Various Super Bowl Props via Historical Numbers
Dug into the stats, and rapidly came to find the fact that this game is outdoors (as a fact, independent of particular weather) means quite a lot when bringing to bear historical SB percentages on certain props.
Note: I ignored the first 3 Super Bowls because (1) both teams didn't have to play a minimum of 2 playoff games before the SB proper. That was just a step too far off today's conditions for me to care for whatever those results were (I didn't sift out their details first and then reject these games). It meant some of those SB making teams ended up playing all of 16 total games those seasons, merely matching what a team nowadays plays in the regular aspect alone. So the stat pool I drew from encompasses the last 44 SB, starting with the one that capped the 1969-70 season.
Also note: when I refer to a game having been played indoors, it covers games played both in a domed stadium or a stadium that had its retractable roof closed for the game.
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Before I get into highlighting venue specific stats, first there's a couple of standouts.
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The odds seen here are nothing unusual, since the TD is the usual solid fav to be the 1st score in normal football games. But here is no normal game. 44 Super Bowls, and FG & safeties have opened the scoring in 23 of them: that's a
52.3% rate. +150 odds = implied probability of 40%. 40% vs. 52.3% - where does the value lie in this option? Also, (1) we've gone 3 SB without seeing a FG open the scoring. Only twice over these 44 games ('73-'76, '81-'84) have their been longer droughts, and (2) in 2 playoff games & 4 primetime games this season, Seattle has only once seen a TD open the scoring.
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In these 44 SB there's been 15 teams that have scored first & lost SU (34.1% rate). Splitting up the numbers based on the venue -
Outdoors: 12 instances in 28 games ...
42.9% rate
Indoors..: 3 instances in 16 games .....
18.7% rate
+150 = 43.48% implied probability, so the odds per the historical numbers for the nature of the venue are pretty accurate. When the SB is outdoors, that seems to be the time to get interested in the dog for this prop. Indoors...not so much.
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In these 44 SB there's been 11 games that have totaled 4 or more FG. Splitting up the numbers based on the venue -
Outdoors: 5 instances in 28 games ....
17.8% rate
Indoors..: 6 instances in 16 games ....
37.5% rate
+130 = 43.48% implied probability. Odds here are obv. nowhere close to matching the historical outdoors numbers.
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In these 44 SB there's been 19 games that have seen the shortest FG kicked from within 24.5 yards. Splitting up the numbers based on the venue -
Outdoors: 13 instances in 28 games ...
46.4% rate
Indoors..: 6 instances in 16 games .....
37.5% rate
SB that have been played outdoors have obv. offered the greater chance of coughing up a short FG.
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(I see this is 44.5 now, so...) 13 of these 44 SB have seen the longest successful FG exceed 44 yards. Splitting up the numbers based on venue -
Outdoors: 7 instances in 28 games ....
25.0% rate
Indoors..: 6 instances in 16 games ....
37.5% rate
In 44 SB there's only been 14 total 45+ yard FG made. 88 kickers have combined to average 1 per 3.14 SB.