February 6, 2025
The Super Bowl, February 2025
Chiefs Will Win the Super Bowl, Say Americans. But Americans are Rooting for the Eagles.
Nearly six in ten Americans think the Kansas City Chiefs will win the Super Bowl on Sunday. However, almost the same proportion say they want the Philadelphia Eagles to hoist the Lombardi Trophy. Regardless of who wins, a plurality of Americans think the referees will play a major role in determining the outcome of the game. While about one in three residents nationally say they plan to place a bet on the Super Bowl, many Americans, in general, support the use of online or app-based gambling.
- Nearly six in ten Americans (58%) think the Kansas City Chiefs will win this year’s Super Bowl. 42% say the Philadelphia Eagles will win.
- But 57% want the Eagles to win the Super Bowl compared with 42% who want the Chiefs to take home the Vince Lombardi Trophy.
- A plurality of Americans (42%) say the referees will have a major impact on who wins the Super Bowl. An additional 37% think they will have at least a minor impact. Only 21% believe the officials will have no impact at all on the game's outcome. Americans under the age of 30 (51%) are more likely than their older counterparts to say the referees will have a major impact on who wins the Super Bowl. Men (46%) are also more likely than women (39%) to have this opinion.
- About one in three Americans (34%) say the game, itself, is their favorite part of Super Bowl Sunday. The commercials (22%), the halftime show (19%), and the food and festivities (17%) are among the aspects of the big day Americans most enjoy. Five percent say their favorite part of Super Bowl Sunday is the gambling, pools, and other party games.
- More than one in three Americans (35%) say they plan to place a bet on the Super Bowl this year, including a friendly wager or pool. 65% say they will not. Gen Z/Millennials (50%) are more likely than older generations to say they will put money on the Super Bowl. Men (43%) are also more likely than women (27%) to wager on the game.
Nearly Two in Three Americans Support Online or App-Based Betting
65% of Americans report they either strongly support or somewhat support betting online or via an app. 35% strongly oppose or somewhat oppose such gambling. Men (72%) are more likely than women (58%) to support online betting.
Generationally, opposition to sports gambling increases with age. While 77% of Gen Z/Millennials support online or app-based betting, 67% of Gen X and 45% of Baby Boomers and those in the Silent/Greatest generation agree.
More Than Three in Four Americans Greenlight Gambling
76% of Americans think that people should be able to gamble on sports and use their money the way they want. 24%, though, say that gambling is wrong because it promotes activities that can lead to addiction.
Americans Divide About Gambling’s Impact on Sports
51% of Americans say they are either very concerned or somewhat concerned that gambling will lead to games being “rigged” or “fixed.” 49% are not too concerned or not concerned at all that this will occur. Again, gender differences exist, with men (55%) being slightly more worried than women (47%) that gambling will adversely affect sports.
Nearly Half of Americans 21+ Say They Have Never Placed a Sports Bet
49% of Americans 21 and older report that they have never placed a bet on a professional sporting event. However, 12% say they have gambled about once a week during the last 12 months. 11% have done so about once a month while 13% report they have placed a sports bet once or twice within the last year. 15% say, although they have done so in the past, they have not wagered on sports in the past year.
Methodology
This survey of 1,128 adults was conducted February 3rd through February 4th, 2025 by the Marist Poll. Adults 18 years of age and older residing in the United States were contacted through online web surveys. The margin of error for all adults (n=1,128) is ±2.9 percentage points. The margin of error for registered voters (n=1,011) is ±3.1 percentage points.