How To Make A Teaser Bet

January 20, 2012  
Filed under Sports Gambling

In the world of sports betting, the most interesting bets like the most interesting girls tend to be exotic. A teaser bet is one such exotic bet, as like your co-worker’s hot girlfriend, the teaser bet is something that you can’t necessarily have, because the odds of the bet panning out are usually slim to none. However, the odd time you are able to talk to your co-worker’s girlfriend, just like when a teaser bet is won, the outcome is rewarding. Here is a guide on how to make a teaser bet.

A teaser bet is often confused by people new to bookie software sites, as being the same thing as a parlay bet. While the two exotic wagers share some similarities, the truth is they couldn’t be more different. On a similar note, both the parlay and the teaser allow the bettor to make one wager consisting of two or more games. In order for each wager to win, all of the teams you pick to win in each game to make up your teaser or parlay has to win otherwise your bet is considered a loss and you go home with no money.

On the other hand, where the teaser and the parlay bet differ is on the point spread. In a parlay bet, you are placing a single wager on multiple games, with the only common theme being that all of the teams you take to win have to win their games in order for the bet to win. Yet, in a teaser bet, the sportsbook you place your wager with, allows you to take a point spread and mix it up over your three-team teaser. In other words, if you take six and a half points on a three team teaser, you can shift the line so that the teams involved in your bet move one way or the other. But, in order to win the bet, not only do all three teams have to win, but they also have to cover the spread to the way you adjusted the line.

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