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TEASERS (American Football and Basketball only)

A teaser is a parlay in which you adjust the point spread or total of each individual play; in other words, a teaser is a parlay comprised of a series of buy wagers instead of straight bets.

Like a parlay, a teaser is a single bet that links together several individual plays (from 2 to 8 in the case of teasers). You can combine a series of straight bets, over/under bets, or any mixture of the two. A teaser allows you to "buy points" - adjust the point spread or totals in your favor -on the plays that comprise the multi-part wager. As in a buy wager, adjusting the spread and/or the totals costs you less favorable odds, thus less of a return on your wager.

In a teaser, the amount of points that you are allowed to buy is higher than those allowed for straight bets. Whereas straight buy wagers allow you to buy 0.5, 1, 1.5 or 2 points on either the point spread or the total, in a teaser you are offered anywhere from 3.5 to 7 points, depending on the sport. However, you cannot select different point adjustments for the different plays: the amount of points you buy will be applied to all of the individual plays that comprise the teaser. You cannot buy, say, 4 points on one game and 5 on another.

What are the advantages of playing a teaser rather than a series of individual buy wagers? You receive significantly better odds than you would playing the adjusted money lines of buy wagers. Also, compared to a buy wager, the teaser offers you a greater number of points with which to adjust the point spreads and totals. The disadvantages? As in a parlay, winning two out of three or three out of four is still a loss. If those winning plays had been individual buy wagers, you would have come out ahead. As always, going for a bigger payout entails a bigger risk.

These are the payouts for teasers (Game sides & totals):

Teasers(Game sides & totals)
Monster Teaser
Football: 6 pts 6.5pts 7 pts
Basketball: 4 pts 4.5pts 5 pts
2 team
Even 10/11 5/6
3 team
17/10 9/5 3/2
4 team
14/5 5/2 2/1
5 team
17/4 4/1 7/2
6 team
6/1 11/2 5/1
Football:  
10 pts
Basketball:  
7 pts
3-team
 
5/6
1st & 2nd Half Teasers (sides & totals)
1st & 2nd Half Monster Teasers
Football:
3 pts
Basketball:
2 pts
2 team
10/11
3 team
9/5
4 team
5/2
5 team
4/1
6 team
11/2
Football:
5 pts
Basketball:
3.5 pts
3 team
10/13

Let's put the theory into action:

Outcome I

Say the results of the two games were the following:

Miami 10
Atlanta 21
Baltimore 32
New Orleans 27

Todd's first play wins: Atlanta won the game by 11 points, thus covering the adjusted point spread of 0.0. Since the teaser eliminated the point spread, Atlanta simply had to win the game outright for this play to be a winner.

The second play wins: Baltimore won by 7 points. Since the teaser adjusted the Baltimore's point spread to +3.5, Baltimore had to either win the game outright or lose by less than 3 for this play to be a winner.

The third play wins: the sum of Baltimore and New Orlean's final scores is 59. With the adjusted total line of the teaser, any total score over 25.5 is a winner.

Since all three plays of the teaser were winners, the teaser bet wins. The odds for a 3 play teaser with a 7 point adjustment are 6/5. Thus Todd's $50 bet returns $60. Unlike straight bets or buy wagers, in which the original bet is returned to the bettor if he or she wins, teaser payouts include the original wager. $60 is deposited to Todd's account. His balance now reads: $160 available, $0 at risk.

Outcome II

Say the results of the same two games were instead:

Miami 10
Atlanta 14
Baltimore 25
New Orleans 28

Todd's first play wins: Atlanta won the game by 4 points. Since Todd "teased" Atlanta's point spread from -7 to 0.0, Atlanta only needed to win the game outright for this play to be a winner.

The second play wins: Baltimore lost by 3 points. Since the teaser adjusted Baltimore's point spread to +3.5, Baltimore could lose by 4 or less for this play to be a winner.

The third play wins: the sum of Baltimore and New Orlean's final scores is 53. With the adjusted total line of the teaser, any total score over 25.5 is a winner.

Since all three plays of the teaser were winners, the teaser bet wins. The odds for a 3 play teaser with a 7 point adjustment are 6/5. Thus Todd's $50 bet returns $60. $60 is deposited to his account. His balance now reads: $110 available, $0 at risk.