Super Bowl Coin Toss Betting Odds


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Before the Super Bowl kicks off, bettors can potentially cash tickets on a popular prop at legal online sportsbooks: the opening coin toss bet. While there are only two choices — heads or tails — analyzing what might happen has become a rite of passage for big game bettors. Looking ahead to Super Bowl 58, the opening flip happens just before kickoff, and betting odds will be available in the days leading up to the game. Let’s take a look at what you need to know about betting on this year’s Super Bowl coin toss.

Super Bowl 58 coin toss odds

Coin toss betting odds for Super Bowl 58 will be available at legal online sportsbooks soon after we know the teams that will be playing. We’ll take a look at the latest betting lines once that happens.

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 57 coin toss at DraftKings Sportsbook in advance of kickoff:

Super Bowl coin toss result

Over at FanDuel Sportsbook, here’s what the betting lines looked like.

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

The above is another straightforward bet. In Super Bowl 57, the Kansas City Chiefs called tails, which turned out to be the correct choice.

For a bet with a little more going on, you can tie together the result of the flip with the outcome of the game. Here’s what the odds for this prop looked like last year:

To win the opening coin toss and the game

The Chiefs nailed the coin toss and went on to win the big game, making “yes” at odds of +300 the correct choice.

For Super Bowl 57, here were the other coin toss betting options that were available.

On an all-time basis, the coin toss results align very closely with the 50/50 nature of the wager. Heads have come up 28 times for the 57 Super Bowls to date, while tails have been correct the other 29 times.

More recently, the correct call was tails last time out, snapping a streak of two straight years for heads as the right choice. 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 BowlTeamsFavoriteGame WinnerHeads or TailsToss Winner
LVIIChiefs vs. EaglesEaglesChiefsTailsChiefs
LVIRams vs. BengalsRamsRamsHeadsBengals
LVChiefs vs. BuccaneersChiefsBuccaneersHeadsChiefs
LIVChiefs vs. 49ersChiefsChiefsTails49ers
LIIIPatriots vs. RamsPatriotsPatriotsHeadsRams
LIIPatriots vs. EaglesPatriotsEaglesHeadsPatriots
LIFalcons vs. PatriotsPatriotsPatriotsTailsFalcons
LPanthers vs. BroncosPanthersBroncosTailsPanthers
XLIXSeahawks vs. PatriotsPick’emPatriotsTailsSeahawks
XLVIIISeahawks vs. BroncosBroncosSeahawksTailsSeahawks
XLVIIRavens vs. 49ers49ersRavensHeadsRavens
XLVIPatriots vs. GiantsPatriotsGiantsHeadsPatriots
XLVPackers vs. SteelersPackersPackersHeadsPackers
XLIVSaints vs. ColtsColtsSaintsHeadsSaints
XLIIICardinals vs. SteelersSteelersSteelersHeadsCardinals
XLIIGiants vs. PatriotsPatriotsGiantsTailsGiants
XLIBears vs. ColtsColtsColtsHeadsBears
XLSeahawks vs. SteelersSteelersSteelersTailsSeahawks
XXXIXEagles vs. PatriotsPatriotsPatriotsTailsEagles
XXXVIIIPanthers vs. PatriotsPatriotsPatriotsTailsPanthers
XXXVIIBuccaneers vs. RaidersRaidersBuccaneersTailsBuccaneers
XXXVIRams vs. PatriotsRamsPatriotsHeadsRams
XXXVGiants vs. RavensRavensRavensTailsGiants
XXXIVRams vs. TitansRamsRamsTailsRams
XXXIIIFalcons vs. BroncosBroncosBroncosTailsFalcons
XXXIIPackers vs. BroncosPackersBroncosTailsPackers
XXXIPatriots vs. PackersPackersPackersHeadsPatriots
XXXCowboys vs. SteelersCowboysCowboysTailsCowboys
XXIX49ers vs. Chargers49ers49ersHeads49ers
XXVIIICowboys vs. BillsCowboysCowboysTailsCowboys
XXVIICowboys vs. BillsCowboysCowboysHeadsBills
XXVIWashington vs. BillsWashingtonWashingtonHeadsWashington
XXVBills vs. GiantsBillsGiantsHeadsBills
XXIVBroncos vs. 49ers49ers49ersHeadsBroncos
XXIII49ers vs. Bengals49ers49ersTails49ers
XXIIWashington vs. BroncosBroncosWashingtonHeadsWashington
XXIBroncos vs. GiantsGiantsGiantsTails49ers
XXBears vs. PatriotsBearsBearsTailsBears
XIX49ers vs. Dolphins49ers49ersTails49ers
XVIIIRaiders vs. WashingtonWashingtonRaidersHeadsRaiders
XVIIDolphins vs. WashingtonDolphinsWashingtonTailsDolphins
XVI49ers vs. Bengals49ers49ersTails49ers
XVEagles vs. RaidersEaglesRaidersTailsEagles
XIVRams vs. SteelersSteelersSteelersHeadsRams
XIIICowboys vs. SteelersSteelersSteelersHeadsCowboys
XIICowboys vs. BroncosCowboysCowboysHeadsCowboys
XIRaiders vs. VikingsRaidersRaidersTailsRaiders
XCowboys vs. SteelersSteelersSteelersHeadsCowboys
IXSteelers vs. VikingsSteelersSteelersTailsSteelers
VIIIDolphins vs. VikingsDolphinsDolphinsHeadsDolphins
VIIDolphins vs. WashingtonDolphinsDolphinsHeadsDolphins
VIDolphins vs. CowboysCowboysCowboysHeadsDolphins
VCowboys vs. ColtsColtsColtsTailsCowboys
IVVikings vs. ChiefsVikingsChiefsTailsVikings
IIIJets vs. ColtsColtsJetsHeadsJets
IIPackers vs. RaidersPackersPackersTailsRaiders
IPackers vs. ChiefsPackersPackersHeadsPackers

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.

FAQ

Does the Super Bowl coin flip use a special coin?

Yes. Highland Mint makes a special coin for use at the Super Bowl. The coin’s features are a Lombardi Trophy for heads, while the tails side has an image that represents the current edition of the game.

Which team calls the Super Bowl coin flip?  

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. Last year, 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.

When is the 2024 Super Bowl?   

Super Bowl 58 will take place on Feb. 11, 2024, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. CBS will be handling broadcast duties, with the game likely to kick off around the usual time of 6:30 p.m. Eastern.

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