Betting on the outcome of the coin toss in the Super Bowl is a time-honored tradition, and in 2023 it officially became one of the biggest draws at legal sportsbooks across the United States.
Those same sportsbooks will now have to pay out anyone who bet on tails.
Yet the saying “tails never fails” didn’t really bother most people who bet on the coin toss. At BetMGM heads (-105) saw the third-most wagers among prop bets behind Travis Kelce scoring the first touchdown and Travis Kelce anytime touchdown.
"Coin toss liability has been flipping back and forth all week, but currently heads would be the best outcome for the book."
– Christian Cipollini, Sports Trader, @BetMGM
— John Ewing 🦁 (@johnewing) February 11, 2023
Most bet props Chiefs-Eagles at @BetMGM
Travis Kelce to score 1st TD (+650)
Travis Kelce to score anytime TD (-125)
Result of coin toss: Heads (-105)
Eagles 37-34 Chiefs correct score (+8000)
Patrick Mahomes over 0.5 interception (-110)
— John Ewing 🦁 (@johnewing) February 10, 2023
Over at Caesar’s Sportsbook, bettors went the opposite way, landing on tails (-102) with a little less juice.
The most popular Super Bowl 57 prop bets by tickets at @CaesarsSports.
1. Travis Kelce anytime TD (-114)
2. Travis Kelce first TD (+550)
3. Jalen Hurts anytime TD (-105)
4. Tails (-102)
5. Travis Kelce to score two or more touchdowns (+490)Sensing a theme?
— Max Meyer (@TheMaxMeyer) February 9, 2023
It should be noted that the last eight teams to win the coin toss ended up losing the Super Bowl, so now might be a good time to get some live bets in.
