Motivation is a powerful thing in sport, and Newcastle will have bucket-loads of it in their clash with Gold Coast on “Rise for Alex” day on Sunday.

Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au has seen a flood of support from punters, who believe the Knights will do Alex Mckinnon proud, with almost 4 times as much money on the Knights at $1.33 compared to the Titans who are priced at $3.35.

An incredible 95% of the money in line betting is on Newcastle, even though they’re giving away 9.0 start at $1.90, and three-quarters of the hold in margin betting is with the Knights to demolish the Titans by 13 points or more.

As a result, Newcastle’s price has firmed from $1.47 to $1.33, with the Gold Coast drifting from $2.65 to $3.35.

“This is one of the most one-sided betting games we’ve seen this season and it makes sense. The Knights will be treating this as their Grand Final,” said sportsbet.com.au’s Christian Jantzen.

Markets courtesy of sportsbet.com.au

Knights v Titans

$1.33   Knights

$3.35   Titans

Line Betting

$1.90   Knights (-9.5)

$1.90   Titans (+9.5)

Winning Margin

$3.10   Knights 1-12

$2.25   Knights 13+

$26      Draw

$4.50   Titans 1-12

$10      Titans 13+