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Big Brother has prompted suspicions of a betting scam after a rush of punters backed Mikey to be evicted this week. Susie had been odds-on favourite to get the boot.
But bookmakers were taken by surprise when punters suddenly began piling money on Scouser Mikey last night.
The 22-year-old was seen rowing with fellow housemates in last night's show, which may have dented his popularity.
But William Hill described the turnaround as unprecedented and slashed his odds from 9/2 to 1/3.
"It is the biggest turnaround we have ever seen and we can only think of two reasonable explanation for why," said spokesman Rupert Adams.
"The first is that last night's programme made Mikey an instant figure of hate despite almost 10 weeks of ingratiating himself with the public.
"The second explanation is that punters have information that suggests Mikey is nothing like as popular as we all thought he was.
"Either way it is unprecedented occurrence and we will be watching the result on Friday with considerable interest." Bookmaker Ladbrokes also cut Mikey's odds.
"The move for Mikey initially took everyone by surprise," said spokesman Nick Weinberg.
"But the big fella has hardly used his Scouse nous. He's got into slanging matches with Aisleyne, Jennie and even pal Glyn, which hasn't endeared him to the public. If Mikey does go he'll only have himself to blame."
The four housemates facing eviction on Friday are Mikey, Susie, Imogen and Jennie.
