Teaser Bets

Many online sports bettors are curious to know exactly what Teaser Bets are, well were here to explain it to you. It may look a little confusing at first with these numbers adding but in reality it is very easy. A teaser plain and simple is an adjusted parlay bet on two or more teams. Basically you can add or subtract points from the spread or point totals to make your bet more favorable but it in turn reduces the odds posted by Online Sportsbooks. To win, all the selections must hit.

Teasers are used in football and basketball and cannot mix sports like you could a normal Parlay. Let us break down an example Teaser you could use. Lets say its football Sunday and you want to make a teaser bet. You would start off the same way as a parlay by picking two or more bets for a game. You decide to bet on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. the Detroit Lions and take the Lions spread which is +17 as well as the under of 45 points. Now this is where an aspect of Betting Teasers comes into play. You are offered 6, 6.5, or 7 point teasers for the bet.

You end up deciding on the 6 point teaser. 6 points is now added to the spread and the under you bet on making it +23 Lions spread and an under of 51 points. So now the Lions can win or not lose by more than 22 points, while the game total can not exceed 51 points thus allowing you to hit the teaser bet. It is also possible to teaser in the direction of the favorite.

Let us say your betting on Southern Cal vs. Notre Dame game. Southern Cal is a favorite by -7 and the over/under is 35. You decide to bet on Southern Cal -7 and the over 35, while adding a 6 point teaser. Now Southern Cal only has to win by -1 while the game total has to be over 29. Teasers add points to help your chances of hitting. But keep in mind, adding the teaser aspect lowers the payout but in all makes it easier to hit by favoring your odds.

Teasers are great if you think you have a good idea on a parlay, but you don’t know for sure how the scores will work out. They can add a necessary difference to lead you to hit big. Teasers are probably not a good idea if you are certain about your bets because of the lower payout. If you are comfortable, you probably should just keep the parlay because the payout will be much more than the teaser payout. In the end Parlay bets are tougher than Teasers bets, but like I said earlier if you have a good idea on your bet, a Teaser Betting is not a bad idea because of the flexibility it offers. Typically, New Online Sportsbooks don't have a huge variety of Teaser Bets.

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