Some people avoid teasing total bets, but it is not a bad idea to target a total in a game that you feel confident about the side and over/under. This means that you are essentially paying for points that usually don’t end up mattering. You’re simply giving up too much edge by crossing over a dead range of final margin. Since you understand key numbers and the importance of them, then you probably understand why it doesn’t make sense to ever tease through zero.

Those are the key numbers to monitor when betting on football, especially at the NFL level.

A lot of NFL games are decided by either three, six, or seven points. Tips for teaser bets Cross key numbersĪs mentioned earlier, crossing a key number (and preferably multiple) is the best chance at winning a teaser.

The book goes into greater detail, but that should give you a basic idea of the teaser strategy. Wong uses push charts to illustrate that teasing +1.5 to +2.5 underdogs and -7.5 to -8.5 favorites is profitable when given the right teaser odds. Stanford Wong’s book called Sharp Sports Betting, which was first published in 2001, was the first to put together a basic strategy for teasers. Teasers are especially useful in football due to its rigid scoring system. That's why payouts are lower for teasers than standard parlay wagers. Using the example above, if Los Angeles were to win 30-24, that six-point margin of victory would mean whether you 'teased' Los Angeles at -3.5 points, or Atlanta at +15.5 points, your bet would be a winner. With a teaser bet, it's possible that you could be a winner regardless of what side you choose. If you choose Atlanta, instead of starting at +9.5 points, they will have to stay within 15.5 points for you to win. If you choose Los Angeles on a six-point teaser, it now only has to win the game by more than 3.5 points for you to win.

Los Angeles is a 9.5-point favorite over Atlanta. For a football teaser, you can choose a six-point, 6.5-point or seven-point teaser with varying payouts. The number of points applied to your choice can vary. A teaser is a bet involving multiple teams like a parlay, but where you reduce your payout in favor of gaining more points to increase the likelihood of winning each game.

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