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By Max Meyer

Happy Total Thursdays everyone! Today, we will be diving into the latest odds and trends for the 15 totals up for Sunday and Monday’s Week 3 games.

Unders at Caesars Sportsbook are sporting a 17-15 record through the first two weeks of the NFL season after an 8-8 draw on Week 2’s slate. Even with unders slightly leading at this point, Caesars Sportsbook bettors are expecting a lot of points to be scored for Week 3.

There are six Week 3 games with a total currently in the 50s, after five in Week 2 and four in Week 1 closed in that area. Overs with a total that closed in the 50s are 5-2 so far this season. The highest closing total this season belongs to Cowboys at Chargers in Week 2 at 55, and two Week 3 totals are currently above that mark.

In terms of how Caesars Sportsbook bettors have been betting the Sunday and Monday totals as of now, all 15 overs have the advantage in total number of tickets. Additionally, the over is landing the majority of the total dollars wagered in 11 of 15 clashes. That is highlighted by one over snagging 99% of the total dollars wagered, which is the highest percentage recorded during Total Thursdays this season.

Let’s start, though, with the highest totals on the board. The most exciting matchup of the weekend is between the Buccaneers and Rams, as two of the NFL’s remaining seven undefeated squads face off in Los Angeles. The total in this one opened at 53 and has since shot up to 55.5. Additionally, Seahawks at Vikings has followed the same trajectory—starting off at 53 and now positioned at 55.5.

Those 2.5-point swings are tied for the third-biggest Week 3 total shifts with Bengals at Steelers (46 to 43.5), as they trail Colts at Titans (52 to 48) and Dolphins at Raiders (47.5 to 44).

Even with those two games sharing the highest total in Week 3, the majority of the action has still be on both overs. The Seahawks at Vikings over has collected 71% apiece for total number of tickets and total dollars wagered. The Buccaneers at Rams over has been even more popular, accumulating 83% of the total number of tickets and 90% of the total dollars wagered.

The Buccaneers at Rams over is one of two to currently have attracted at least 80% in both categories, with the other coming in a prime-time showdown.

Packers at 49ers is the Sunday night affair this week, with the total residing at 49.5 after first being listed at 48. Not only does this over lead all of Week 3’s slate in total number of tickets at 88%, but it has also racked up a whopping 99% of the total dollars wagered. The total side that was previously the most lopsided at Caesars Sportsbook on a Total Thursday was Packers vs. Saints in Week 1 at 97%, though that meeting ended up going way under the closing total of 49.

Besides Packers at 49ers and Buccaneers at Rams, a third over also stands out regarding action on it. Falcons at Giants currently sits at 47.5, and the over has drawn 90% of the total dollars wagered to go along with 62% of the total number of tickets. That is highlighted by a Colorado bettor laying $11,022.55 on a lookahead line last week of Falcons at Giants over 44 (-110) for a total potential payout of $21,043.05. That is the biggest Week 3 total bet taken thus far at Caesars Sportsbook.

There is also an extremely popular under wager for Week 3, and it’s no surprise that it comes in the contest featuring the biggest total shift of the slate. The aforementioned game was Colts at Titans (opened 52, currently 48), and the under has generated 96% of the total dollars wagered. That over, however, has seized 58% of the total number of tickets, one of three overs under 60% in that category along with Dolphins at Raiders (44.5) at 52% and Jets at Broncos (41.5) at 54%.

Check out Caesars Sportbook’s latest odds and trends for Week 3’s totals for every Sunday and Monday game below.