Super Bowl Coin Toss Betting Odds, Prop Bets, and History

It's the ultimate 50-50 proposition – and it happens to be one of the most popular Super Bowl prop bets every year. The Super Bowl coin toss is not only accessible to all bettors, but it also comes with better odds than the majority of prop wagers.

Humanity has been making decisions with the flip of a coin ever since the introduction of money – so it's no surprise that the NFL places a great deal of significance on a coin toss.

The team that wins the Super Bowl coin toss can decide whether to receive the ball to open the game, or to defer and start on offense at the beginning of the second half. In short, it impacts the strategies of both teams. And it's possibly the greatest Super Bowl prop bet there is.

Sports betting sites recognize this and have made it a significant part of their Super Bowl odds offerings. You'll often find better odds on the coin toss than on the majority of other notable Super Bowl prop bets.

Our Super Bowl picks don't include whether we lean toward heads or tails, but we're happy to help you conquer this wildly popular Super Bowl prop bet.

Super Bowl 57 Coin Toss Odds

As we await the participants for Super Bowl 57, it isn't difficult to ballpark where the odds on the results of the Super Bowl coin toss will be across all of the best sportsbooks.

For comparison's sake, here's where the odds landed at DraftKings, FanDuel and BetMGM ahead of Super Bowl 56 between the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams.

The coin landed heads, the Bengals won the toss and went on to lose 23-20 to the Rams – but more importantly, all three books listed above offered just 8-10 cents of vig on the coin toss prop. Most prop bets carry a minimum of 20-30 cents. That's why this bet is a must-make.

When deciding on the best Super Bowl betting sites, consider the Super Bowl coin toss odds as part of your decision. The sportsbooks offering the lowest juice on their coin toss market are worth a long look – not just at Super Bowl time, but as a preferred sports betting site overall.

Super Bowl 57 Coin Toss Props

Heads or Tails Prop

This one is as simple as it gets, and puts sports bettors in the shoes of the lucky player who gets to make the coin flip call himself: Heads or tails?

As mentioned above, you'll want to shop around here to find the best possible odds. There might not be much difference between sportsbooks, but every cent and dollar count.

Coin Toss Winner Prop

This Super Bowl coin toss prop varies slightly from the straight heads-or-tails decision. Here, you're trying to predict which team will win the toss. And again, it's a 50-50 shot.

Here are last year's Super Bowl coin toss winner odds from DraftKings, FanDuel and BetMGM:

Player Correctly Calls Coin Toss Prop

The majority of the best Super Bowl betting sites will have the first two coin toss props available. You will, however, find additional markets at select sportsbooks.

FanDuel, for example, had a Super Bowl coin toss offering that some competitors did not. It offered a market where bettors could predict if the player calling the toss got it right:

Coin Toss Winner Also Wins Super Bowl Prop

The last Super Bowl coin toss prop we'll mention here is also the most complex – but not by much. DraftKings offered a market for Super Bowl 56 in which bettors could wager on whether the team that won the coin toss went on to win the game.

Here is how those odds broke down:

Super Bowl Coin Toss Results

It might only be a coin flip, but there's an awful lot of historical data available to sports bettors who are either curious about its history, or believe there are trends to mine (there aren't.)

Here's a breakdown of the history of the Super Bowl coin toss:

Here are some quick facts based on the above results:

• Tails has come up 29 times in Super Bowl history, compared with heads at 27.
• No result has come up more than five times in a row, with heads the correct call from Super Bowls 43-47
• The Dallas Cowboys own the distinction of having the most Super Bowl coin toss wins with six. San Francisco have won five Super Bowl coin flips, followed by the Miami Dolphins with four wins.
• Tom Brady was on the losing end of the coin toss in all seven of his Super Bowl titles.
• The team to win the coin toss has gone on to lose the last eight Super Bowls.

Super Bowl Prop Bets

Prop bet enthusiasts have much more to choose from than wagering on which side of the Super Bowl coin will face the sky; here's a look at some of the more popular Super Bowl prop bets:

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