -10 (-550 on the moneyline) over the Jets (+400 ML) after dropping from -10.5 earlier today. 

“We’re very heavy on the Jets on the moneyline right now, which is surprising to me,” Mucklow said. “I wasn’t expecting this many people to bandwagon on the Jets after Mike White shocked the world last week. As long as the Jets don’t win straight up, right now we’d be fine with either team covering.” 

The Jets are getting the majority of the support on the spread as well as the moneyline. New York has captured 66% of the total number of tickets and 56% of the total dollars wagered among all spread bets against Indianapolis, as well as 74% of the total number of tickets and 86% of the total dollars wagered for all moneyline bets.

That includes one Nevada bettor who staked $100,000 on Jets ML +425 for potential winnings of $425,000, which is the largest wager taken thus far at Caesars Sportsbook for this Thursday night affair.

There’s been some movement on the total too, as it has fallen from 46.5 to its current position of 45. Even with the dropping number, the over has still secured 61% of the total number of tickets and 53% of the total dollars wagered. 

Not surprisingly, the most popular player prop in this showdown involves Mike White. What may be surprising is the fact that this particular prop has been so popular that it has nearly double the total dollars wagered as Colts moneyline.

Leading all player props in total dollars wagered is the under on Mike White passing attempts. After opening at 37.5, it immediately went up to 41.5. It eventually reached as low as 35.5 before it was bet back up to its original number of 37.5. The under on 37.5 is priced at -130, whereas the over is at even-money odds.

White’s passing yardage prop has experienced roller coaster-like movement. It was first displayed at 271.5, was set to as high as 311.5 and now resides at 251.5. White led all NFL quarterbacks with 405 passing yards in Week 8.

“It’s a lot different in the first game being the backup quarterback versus the second,” Mucklow said. “Opposing teams have got film on you. If they changed the playbook a bit at first, that won’t be as much of a surprise the second time. We’re expecting regression from White, especially facing an angry Colts team coming off a tough loss to the Titans.”

Check out Caesars Sportsbook’s latest odds and trends for tonight’s battle between the Jets and Colts below. 