Before the Super Bowl kicks off, bettors have a chance to potentially cash tickets on a popular prop at legal online sportsbooks: the opening coin toss bet. Choosing heads or tails has become a rite of passage for many sports bettors and is one of the more popular options on the Super Bowl odds board. At Super Bowl 58, heads was the correct call by the Kansas City Chiefs. They elected to defer and allow the San Francisco 49ers to take the ball first. Let’s take a look at what you need to know about betting on the Super Bowl coin toss.
Super Bowl 58 coin toss odds
Here are the betting odds for the Super Bowl 58 coin toss at FanDuel Sportsbook.
You can also wager on which team will win the opening coin toss:
For another option, you can bet on if the coin toss winner will also go on to win the game.
Last but not least, there is also an option to bet on a team to win both the coin toss and the game:
- Super Bowl 58 odds for a team to win coin toss and game:
- Kansas City Chiefs: +320
- San Francisco 49ers: +260
Where to bet on the Super Bowl 58 coin toss
Coin toss betting odds are available at several of the best Super Bowl 58 betting sites, which we list in the table below. New users can click the “play now” button to create an account.
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What’s the Super Bowl coin toss bet?
You’re betting on the outcome of the opening coin flip, which is always a spectacle on Super Bowl Sunday. The flip determines possession for the first drive and the direction for the offenses in the first half. Here were the odds for the Super Bowl 58 coin toss at FanDuel Sportsbook in advance of kickoff.
Super Bowl coin toss result
- Heads -104
- Tails -104
What US states have legal Super Bowl coin toss bets?
Betting on the Super Bowl coin toss is not available in every US legal sports betting jurisdiction.
States where the bet is legally offered include:
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- New Jersey
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Vermont
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
Other ways to bet on the Super Bowl coin flip
There are a couple of other props that include the opening flip. First, you can bet on whether the player who gets to call the flip will make the right call:
Player to call the opening coin toss correctly
- Yes -105
- No -105
The above is another straightforward bet. In Super Bowl 58, the Kansas City Chiefs called heads, which was the correct choice.
For a bet with a little more going on, you can tie together the result of the flip with the game’s outcome. Here’s what the odds for this prop looked like last year:
To win the opening coin toss and the game
- Kansas City Chiefs Yes +300/No -400
- Philadelphia Eagles Yes +250/No -330
At Super Bowl 57, The Chiefs nailed the coin toss and went on to win the game, making “yes” at odds of +300 the correct choice.
Recent Super Bowl coin toss betting trends
On an all-time basis, the coin toss results align very closely with the 50/50 nature of the wager. Heads have come up 29 times for the 58 Super Bowls to date, and it’s landed on tails the other 29 times.
The correct call was heads at Super Bowl 58. For Super Bowl 57, the Chiefs won the flip and the game, becoming the first team to pull off that double play since the Seattle Seahawks at Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014.
All-time Super Bowl coin flip results
Here’s a full rundown of the opening coin flip at the Super Bowl. As you scroll through the list, you’ll notice several lengthy streaks. The longest run for heads was five straight a few years back, while tails has hit four in a row on three separate occasions.
| Super Bowl | Teams | Favorite | Game Winner | Heads or Tails | Toss Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LVIII | Chiefs vs. 49ers | 49ers | — | Heads | Chiefs |
| LVII | Chiefs vs. Eagles | Eagles | Chiefs | Tails | Chiefs |
| LVI | Rams vs. Bengals | Rams | Rams | Heads | Bengals |
| LV | Chiefs vs. Buccaneers | Chiefs | Buccaneers | Heads | Chiefs |
| LIV | Chiefs vs. 49ers | Chiefs | Chiefs | Tails | 49ers |
| LIII | Patriots vs. Rams | Patriots | Patriots | Heads | Rams |
| LII | Patriots vs. Eagles | Patriots | Eagles | Heads | Patriots |
| LI | Falcons vs. Patriots | Patriots | Patriots | Tails | Falcons |
| L | Panthers vs. Broncos | Panthers | Broncos | Tails | Panthers |
| XLIX | Seahawks vs. Patriots | Pick’em | Patriots | Tails | Seahawks |
| XLVIII | Seahawks vs. Broncos | Broncos | Seahawks | Tails | Seahawks |
| XLVII | Ravens vs. 49ers | 49ers | Ravens | Heads | Ravens |
| XLVI | Patriots vs. Giants | Patriots | Giants | Heads | Patriots |
| XLV | Packers vs. Steelers | Packers | Packers | Heads | Packers |
| XLIV | Saints vs. Colts | Colts | Saints | Heads | Saints |
| XLIII | Cardinals vs. Steelers | Steelers | Steelers | Heads | Cardinals |
| XLII | Giants vs. Patriots | Patriots | Giants | Tails | Giants |
| XLI | Bears vs. Colts | Colts | Colts | Heads | Bears |
| XL | Seahawks vs. Steelers | Steelers | Steelers | Tails | Seahawks |
| XXXIX | Eagles vs. Patriots | Patriots | Patriots | Tails | Eagles |
| XXXVIII | Panthers vs. Patriots | Patriots | Patriots | Tails | Panthers |
| XXXVII | Buccaneers vs. Raiders | Raiders | Buccaneers | Tails | Buccaneers |
| XXXVI | Rams vs. Patriots | Rams | Patriots | Heads | Rams |
| XXXV | Giants vs. Ravens | Ravens | Ravens | Tails | Giants |
| XXXIV | Rams vs. Titans | Rams | Rams | Tails | Rams |
| XXXIII | Falcons vs. Broncos | Broncos | Broncos | Tails | Falcons |
| XXXII | Packers vs. Broncos | Packers | Broncos | Tails | Packers |
| XXXI | Patriots vs. Packers | Packers | Packers | Heads | Patriots |
| XXX | Cowboys vs. Steelers | Cowboys | Cowboys | Tails | Cowboys |
| XXIX | 49ers vs. Chargers | 49ers | 49ers | Heads | 49ers |
| XXVIII | Cowboys vs. Bills | Cowboys | Cowboys | Tails | Cowboys |
| XXVII | Cowboys vs. Bills | Cowboys | Cowboys | Heads | Bills |
| XXVI | Washington vs. Bills | Washington | Washington | Heads | Washington |
| XXV | Bills vs. Giants | Bills | Giants | Heads | Bills |
| XXIV | Broncos vs. 49ers | 49ers | 49ers | Heads | Broncos |
| XXIII | 49ers vs. Bengals | 49ers | 49ers | Tails | 49ers |
| XXII | Washington vs. Broncos | Broncos | Washington | Heads | Washington |
| XXI | Broncos vs. Giants | Giants | Giants | Tails | 49ers |
| XX | Bears vs. Patriots | Bears | Bears | Tails | Bears |
| XIX | 49ers vs. Dolphins | 49ers | 49ers | Tails | 49ers |
| XVIII | Raiders vs. Washington | Washington | Raiders | Heads | Raiders |
| XVII | Dolphins vs. Washington | Dolphins | Washington | Tails | Dolphins |
| XVI | 49ers vs. Bengals | 49ers | 49ers | Tails | 49ers |
| XV | Eagles vs. Raiders | Eagles | Raiders | Tails | Eagles |
| XIV | Rams vs. Steelers | Steelers | Steelers | Heads | Rams |
| XIII | Cowboys vs. Steelers | Steelers | Steelers | Heads | Cowboys |
| XII | Cowboys vs. Broncos | Cowboys | Cowboys | Heads | Cowboys |
| XI | Raiders vs. Vikings | Raiders | Raiders | Tails | Raiders |
| X | Cowboys vs. Steelers | Steelers | Steelers | Heads | Cowboys |
| IX | Steelers vs. Vikings | Steelers | Steelers | Tails | Steelers |
| VIII | Dolphins vs. Vikings | Dolphins | Dolphins | Heads | Dolphins |
| VII | Dolphins vs. Washington | Dolphins | Dolphins | Heads | Dolphins |
| VI | Dolphins vs. Cowboys | Cowboys | Cowboys | Heads | Dolphins |
| V | Cowboys vs. Colts | Colts | Colts | Tails | Cowboys |
| IV | Vikings vs. Chiefs | Vikings | Chiefs | Tails | Vikings |
| III | Jets vs. Colts | Colts | Jets | Heads | Jets |
| II | Packers vs. Raiders | Packers | Packers | Tails | Raiders |
| I | Packers vs. Chiefs | Packers | Packers | Heads | Packers |
Other Super Bowl prop bets
Looking for other options when it comes to your Super Bowl props? Check our guides for what’s available at top Super Bowl betting sites.
How many times has the coin toss winner won the Super Bowl?
On an all-time basis, this has happened 25 times out of 57 Super Bowls. The Chiefs pulled it off last year, becoming the first team to turn the trick since the Seahawks at Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014. Following that, eight straight coin toss winners went on to lose the big game.
Super Bowl coin flip FAQ
In many states, yes. State regulators determine which types of bets are allowed in each US legal sportsbooks jurisdiction. So far, regulators in IL, IN, MD, MI, NJ, NY, PA, VT, WV, and WY have approved the bet and sportsbooks are offering it. Jurisdictions where the bet is not allowed include AZ, CT, CO, DC, IA, KS, KY, LA, MA, OH, TN, and VA.
The “visiting” team gets to make the call. While the Super Bowl generally takes place on a neutral field, there are still home and away designations for the two clubs. At Super Bowl 56, the Rams were the “visitors” and got to call the flip. This is despite the fact that the game took place on the team’s home field at SoFi Stadium.
Super Bowl 58 will take place on Feb. 11 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. CBS will be handling broadcast duties, with the game kicking off at 6:30 p.m. Eastern.
Yes. Highland Mint makes a special coin for use at the Super Bowl. The coin’s features are a Lombardi Trophy for heads and an image that represents the current edition of the game for tails.