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Statistically The Best Numbers For Your Super Bowl Squares

By: Mike Sullivan
@mikesullivan

Super Bowl squares are very popular every year. There are countless office pools, family pools, and opportunities to purchase squares wherever you look.

It's all about the luck of the draw. Most people will want their digits to be common scoring numbers like 4, 7, 3 and 0. Squares are a great way to follow the Super Bowl closely and have something to root for.

NumberFire.com came out with an analytic breakdown of Super Bowl square odds.

Historically speaking, the most common final digits have been 4 for the AFC and 7 for the NFC.

For Sunday's game, they projected the final digits are most likely to be 7 for the AFC and 7 for the NFC.

Furthermore, the best chance to win the first quarter is the coveted 0,0 square. Historically, this square has won the first quarter 21% of the time since 2000.

NumberFire reports that the worst possible number you can have is a 2.

Check out the charts on Monday Morning Quarterback for an interactive breakdown.

What squares do you have? Do you like your chances?

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