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By Max Meyer

Unders barely edged out overs in Week 12, with the Seahawks and Washington’s offensive struggle on Monday night deciding it at 8-7. Unders have compiled a 100-78-2 record on the season at Caesars Sportsbook, which is good for 56.2%.

With unders continuing to roll, it shouldn’t be a surprise to see totals continue to drop. Buccaneers at Falcons and Chargers at Bengals currently share the highest total of Week 13 at 50.5, meaning this could end up being the first week all season where there hasn’t been a total that has closed at 52 or higher.

“When you get into this time of year, you have less 50s than you normally would,” said Adam Pullen, Assistant Director of Trading at Caesars Sportsbook. “At the end of the season, the weather plays a tremendous factor. But I think the matchups and the fact that unders have been rolling have also contributed to these lower totals. You can tell from early on in the season that the public isn’t as strong on the overs as they were, and that’s saying something. Maybe they’re more hesitant to be on overs now or they want to bet overs later in the week after waiting for lower numbers.”

Additionally, of the 13 NFL Week 13 contests taking place on Sunday and Monday, just one over has received the majority of both the total number of tickets and total dollars wagered. Conversely, there are eight unders that fit that bill.

Two unders lead the way by nabbing 95% of the total dollars wagered each, and they’re also first and second in highest percentages for total number of tickets. The under for Jaguars at Rams (48) is tops in total number of tickets at 78%, followed by the under for Vikings at Lions (46.5) at 76%.

“I think that the Vikings and Lions playing earlier this season and that total going way under has been a factor for this under getting this much action,” Pullen said. “But it’s also just the Lions, people know their offense is pretty anemic. When they see a Lions total as high as this one, they may think it’s too good to be true. So if you have one team that is offensive challenged, more people are going to be on the under because they’re expecting a good Vikings team to not give up too much to them.”

On the other hand, the over that is tied for the highest on the board has also been the most popularly bet on this slate.

The over for Buccaneers at Falcons is the only one in Week 13 as of now to get the majority for both of the total number of tickets (53%) and total dollars wagered (92%) at Caesars Sportsbook. That includes one Nevada bettor who put $33,000 on Buccaneers at Falcons over 50 (-110) for potential winnings of $30,000.

While Buccaneers at Falcons has drawn the most dollars of any Week 13 total, the one that leads in tickets is an AFC West affair between the Broncos and Chiefs. This matchup’s total opened at 49 and dropped to 47, with that 2-point swing tied for the biggest total shift of any Week 13 contest along with Giants at Dolphins (42.5 to 40.5), Cardinals at Bears (46 to 44) and Patriots at Bills (45 to 43).

The under for Broncos at Chiefs has also been backed pretty heavily by Caesars Sportsbook bettors, as it has drawn 75% of the total number of tickets and 77% of the total dollars wagered.

“I just think the [Patrick] Mahomes factor is why this total has been bet on so much, even if the Chiefs offense hasn’t been as prolific as in years past,” Pullen said. “The Broncos have a decent defense, so maybe they think they can contain the Chiefs offense. But since this is a prime-time game, I would expect more over money to come in and that we’re going to end up needing the under.”

Check out Caesars Sportsbook’s odds and trends for every NFL Week 13 Sunday and Monday total below.