Never Tease through 0

[peteyapple]

See a lot of simpletons teasing favorites through 0 to be a short dog. This is a bad bet as games don't end in a tie. None in 2016 and no ties in the playoffs. Therefore, you are turning a 6 point teaser into a 5 point teaser. Why pay for 6 points when you only get 5 points. For example, Car minus 2.5. To dog of 3.5. Only provide 5 possible outcomes for a win instead of 6.
Its fine if you just want to have fun and it is the playoffs and you want to play, however if you are serious about winning then teasers through 0 are a bad bet.

Example Looking at another favorite Denver -7.5. Teased to -1.5. This gives 6 possible winning combinations.

Same me logic as Blsckhack. When you have a hand which you should split or double then you need to take take advantage of the odds and don't give the house any more advantage then they already have.

Good Luck

 

[theMadMan]

See a lot of simpletons teasing favorites through 0 to be a short dog. This is a bad bet as games don't end in a tie. None in 2016 and no ties in the playoffs. Therefore, you are turning a 6 point teaser into a 5 point teaser. Why pay for 6 points when you only get 5 points. For example, Car minus 2.5. To dog of 3.5. Only provide 5 possible outcomes for a win instead of 6.
Its fine if you just want to have fun and it is the playoffs and you want to play, however if you are serious about winning then teasers through 0 are a bad bet.

Example Looking at another favorite Denver -7.5. Teased to -1.5. This gives 6 possible winning combinations.

Same me logic as Blsckhack. When you have a hand which you should split or double then you need to take take advantage of the odds and don't give the house any more advantage then they already have.

Good Luck

Not so sure i agree if you can get the favorite off a "key #" like (3) as you show in your example
Carolina + 3 1/2 becomes alot more valuable -due to the fact you position yourself with the hook which over time will win you enuf to overcome the math.......


Lets see how this example works out today

CAROLINA +3 1/2 /DENVER - 1 1/2 tease

 

[peteyapple]

Not so sure i agree if you can get the favorite off a "key #" like (3) as you show in your example
Carolina + 3 1/2 becomes alot more valuable -due to the fact you position yourself with the hook which over time will win you enuf to overcome the math.......


Lets see how this example works out today

CAROLINA +3 1/2 /DENVER - 1 1/2 tease

i am not handicapping today's games. Just simple math and probability. You are paying for 6 points but only getting 5. Of course you could win today , just giving the house an advantage that they love

 

[chonce]

i am not handicapping today's games. Just simple math and probability. You are paying for 6 points but only getting 5. Of course you could win today , just giving the house an advantage that they love

I never tease but if you go through zero to get on a 3, the odds of a game landing on a is so significant that it might well make up for the fact that only 5 options can win. Yes, it is a game can end in 5, but having 6 possible winning outcomes more does not mean the odds are better you will cover. Because the odds of a game landing on a 2 vs a 3 is drastic -- certainly not 1-1. I haven't done the math, but to really assess the merit of your advice it would make sense to see the odds of the 5 or 6 new results you are adding to the game via a tease. The 0 does take away one possible outcome, but if 15 percent of games end in 3 and only 2 percent and in 4, each outcome is not equal (I am speculating on the numbers -- I will look it up and link it)

 

[chonce]

I can't find the table, but I know some posters here have it. This article does give some perspective on why the amount of possible outcomes is not as important on what outcomes are covered in your particular bet. http://professionalgambler.com/article1025.html

 

[ShortBusDriver7]

the best teasers are 7-8 pt favs down and 1-2 pt underdogs up over the TD. It's proven

but it's actually a misconception to not tease through 0, as posted by Chonce above. You do gain enough value to justify it

 

[DwayneBowe]

Teasing Car -2.5 makes no sense. You only get rid of 1 key number teasing Car today in a 6 pt teaser. Tease a 7 pt fav like Shortbus said.