Super Bowl prop bets have expanded to the point that nearly anything related to the event can be bet on. This year, bettors can wager on Super Bowl MVP (Tom Brady is the favorite), whether anyone not named Brady or Matt Ryan will throw a pass, or how many times Gronk’s name will be said on the broadcast. Then there are some oddly specific bets.
Super Bowl 2017 coin toss prop bet: Patriots will probably pick ‘heads’
The Patriots lose the toss a lot, and they almost always go with “heads.”
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Will Julio Jones have more receiving yards than the Boston Celtics score points? Will Alex Ovechkin score more points than the Falcons record sacks? Will Roger Goodell be seen shaking hands with Brady, Bill Belichick or Bob Kraft after the game? How long will it take for Luke Bryan to sing the national anthem? How many times will Donald Trump tweet during the game? What color will the liquid poured on the winning coach be?
But for some, sticking to the basics is best. Betting on the coin flip has become a classic, known to make or break your Super Bowl before it even starts.
As the designated away team, the Patriots will be making the call in the air. It won’t be a secret which side of the coin they’ll choose either. According to the New York Times, the Pats have picked heads every time for the past two years. They have another trend going too. In their past four Super Bowls, they’ve lost the coin toss each time, according to OddsShark. Take that as you will.
The question is whether the coin George H.W. Bush will flip lands on it. The 92-year-old was announced as the coin-flipper on Wednesday after his recovery from pneumonia.
As far as odds go, Super Bowl coin tosses have gone almost evenly, as you’d expect. It’s landed on heads 24 times and tails 26 times. For more recent numbers, it’s been heads in five of the last eight events.
The bet is set at -105 for both outcomes on Bovada.lv.
Good luck.
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