When Bret Favre announced his retirement a few weeks ago, no one expected what came next, the announcement unchained a series of comments and created a series of expectations around the Packers and their future as a team, however, Favre’s retirement didn’t last long, and only a days after he announced he was out for good, Green Bay’s superstar called the media and dropped another bomb: He was back. But his second announcement did not make a lot of people happy; after all, many of them were already making plans with out him and instead of being a causing a festival, his decision caused a series of problems that involved the Packers, its coach and the QB. However, Green Bay was not willing to deal with any dramas before the season started and quickly took the decision to get rid of Favre before the situation became much worse.

What neither the Packs nor Favre knew was the domino effect this decision created amongst bookies, sports betting sites and odd makers, which actually worked extra time yesterday calculating the new odds and releasing the new lines. The Jets, who last week were listed at 20-1 to win Super Bowl XLIII at the MGM Mirage family of casinos in Las Vegas, were moved to 15-1 by today’s morning. The Jets started the year at 75-1 in January, but a tough offseason and their popularity among the sportsbetting fans have taken the oddmakers to reconsider their chances to achieve a decent season this year.

“We already had quite a bit of liability on the Jets," said the MGM Mirage race and sports book director Jay Rood.

Rood said that the also requested an adjustment on the Over-Under on the Jets' wins from seven to eight. Chuck Esposito, assistant vice president of race and sports at Caesars Palace, which is part of the Harrah's casinos, also followed Rood, moving the Jets' Super Bowl odds from 50-1 to 30-1.  Both Las Vegas casinos left the Packers' win total at eight. Before the trade, the over was -160; however, Favre’s trade dropped the vig to -140. The Caesars Palace, which dropped the Packers' Super Bowl odds to 10-1 when Favre announced his return, the odds were moved to 22-1, Esposito declared. The Packers' Super Bowl odds remain 10-1 at some of the Mirage properties.

"The question mark is Aaron Rodgers, with Favre; we would have moved that total to nine." Esposito said.

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