Super Bowl 2023: Recent prop bets history on the coin toss, over/under and more
A view of the coin toss prior to Super Bowl LII between the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles at U.S. Bank Stadium on February 4, 2018 in Minneapolis. Credit: Getty Images/Rob Carr
Super Bowl LVII features Philadelphia and Kansas City meeting in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 12.
That leaves us with two weeks of analysis, silly stuff, recipes, commercials and, of course, sports betting to occupy our time. Super Bowl kickoff time is approximately 6:30 p.m., as it has been for years, just in case you still Google that information.
In the mean time, as you think about prop bets, here's the history, both recent and longer term, for a few props that have nothing to do with teams.
Super Bowl betting: The coin toss
The coin has been tossed 56 times at the Super Bowl, with 27 of those being Heads and 29 coming up Tails.
Last year: Heads
Last 4: Heads, Heads, Tails, Heads
Last 6: Heads, Heads, Tails, Heads, Heads, Tails
Last 11: Heads, Heads, Tails, Heads, Heads, Tails, Tails, Tails, Tails, Heads, Heads
Longest streak for Heads: 5 in a row (2009-13)
Longest streak for Tails: 4 in a row (three times, most recently 2014-17)
Super Bowl betting: The over/under
Total points scored last year: 43
Last 4: 43, 40, 51, 16 (average: 37.5)
Last 6: 43, 40, 51, 16, 74, 62 (average: 47.6)
Last 11: 43, 40, 51, 16, 74, 62, 34, 52, 51, 65, 38 (average: 47.8)
All-time average: 45.9
Super Bowl betting: Winning margin
Last year: 3
Last 4: 3, 22, 11, 10 (average: 11.5)
Last 6: 3, 22, 11, 10, 8, 6 (average: 10)
Last 11: 3, 22, 11, 10, 8, 6, 14, 4, 35, 3, 4 (average: 10.9)
All-time average: 13.9
Super Bowl betting: First play
Last year: Run
Last 4: Run, Pass, Run, Run
Last 6: Run, Pass, Run, Run, Pass, Pass
Last 11: Run, Pass, Run, Run, Pass, Pass, Pass, Pass, Run, Pass, Run
Super Bowl betting: Gatorade shower color
Last year: Blue
Last 4: Blue, Blue, Orange, Blue
Last 6: Blue, Blue, Orange, Blue, Yellow, None
Last 11: Blue, Blue, Orange, Blue, Yellow, None, Orange, Blue, Orange, None, Purple
See the latest NFL odds here.
Mark La Monica is a deputy sports editor at Newsday. He also covers mixed martial arts.