Question 1

What is a teaser bet?

Accepted Answer

A teaser is a type of parlay where you can adjust the point spread or total in your favor on each leg. In exchange for the extra points, the payout is reduced compared to a standard parlay. The most common teasers are 6, 6.5, and 7-point teasers in football and basketball. All legs must win for the teaser to pay.

Question 2

What is the best teaser strategy?

Accepted Answer

The most profitable teaser strategy is the 'Wong teaser' - a 2-team, 6-point NFL teaser that crosses through key numbers 3 and 7. For example, teasing a +1 to +7 or a -8 to -2. Research shows these specific teasers have historically been profitable because they cross through margins of victory that occur most frequently in NFL games.

Question 3

Can you tease totals (over/under)?

Accepted Answer

Yes, most sportsbooks allow you to tease totals as well as spreads. You can move the total up or down by the teaser amount. For example, in a 6-point teaser, an Over 44 becomes Over 38, or an Under 44 becomes Under 50. However, teasing key numbers in totals is less well-studied than teasing spreads.

Question 4

What happens if one leg of a teaser pushes?

Accepted Answer

This depends on the sportsbook. At most books, if one leg pushes in a teaser, the teaser reduces by one team (a 3-team teaser becomes a 2-team teaser). Some books treat a push as a loss, which significantly reduces the value of teasers. Always check your sportsbook's teaser rules before betting.

Teams	6 pts	6.5 pts	7 pts	10 pts
2	1.909x	1.833x	1.769x	1.500x
3	2.600x	2.400x	2.200x	1.750x
4	3.500x	3.000x	2.800x	2.000x
5	5.000x	4.000x	3.500x	2.500x
6	7.000x	5.500x	4.500x	3.000x
7	10.000x	7.000x	6.000x	4.000x
8	15.000x	10.000x	8.000x	5.000x

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