That’s how Tim Chartier, an applied mathematician specializing in sports analytics, explains the trend behind one of the NFL’s most debated rituals: the Super Bowl coin toss. On paper, the toss is a ...

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Super Bowl Sunday turns even the smallest moments into betting opportunities, and nothing starts earlier than the opening coin toss. What was once a blink-and-you-miss-it formality is now one of the ...

There is an almost endless amount of prop bets to place on the Super Bowl, but for some reason, arguably the most popular is whether or not the pre-game coin toss will land on heads or tails. "Betting ...

SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 07: Captains Von Miller #58, Todd Davis #51, Kayvon Webster #36 and Peyton Manning #18 of the Denver Broncos meet at the 50 yard line with captains Cam Newton #1, Luke ...

Editor's note: Follow live Super Bowl score updates, results and highlights with our game blog. Could someone's Super Bowl 60 luck have changed with the flip of a coin? Sometimes a coin flip can ...