Super Bowl coin toss historical trends (How to bet on the coin toss in Super Bowl 57)
Super Bowl 57 is expected to be an extremely close game, with the spread between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles sitting at just 1.5 points.
However, the game isn’t a coin flip (or pick’em) just yet. Luckily, we have an actual coin flip that we can bet on for Super Bowl 57.
Betting on the coin toss in the Super Bowl is literally a 50/50 chance, but like anything else, there are historical trends associated with the toss and the result of the game.
Let’s dive in:
Super Bowl coin toss odds
Super Bowl coin toss results
Now that we have the odds, do heads and tail flip as many times as we’d expect? Here’s the history of the coin toss in the first 56 editions of the Super Bowl.
- Heads: 27 times (48.2%)
- Tails: 29 times (51.8%)
- Longest Heads Streak: 5
- Longest Tails Streak: 4 (three times)
In the 56 years of the Super Bowl, only 25 teams have won the coin flip and won the game itself.
Last season, the Cincinnati Bengals won the coin toss, but they ultimately lost to the Los Angeles Rams.
Here’s a breakdown of each Super Bowl and the coin toss result to help you bet on this year’s flip, and potentially who may win the game as well:
The biggest trend that jumps out to me is the fact that the team that has won the coin toss has lost eight consecutive Super Bowls.
Maybe we should wait to place our bets on the game until after the toss…
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Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.
