Sixty Super Bowls now provide a long record of how championship favorites, underdogs, spreads, and totals actually finished. This Super Bowl betting history guide uses closing or near-kickoff market references rather than opening prices, then grades every result from the final score.
The latest entry is Super Bowl LX, where Seattle was a 4.5-point favorite and beat New England 29–13 on February 8, 2026. For context around that event, BetNow’s Super Bowl LX odds page covers the championship market.
Super Bowl Betting Results, Every Year Since 1967
The table is the core record behind the historical calculations below. “Closing spread” identifies the favorite and reference price, while “ATS result” identifies the side that covered. Super Bowl I has no total because the historical dataset used here does not list one.
For consistency, Super Bowls I–50 follow ESPN’s archived closing-line record; later games use ESPN consensus or near-kickoff market references. Historical sportsbooks can differ by a half-point, so another archive may show an alternate number for a small number of games. Final scores were checked separately, including Seattle’s 29–13 Super Bowl LX result in the NFL’s official recap.
| Super Bowl | Matchup | Closing/reference spread | Total | Final score | ATS result | O/U | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 1967 | Packers–Chiefs | Packers -14 | — | Green Bay Packers 35–10 Kansas City Chiefs | Packers | N/A |
| II | 1968 | Packers–Raiders | Packers -13.5 | 43 | Green Bay Packers 33–14 Oakland Raiders | Packers | Over |
| III | 1969 | Colts–Jets | Colts -18 | 40 | New York Jets 16–7 Baltimore Colts | Jets | Under |
| IV | 1970 | Vikings–Chiefs | Vikings -12 | 39 | Kansas City Chiefs 23–7 Minnesota Vikings | Chiefs | Under |
| V | 1971 | Cowboys–Colts | Cowboys -2.5 | 36 | Baltimore Colts 16–13 Dallas Cowboys | Colts | Under |
| VI | 1972 | Cowboys–Dolphins | Cowboys -6 | 34 | Dallas Cowboys 24–3 Miami Dolphins | Cowboys | Under |
| VII | 1973 | Dolphins–Washington | Dolphins -1.5 | 33 | Miami Dolphins 14–7 Washington Redskins | Dolphins | Under |
| VIII | 1974 | Dolphins–Vikings | Dolphins -6.5 | 33 | Miami Dolphins 24–7 Minnesota Vikings | Dolphins | Under |
| IX | 1975 | Steelers–Vikings | Steelers -3 | 33 | Pittsburgh Steelers 16–6 Minnesota Vikings | Steelers | Under |
| X | 1976 | Steelers–Cowboys | Steelers -6.5 | 36 | Pittsburgh Steelers 21–17 Dallas Cowboys | Cowboys | Over |
| XI | 1977 | Raiders–Vikings | Raiders -4.5 | 38 | Oakland Raiders 32–14 Minnesota Vikings | Raiders | Over |
| XII | 1978 | Cowboys–Broncos | Cowboys -6 | 39 | Dallas Cowboys 27–10 Denver Broncos | Cowboys | Under |
| XIII | 1979 | Steelers–Cowboys | Steelers -3.5 | 37 | Pittsburgh Steelers 35–31 Dallas Cowboys | Steelers | Over |
| XIV | 1980 | Steelers–Rams | Steelers -10.5 | 36 | Pittsburgh Steelers 31–19 Los Angeles Rams | Steelers | Over |
| XV | 1981 | Eagles–Raiders | Eagles -3 | 37.5 | Oakland Raiders 27–10 Philadelphia Eagles | Raiders | Under |
| XVI | 1982 | Bengals–49ers | Bengals -1 | 48 | San Francisco 49ers 26–21 Cincinnati Bengals | 49ers | Under |
| XVII | 1983 | Dolphins–Washington | Dolphins -3 | 36.5 | Washington Redskins 27–17 Miami Dolphins | Washington | Over |
| XVIII | 1984 | Washington–Raiders | Washington -3.5 | 48 | Los Angeles Raiders 38–9 Washington Redskins | Raiders | Under |
| XIX | 1985 | 49ers–Dolphins | 49ers -3 | 53.5 | San Francisco 49ers 38–16 Miami Dolphins | 49ers | Over |
| XX | 1986 | Bears–Patriots | Bears -10 | 37.5 | Chicago Bears 46–10 New England Patriots | Bears | Over |
| XXI | 1987 | Giants–Broncos | Giants -9.5 | 40 | New York Giants 39–20 Denver Broncos | Giants | Over |
| XXII | 1988 | Broncos–Washington | Broncos -3.5 | 47 | Washington Redskins 42–10 Denver Broncos | Washington | Over |
| XXIII | 1989 | 49ers–Bengals | 49ers -7 | 48 | San Francisco 49ers 20–16 Cincinnati Bengals | Bengals | Under |
| XXIV | 1990 | 49ers–Broncos | 49ers -12 | 48 | San Francisco 49ers 55–10 Denver Broncos | 49ers | Over |
| XXV | 1991 | Bills–Giants | Bills -6.5 | 40.5 | New York Giants 20–19 Buffalo Bills | Giants | Under |
| XXVI | 1992 | Washington–Bills | Washington -7 | 48.5 | Washington Redskins 37–24 Buffalo Bills | Washington | Over |
| XXVII | 1993 | Cowboys–Bills | Cowboys -6.5 | 44.5 | Dallas Cowboys 52–17 Buffalo Bills | Cowboys | Over |
| XXVIII | 1994 | Cowboys–Bills | Cowboys -10.5 | 50.5 | Dallas Cowboys 30–13 Buffalo Bills | Cowboys | Under |
| XXIX | 1995 | 49ers–Chargers | 49ers -18 | 54 | San Francisco 49ers 49–26 San Diego Chargers | 49ers | Over |
| XXX | 1996 | Cowboys–Steelers | Cowboys -13.5 | 52 | Dallas Cowboys 27–17 Pittsburgh Steelers | Steelers | Under |
| XXXI | 1997 | Packers–Patriots | Packers -14 | 49.5 | Green Bay Packers 35–21 New England Patriots | Push | Over |
| XXXII | 1998 | Packers–Broncos | Packers -11.5 | 49 | Denver Broncos 31–24 Green Bay Packers | Broncos | Over |
| XXXIII | 1999 | Broncos–Falcons | Broncos -7.5 | 53 | Denver Broncos 34–19 Atlanta Falcons | Broncos | Push |
| XXXIV | 2000 | Rams–Titans | Rams -7 | 48 | St. Louis Rams 23–16 Tennessee Titans | Push | Under |
| XXXV | 2001 | Ravens–Giants | Ravens -3 | 33 | Baltimore Ravens 34–7 New York Giants | Ravens | Over |
| XXXVI | 2002 | Rams–Patriots | Rams -14 | 53.5 | New England Patriots 20–17 St. Louis Rams | Patriots | Under |
| XXXVII | 2003 | Raiders–Buccaneers | Raiders -4 | 44 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48–21 Oakland Raiders | Buccaneers | Over |
| XXXVIII | 2004 | Patriots–Panthers | Patriots -7 | 37.5 | New England Patriots 32–29 Carolina Panthers | Panthers | Over |
| XXXIX | 2005 | Patriots–Eagles | Patriots -7 | 47.5 | New England Patriots 24–21 Philadelphia Eagles | Eagles | Under |
| XL | 2006 | Steelers–Seahawks | Steelers -4 | 47 | Pittsburgh Steelers 21–10 Seattle Seahawks | Steelers | Under |
| XLI | 2007 | Colts–Bears | Colts -7 | 48 | Indianapolis Colts 29–17 Chicago Bears | Colts | Under |
| XLII | 2008 | Patriots–Giants | Patriots -12.5 | 54.5 | New York Giants 17–14 New England Patriots | Giants | Under |
| XLIII | 2009 | Steelers–Cardinals | Steelers -7 | 46.5 | Pittsburgh Steelers 27–23 Arizona Cardinals | Cardinals | Over |
| XLIV | 2010 | Colts–Saints | Colts -4.5 | 56.5 | New Orleans Saints 31–17 Indianapolis Colts | Saints | Under |
| XLV | 2011 | Packers–Steelers | Packers -2.5 | 45 | Green Bay Packers 31–25 Pittsburgh Steelers | Packers | Over |
| XLVI | 2012 | Patriots–Giants | Patriots -3 | 54 | New York Giants 21–17 New England Patriots | Giants | Under |
| XLVII | 2013 | 49ers–Ravens | 49ers -4 | 47 | Baltimore Ravens 34–31 San Francisco 49ers | Ravens | Over |
| XLVIII | 2014 | Broncos–Seahawks | Broncos -2.5 | 47.5 | Seattle Seahawks 43–8 Denver Broncos | Seahawks | Over |
| XLIX | 2015 | Patriots–Seahawks | Patriots -1 | 47.5 | New England Patriots 28–24 Seattle Seahawks | Patriots | Over |
| L | 2016 | Panthers–Broncos | Panthers -5 | 43.5 | Denver Broncos 24–10 Carolina Panthers | Broncos | Under |
| LI | 2017 | Patriots–Falcons | Patriots -3 | 57 | New England Patriots 34–28 Atlanta Falcons | Patriots | Over |
| LII | 2018 | Patriots–Eagles | Patriots -4.5 | 49 | Philadelphia Eagles 41–33 New England Patriots | Eagles | Over |
| LIII | 2019 | Patriots–Rams | Patriots -2.5 | 55.5 | New England Patriots 13–3 Los Angeles Rams | Patriots | Under |
| LIV | 2020 | Chiefs–49ers | Chiefs -1.5 | 53.5 | Kansas City Chiefs 31–20 San Francisco 49ers | Chiefs | Under |
| LV | 2021 | Chiefs–Buccaneers | Chiefs -3 | 56 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31–9 Kansas City Chiefs | Buccaneers | Under |
| LVI | 2022 | Rams–Bengals | Rams -4.5 | 48.5 | Los Angeles Rams 23–20 Cincinnati Bengals | Bengals | Under |
| LVII | 2023 | Eagles–Chiefs | Eagles -1 | 51 | Kansas City Chiefs 38–35 Philadelphia Eagles | Chiefs | Over |
| LVIII | 2024 | 49ers–Chiefs | 49ers -2 | 46.5 | Kansas City Chiefs 25–22 San Francisco 49ers | Chiefs | Over |
| LIX | 2025 | Chiefs–Eagles | Chiefs -1.5 | 48.5 | Philadelphia Eagles 40–22 Kansas City Chiefs | Eagles | Over |
| LX | 2026 | Seahawks–Patriots | Seahawks -4.5 | 45.5 | Seattle Seahawks 29–13 New England Patriots | Seahawks | Under |
Favorites vs. Underdogs: Who Actually Wins?
Judged by the closing favorite above, favorites are 37–23 straight up through Super Bowl LX, a 61.7% win rate. So, Super Bowl history cuts both ways. The favorite usually holds up, and yet 23 champions closed as underdogs, nearly two in five.
The split should not be treated as a forecast by itself. The point spread changes the question from “who wins?” to “by how much?” Anyone comparing moneyline and point spread betting should separate straight-up results from ATS results.
Across favorites vs. underdogs, the most recent decade is much less one-sided. From Super Bowls LI through LX, favorites went 5–5 straight up.
Against the Spread (ATS): The Real Cover Rate Trend
The all-time ATS record sits almost level. Underdogs are 30–28–2 through Super Bowl LX, and once the two pushes come out, they’ve covered 51.7% of graded games against 48.3% for favorites.
So knowing who won tells you very little about which ticket cashed. The pushes came in XXXI and XXXIV. Green Bay laid 14 and won by exactly 14. St. Louis repeated the trick at -7, winning by seven. A favorite can also take the game outright and still fail to cover the spread, which is what happened in Super Bowl LVI, where the Rams closed at -4.5 and beat Cincinnati 23–20.
Recent results lean toward dogs without creating a rule. Underdogs covered five consecutive Super Bowls from LV through LIX before Seattle ended that run in LX. Over the last 10 games, underdogs are 6–4 ATS. That is a useful Super Bowl betting trends snapshot, not evidence that the next underdog has an automatic edge.
Over/Under History: How Often Do Super Bowls Go Over?
Of the 59 Super Bowls in this dataset with a listed total, 29 went over, 29 went under, and one pushed. That works out to 49.2% either way, with the push accounting for the remaining 1.7%.
Super Bowl XXXIII supplied that push. Denver beat Atlanta 34–19, and the 53 combined points landed exactly on a total of 53. Over the 10 Super Bowls from LI through LX, overs and unders split 5–5. The wider Super Bowl odds history therefore shows no all-time advantage for either result in this dataset.
Totals also changed substantially across eras. Early championship totals commonly sat in the 30s, while Super Bowl LI closed at 57 in the reference used here. The final score reached 62 points when New England beat Atlanta 34–28.
Biggest Super Bowl Upsets and Closest Games
The Jets’ 16–7 victory over Baltimore in Super Bowl III remains the benchmark among Super Bowl upsets. ESPN’s closing-line archive lists the Colts as 18-point favorites, making New York the largest closing underdog to win the game outright.
The list of major Super Bowl upsets runs deeper than that. New England was getting 14 points from St. Louis in XXXVI and won. The Giants did the same in XLII, 12.5-point dogs against a Patriots team that hadn’t lost all season. The older ones count too: Kansas City beat Minnesota in IV as a 12-point dog, and Denver got 11.5 against Green Bay in XXXII.
At the other end of the margin scale, Super Bowl XXV is the only one-point finish: the Giants beat Buffalo 20–19. Three consecutive games from LVI through LVIII were decided by exactly three points. Those close finals are part of Super Bowl spread history, but a small final margin does not necessarily mean the closing line was small.
If readers want a non-sportsbook pool format built around score digits instead of margins, the rules for Super Bowl squares are a separate concept.
Super Bowl betting history FAQs
How often do favorites win the Super Bowl?
Through Super Bowl LX, closing favorites are 37–23 straight up in the dataset used here, or 61.7%. That is the answer from the full Super Bowl history sample, but it does not mean favorites have been similarly dominant ATS.
Who is the biggest underdog to ever win the Super Bowl?
The New York Jets are the biggest closing underdog to win, beating the Baltimore Colts 16–7 in Super Bowl III as 18-point underdogs. That remains the defining championship betting upset.
What is the biggest point spread in Super Bowl history?
The ESPN/Gold Sheet closing lines behind this table top out at 18 points, and two Super Bowls sit at that number. Baltimore laid 18 against the Jets in Super Bowl III. San Francisco laid the same against San Diego in XXIX, though other historical databases put that one at -18.5, which is where the half-point discrepancy between published records comes from.
Have underdogs covered the spread more often than favorites in recent years?
Yes. Underdogs went 6–4 ATS over the 10 Super Bowls from LI through LX. They had also covered five straight from LV through LIX before favorite Seattle covered in LX. The larger all-time record is much closer at 30–28–2 in favor of underdogs against the spread.
Closing Thoughts
The full Super Bowl betting history record doesn’t reduce to one angle. Favorites have won 61.7% of the games. Underdogs still hold a narrow ATS edge, and among games with listed totals the over/under split is close to even.
None of that is a prediction. It’s background. Before you bet, check the current price and work out what it actually takes to cover the spread. Sides and totals are also a separate question from markets like Super Bowl prop bets. History only ever tells you what already happened.
Hilbert Mayer
Sports Writer
Hilbert Mayer is a professional sports writer, betting analyst, and content strategist with over 15 years of experience in the sports industry. Before focusing on sports betting analysis and handicapping, Hilbert worked as a sports writer for various news outlets, covering everything from game recaps to in-depth matchup features. Today, he specializes in MLB, NFL, March Madness, and UFC betting, combining his journalistic background with deep statistical expertise and real-world betting insights. His proven track record, sharp reads, and ability to break down complex matchups make him a trusted voice among both casual bettors and seasoned sharps.
Published on: September 17, 2026
Last updated: November 1, 2026