Super Bowl 51 is upcoming at NRG Stadium in Houston Texas. This game will feature the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons. The Patriots are just -3 in this game, so no matter what, we are likely not going to see a major upset. That had us thinking about the 10 biggest gambling upsets in Super Bowl betting history, and we have ranked them.
The 10 Biggest Gambling Upsets in Super Bowl History
10. Super Bowl XLII: The New York Giants were a two touchdown underdog against the New England Patriots. The Giants came away with a 3 point win. The unbeaten Patriots team took a loss. That’s a 17 point difference.
9. Super Bowl XXXVI: The New England Patriots were a two touchdown underdogs against the St. Louis Rams. The Rams scored just 17 points, and lost the game. That was a difference of 17 points between the spread and the final score.
8. Super Bowl XXXII: The Denver Broncos were +11 against the Green Bay Packers, and they came away with a win by 7 points. An 18 point difference. Denver then went on to win the title next season, so in the grand scheme, not huge underdogs, but in this game certainly were.
7. Super Bowl XV: The Oakland Raiders beat the Philadelphia Eagles by 17 points. The Raiders were a 3 point underdog in this game. One of Philadelphia’s fail moments in Super Bowl history.
6. Super Bowl III: The New York Jets were +18 against the Baltimore Colts. We all know it’s history from there. A 27 point difference between the spread and the final score.
5. Super Bowl IV: The Kansas City Chiefs were +12, and they blasted the Minnesota Vikings 23-7. This is a whopping 28 point difference.
4. Super Bowl XXXVIII: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers dismantled the Oakland Raiders. The Buccaneers came into the game as a four point underdog. The Buccaneers scored 48 points and won the game by 27 points. That 31 point difference made for a massive upset.
3. Super Bowl XVIII: The Los Angeles Raiders were a field goal underdog. They took on the Washington Redskins, and the phrase “Just Win Baby” became a real thing. The Raiders beat the Redskins 38-9, making a 32 point difference.
2. Super Bowl XXLL: Anyone remember when the Washington Redskins were +3 against John Elway and the Denver Broncos? Yeah, us either. But, it happened. The Redskins buried the Broncos 42-10. That makes a 35 point difference.
1 . Super Bowl XLVIII: Just recently, The Seattle Seahawks came into the game against the Denver Broncos as +2. Richard Sherman, Marshawn Lynch and Pete Carroll blasted the Broncos. They won the game 43-8. That makes our difference 37 points, the largest in Super Bowl history.
We hope you enjoyed our ranking of the 10 biggest gambling upsets in Super Bowl history. Enjoy the game this weekend and best of luck!
