Just ahead of the 2014 Super Bowl, half of sports fans see some aspect of the supernatural at play in sports, meaning they either pray to God to help their team, have thought their team was cursed at some point in time, or believe that God plays a role in determining the outcome of sporting events.
MORE: http://publicreligion.org/research/2014/01/jan-2014-sports-poll/
See also...
For some fans, Super Bowl has supernatural twist
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2014/01/31/for-some-fans-super-bowl-has-supernatural-twist/?hpt=hp_t3
The Bible Tells Us Who's Going to Win the Super Bowl
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/02/01/the-bible-tells-us-whos-going-to-win-the-super-bowl/
