For example, when preparing to make your NFL Picks

When betting "teasers" in the NFL, you take two or more teams and add a set amount of points to the lines of each team. In the NFL the most common teaser is a six point teaser. Also 6.5 and seven point teasers are common but you have to pay more juice. For example, when preparing to make your NFL Picks, if you like the New England Patriots which are favored by seven over Cincinnati, your teaser ticket would read Patriots -1 and Cincinnati +13. In order for you to win the bet, you must win each bet. A push in either game would result in a void ticket and a returned bet and because the odds are in your favor, the payout would be less than betting a straight parlay at the normal spread.

A teaser bet is simple to make, but very few understand how to make one the right way. When preparing to make your NFL Picks in a teaser bet you must understand the value of the team you're wagering at the inflated number and also recognize key numbers in the NFL because of the unique scoring patterns in football. When betting a teaser, you get the most value when you can cross as many key numbers as possible. The key numbers in the NFL are 3, 4, 6, 7, and 10. Of those five numbers, 3 and 7 are the most relevant and games land on each more frequently than any other number in the NFL. The most productive and profitable way to bet a teaser involves all games when one can cross both the 3 and 7.

When you are teasing a spread to cover two key numbers in that case makes sense and the main reason for that is because of the numbers that fall in between. When betting NFL teasers over the three and the seven, you also win games that are decided by scores between those two numbers like four, five and six points, but those outcomes aren't as common as three or seven, but they still occur fairly frequently, adding to the number of bets that can win. When betting NFL teasers, you are essentially buying more numbers that the score can land on and win, although it makes the bet more expensive.

The unique scoring possibilities in football make it the only sport to really allows for realistic key numbers. This is not the case in basketball or other sports which is why teasers should not be played in any other sport. Even betting NFL Teasers may look more appealing than it is because it gives the bookmakers a further edge, due to the difficulty of hitting all of your NFL Picks often enough to make a profit. If you are betting NFL Picks from a professional and excellent professional handicapper which dramatically increases your chance of winning, that can tip the scales in your favor for betting teasers.

Also, if you shop around you can find two-team, six-point teasers that pay out at even money. NFL favorites either do not cover or fail to cover by less than six points more than 70 percent of the time so the expectation over the long term is for a loss. For seven point NFL teasers, the odds are even worse because although more NFL games will be covered by the inflated betting spread, bookmakers charge a higher price for the bets which tips the scales back in their favor.