Are teasers profitable? Thoughts?

Last year 6 point teasers have been very profitable... this year it has been a shitshow for me. For the people who bet teasers, how are you guys doing this year on them?

excellent.  But I do mostly 10 pointers,  and am very selective on 6 pointers...........normally if I feel the need to do a 6 pointer, which I did once this past week..........I will buy it to 7.  

The problem with a lot of 6 point teasers, is that the ML parlay is often a better option.

I love teasers.  Passionately lol.  I have been using them since I can remember, and I have been betting around 30 years.

This past week, I believe the 10 point variety was 25-7 on all 32 possible sides, last 2 weeks it was even better than that.  

The real key is not getting suckered into using the same game for like 5/6 combos.......be disciplined and use it 1/2x 

I fall victim to this as well sometimes, but I really try hard to not overuse games I love.

They can be. Use a power rating chart ie ( sagarins) to give you a numerical idea on what teams to use them with. 

@JDD

 How do you select for your 10 point teasers and 6 point teasers? I’ve been doing it blindly just based off the spread and have been getting killed. Do you bet everything for 10 point and it came out positive every week this year?

No

@spicycurry

 Just say no to teasers and parlays.

@spicycurry

 I dont do a lot of 6 pointers, mostly 10 and 13 pointers.  Here are some examples of recent ones.  I try to rarely cross a zero, but sometimes it makes sense depending on the matchups.  Again, try to only use it once.  I do use teams twice sometimes, but when I do I try to use a 10 and 13 with them.  You can't always avoid crossing the zero, as some matchups are too enticing for me.  It is not a perfect science, some people just regurgitate things they hear or think they know, I assure you when done properly not only are they more fun, but they help hedge your bets.  Rarely are you so far off on a teaser that it feels like a dumb decision afterwards. 

damn.,  I just tried to copy and paste like 10 of them from the past 2 weekends, and it did not take, but it looked like it was working.

Would have saved me the time of typing them out.  I don't think I can copy and paste into text here

[344] GEORGIA STATE +10½-105 (B+13) WIN OCT 8 2022 02:03
[343] GEORGIA SOUTHERN
[344] GEORGIA STATE
33
41 [352] WAKE FOREST -2½-105 (B+13) WIN OCT 8 2022 07:30
[351] ARMY
[352] WAKE FOREST
10
45 [360] OHIO +1½-105 (B+13) WIN OCT 8 2022 02:00
[359] AKRON
[360] OHIO
34
55 [363] OREGON +½-105 (B+13) WIN OCT 8 2022 09:05
[363] OREGON
[364] ARIZONA
49
22

friends don't let friends bet teasers.

This is gonna be too much work to copy and paste them.  

I start with the short lines, parity games.....games that Vegas is telling us should be close......games that the books are -3/+3 or less on.........those work well for 10/13 pointers because you are crossing so many key numbers..........a short home fave, adding 10, usually can get you over a TD at home, what are the odds of the home blowout?  Not high.   Same as a short away dog.....you add the points and you are almost always into + double digits......Those I like the most.  Week 3 NFL comes to mind.........sooooooo many short lines........Teaser heaven.......I think the 10 pointers went like 30-2 that week

[358] BOISE STATE -½-105 (B+7) WIN OCT 8 2022 10:00 TV BROADCAST: FS1
[357] FRESNO STATE
[358] BOISE STATE
20
40 [453] SEATTLE SEAHAWKS +12-105 (B+7) WIN OCT 9 2022 01:02 TV BROADCAST: FOX
[453] SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
[454] NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
32
39

Agreed. In the long run no. Even worst than straight bets. So if it is 50/50 to pick a side or total ATS what are the odds of two teams, three teams, four teams or more? Too many moving parts. I do alt line parlays but even those are dangerous. With alt parlays I can parlay a team total that will hit almost 100% of the time or a game total that is too high or two low not to hit, with an ATS plus 14 or 20 points more than the spread. Yes again need 2-4 parts to hit but if I can't get close to even money I don't do it. The vig will kill everyone, including profitable sports bettors (which most of us are not). Just my two cents.

I was taught only 2 Team 6 Point and 3 Team 10 Point and only at -120 or less.  And only NFL, not College.  And only Sides, not Totals.  And that professional level bettors use these 2 teasers to enhance their results.  Obviously you should be familiar with the Wong rules.  For a few years, the books had the 3T, 10pt at -130/even -140 and I quit betting them.  Now back to -120.  Book rules are important too on ties - one book I have counts ties as a loss even if the other 2 games win - don't ever bet them there obviously.  Ties should be a tie if the other games win. 

I've been doing only 3T, 10Pt at -120 this year and so far very profitable (last week went 2-0 with 6-0 sweep - only had to sweat 1 game really - for example, I had Dallas +15.5.  I also had AZ +15 and had to sweat that one when Phily was 14-0.).  I used to like taking 10 point favs and bringing them down to 0.  But got to point it seemed I'd always lose one. So I rarely do those.  This week I may take Rams down to -1 or -.5 vs. Carolina as I think they will destroy the Panthers.  

Now I like to take what I think are live dogs, preferably +4.5 or >, and tease over 2 TDs (see Dallas AZ above).  But I also do a lot of +3 dogs and take to +13 or home teams I think are pretty strong bets and taking +7>.  

Changing 10 points in the NFL is a LOT.  GL

^^^^^ this.

Week 3 I was 12-3 on 15 teases.  I did a shitload that week because the lines and my own personal thought process led me down that road....look at the lines from week 3 SpicyCurry.......that is great teaser weather..........parity..............close expected outcomes.............

Last week I only did 5, and was 4-1.

I TOTALLY AGREE NO TOTALS LOL

The main reason I try to stay away from 6 pointers is the ML parlay is often better option, the one I cut and pasted above just happened to be the first in a list of like 20 teasers I was trying to cut and paste, and that was the only one that actually took.  I forget why I did the 6 pointer there, but I probably had a good reason at the time.....

Oh, yeah, it was because Fresno state was without so many key players that I tried to have Boise in as many plays as possible, and I had an open spot..........IDK if you guys have this thing where the bookie only lets you bet so much per team????  He limits me on amount bet per team, specifically because of the damage I do with teases........so my trick to get around this is use some teases with open spots and it doesn't count against my total per team.  I already had $500 on Boise -7.5

Don't listen to these guys who say teasers don't work.......maybe they don't, for them.....10 and 13 points changes everything.  Especially in a parity filled league.......whatever works for them is their choice...........I am quite happy with my results, and if I had my 3/4 team teasers taken away, I would be really pissed off.

Teasers are fun. I never invest more than a unit into them tho. My success with them is about the same as any other 1 unit bet.

@JDD How much juice are you paying for your 13pointers?

@Ernie171

 -130 for 13 points

-120 for 10 points

-130 for 7 points

-120 for 6.5 points

-110 for 6 points

that is why I generally stay away from the 2 teamers unless its a dog that is jumping off the page at me......or an extra play scenario where I am maxed out on play per team amount (Like the Boise situation).....and now that I am remembering that play, I am not surprised that I paired it with a dog getting points that I liked.  Kind of fits my patterns.  

You have to hit 1 extra bet more than usual with these big combo plays or its not worth it......going 6-4 on 10 of the 3 team 10 pointers still will yield 1.2 units, whereas it is more like +1.8 units with ATS bets.  

Going 6-4 on 4 teamers is only profitable .8 units, but you're still up, and in my opinion, you (well, I) have a better shot of hitting 13 point manipulated lines on these combo bets.  Again, just what works for me......

The juice is not as bad as some make it seem......if you are winning you are winning......if you lose it is still a loss, just like .15 or .25 more units (or .10/.20 if you have 10c lines, but I have 5c lines)

They can be very profitable... I only play 4 team 13 pt teasers by far my most successful plays in the last 17 years

I do 3-4 each week for 1 unit and lost 1 so far.. perfect 4-0 Sunday. Sure you pay the vig..but you're getting 13 points. I play totals and sides... and the big bonus is getting action on leans and games I wouldn't touch outside of a teaser

Only play during a game that I was sweating was over on balt/cinci Sunday wgixh hit with  last fg

Depends, but yes.  For me the only way to play these is to pair games that otherwise have no stand alone value.  Essentially moderate / heavy favorites (-200) will get you to +125 and you only need about 45%.

do some teasers look like "can't lose"? sure, that's how they're sold. but at the end of the day, no bets against the casino is going to be profitable. the math and psychology is already stacked against you.

Teasing Underdogs and never teasing through the zero are smart moves.

3 team 10 point teasers

4 team 13 point teasers

These are definitely profitable.

@spicycurry

 Ive had worse season in teasers in over 10 yrs.

@lvmike32

 What do you think about the Bears/Commies game as a good base for a 3 teamer??

IDK.....maybe Bears +9, Wash +11, add Rams -.05.............

maybe take Wash and Rams sides first......leave open spot........wait for line to move to 0.5 and then add Bears +9.5...............just spitballin here..........looks good on paper.........

Maybe not.......IDK.......this is kind of how I start picking them....I look for a game that strikes me as one that if they played it 100 times it would be a double digit or blowout very rarely.......usually the books do this work for me with the suggested line......both these teams are struggling.......seems like it will be a close final......

They call it a “teaser” for a reason .. never do it .. pick a team straight up you have a 50/50 shot. Doing a teaser you have to win two bets. Your odds go way down. Just don’t do it lol