

That win began a stretch of eight AFC wins in 10 years. So maybe this is a parallel universe version of the AFC beginning to turn the tide of the actual Super Bowl in the late ‘90s, when the Denver Broncos ended the NFC’s 13-game winning streak by beating the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXII.
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In a quirky wrinkle, the NFC has dominated the coin flip, with 20 wins in the last 28 years per the play-by-play data for Super Bowl games at Pro Football Reference. Tails holds the all-time lead by a narrow 29-27 margin, though heads has closed the gap by winning four times in the last six years.ĥ1% of bets, 55% of money on Tails at John Ewing 🦁 February 8, 2023 Obviously, a small wager on each outcome will ensure your friends exit the coin flip with as much money as they had entering it.īut if your non-football fan friends want to stoke their competitive juices before the game officially begins? The trends over the last 56 years confirm that everything you’ve ever been told about coin flips is true.

Here’s a chance for the non-football fan in your life to place a can’t-lose bet! Both heads and tails are at +100, as are the Eagles and Chiefs to be the winning coin toss team. What can I say, the length of the Metallica cover nudged me. (Also, there’s no way to bet on Stapleton’s version being better than Whitney Houston’s prior to Super Bowl XXV, because we all know that’s impossible) Perhaps that’s a nod to Stapleton’s cover of Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matters” lasting more than eight minutes, or more than two minutes longer than the original. The anthem generally runs a shade under two minutes, though Joel clocked in at just 90 seconds for Super Bowl 41 and Alicia Keys, the singer for Super Bowl 47, performed for two minutes and 35 seconds.ĭraftKings has established an over/under of 2:02, with over (-125) having slightly better odds than under (-105). If there is a single video on the internet of Chris Stapleton singing this song, I haven't seen it. We have a fascinating situation this year with the Super Bowl national anthem over/under. The National AnthemĬountry star Chris Stapleton is slated to join the likes of Billy Joel, Mariah Carey, Cher, Diana Ross, Beyonce, Gladys Knight and the late great Aretha Franklin in the select group of musical icons to perform the National Anthem prior to the Super Bowl. All Super Bowl betting odds from DraftKings as of Feb. Below is a look at five prop bets taking place just before and after the opening kickoff that might keep the non-football fans in your living room engaged beyond 6:30 PM Sunday night. Here’s where prop bets come to save the day! Or at least stave off the inevitable. Non-football fans there for the food and the commercials have been a staple of Super Bowl parties for decades.īut with the appetizers already on the table upon their arrival and the biggest water cooler ads appearing online days ahead of time, the battle to keep their attention during the game has grown tougher than ever.
