A teaser lets you move the point spread and the total in your favour, in exchange for a smaller payout and the need to win every leg. It is the bet to consider when you like a game but the posted number doesn’t quite convince you.
In a 2-team teaser you pick two spreads or totals and move each one by the same number of points, usually 6, 6.5 or 7. Both legs must win.
Example with 7 points: Broncos +2.5 becomes Broncos +9.5, and Under 40.5 becomes Under 47.5. The legs can be the same game’s spread and total, or come from two different games.
At -140 you need both legs to win about 58% of the time to break even, so each leg needs roughly a 76% chance after the move.
Final Call Pro grades its teasers at -120 (6 points), -130 (6.5) and -140 (7).
NFL games are decided by 3 and 7 points far more often than any other margins. A teaser that moves a line across both 3 and 7 picks up the most value: an underdog of +1.5 to +2.5 moved to +7.5 to +8.5, or a favourite of -7.5 to -8.5 moved to -1.5 to -2.5.
In the NBA and college sports, margins are spread more evenly, so moving 6 or 7 points crosses fewer key numbers. That is why Final Call Pro’s analyst teases NFL games only.
If one leg lands exactly on the moved number, books handle the push differently: some reduce the teaser, some void it. Final Call Pro grades a teaser with a pushed leg as a push (stake returned). Check your sportsbook’s rules before you bet.
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