Super Bowl Squares: The Best & Worst Numbers

Picking a square in a Super Bowl Squares pool has become just as much a tradition as stocking up on wings, nachos, pizza, or sliders before the big game.

Across the nation, football enthusiasts will be glued to the epic clash between the Seahawks and Patriots, cheering for their squad while crossing fingers that the quarter-end scores line up perfectly for a longshot payout. Lately, sportsbooks have capitalized on the buzz by letting bettors pick their preferred numbers outright, a fresh twist on the classic random assignments in old-school pools.

What are traditional Super Bowl Squares?

Participating in Super Bowl squares is among the simplest methods for fans who aren’t deeply into football to get involved in the excitement of the championship game. It’s essentially a luck-based activity where participants each get one of 100 spots on a grid. After all spots are filled, digits from 0 to 9 are randomly placed along the top row and left column. The top row’s numbers correspond to one team, and the side columns to the other. Winners are decided by the last digit of each team’s score at the close of the first quarter, halftime, the third quarter, and the final whistle.

For instance, if the score at halftime is Seattle 17, New England 6, then the winning square is Seahawks 7, Patriots 6. If the final score is Seattle 36 New England 17, then the winning square is Seahawks 6, Patriots 7. The winners are always determined by the second digit only.

For those looking to invest in multiple squares, avoid choosing boxes in the same row or the same column.

Why? It simply decreases potentially landing on unfavorable numbers multiple times.

Best & Worst Numbers for Super Bowl Squares

The most desired numbers are: 0,1, 3, 4, 7. As we know, field goals are worth three points, touchdowns are worth six and point after attempts are worth one.

The least desired numbers in Super Bowl squares are easily: 2, 5, 9. If you land on a combination of 2-2 or 5-5 or 9-9, you most likely will be looking to place several fun proposition wagers – since you are facing a major disadvantage of profiting from any square pool.

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What Oddsmakers Are Saying

If your square doesn’t land on favorable numbers, sportsbooks allow you to select them yourself, rather than relying on the random assignments typical in standard pools.

Here are the betting squares odds for the Final Score for Super Bowl LX: (courtesy of Caesars Sports)

Per Caesars Sportsbook, the squares with the lowest odds for the final score involve:

• Seahawks 0, Patriots 7 +1800
• Patriots 0, Seahawks 7 +2000
• Patriots 7, Seahawks 4 +2200
• Patriots 4, Seahawks 7 +2500
• Patriots 3, Seahawks 0 +2500
• Seahawks 3, Patriots 0 +2500
• Seahawks 7, Patriots 3 +2800
• Seahawks 3, Patriots 7 +3500
• Patriots 0, Seahawks 4 +3000
• Seahawks 4, Patriots 1 +3500

On the flip side, the squares with the highest odds for the final score involve:

• Seahawks 5, Patriots 5 +20000
• Patriots 5, Seahawks 5 +20000
• Seahawks 2, Patriots 2 +20000
• Patriots 2, Seahawks 2 +20000
• Seahawks 9, Patriots 9 +10000
• Patriots 9, Seahawks 9 +10000
• Seahawks 5, Patriots 9 +17500
• Patriots 9, Seahawks 5 +17500

If you end up with any of these combos in your standard pools, you’ll probably want to place some lighthearted side bets—like the Gatorade shower color or the national anthem duration—because cashing in on the main prize is a long shot.

Traditional Super Bowl Squares vs. Sportsbooks

As someone who loves finding higher paying odds, I prefer randomly assigned numbers in traditional square pools rather than the fixed odds offered by sportsbooks. In your neighborhood square pool, the prize money is the same no matter which numbers win.

Good luck on all your wagers!