Special Teasers
Special teasers are used ONLY for football and basketball, both professional and college (NCAA). Special teasers are wagers that consist of three (3) or five (5) team selections joined together into a single play, where a certain number of points is added or subtracted to each selected side or total in order to improve the player’s chances of winning. Players receive a greater amount of points than on a regular teaser.
All picks must win; one loss makes the entire wager a loss. Unlike regular teasers, any push in a special teaser is automatically considered a loss. In 5-team special teasers it is prohibited to mix sports and to include open spots or totals.
Special Teasers are also called “super teasers”, “big teasers” or “sweetheart teasers”. The points given are applied as follows:
| Sides |
Always ADD the teaser points to the spread. |
| Over |
Always SUBTRACT the teaser points from the over. |
| Under |
Always ADD the teaser points to the under. |
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Examples:
Note:
For the following examples of teasers, first notice the posted lines for the football and basketball games. Then, notice how point spreads and totals change once the points are added or subtracted as explained above. Pay attention to the different payouts.
| Examples of football lines: |
| Team |
Point Spread |
Total |
| Indianapolis Colts |
|
O |
|
| Philadelphia Eagles |
-9 1/2 |
U |
41 1/2 |
| Detroit Lions |
|
O |
|
| Green Bay Packers |
-10 |
U |
41 1/2 |
| Atlanta Falcons |
|
O |
|
| Pittsburgh Steelers |
-5 |
U |
42 1/2 |
| Cincinnati Bengals |
|
O |
|
| Baltimore Ravens |
-4 |
U |
37 |
| New York Giants |
-1 1/2 |
O |
|
| Minnesota Vikings |
|
U |
45 |
| San Diego Chargers |
|
O |
|
| Saint Louis Rams |
-6 |
U |
44 |
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| Examples of basketball lines: |
| Team |
Point Spread |
Total |
| Philadelphia 76ers |
-5 |
O |
|
| New York Knicks |
|
U |
186 |
| New Orleans Hornets |
|
O |
|
| Atlanta Hawks |
-5 |
U |
190 |
| Denver Nuggets |
|
O |
|
| Detroit Pistons |
-11 1/2 |
U |
165 |
| Miami Heat |
|
O |
|
| Washington Wizards |
-8 1/2 |
U |
176 1/2 |
| Dallas Mavericks |
|
O |
|
| New Jersey Nets |
-3 |
U |
199 |
| San Antonio Spurs |
-9 |
O |
|
| Cleveland Cavaliers |
|
U |
176 1/2 |
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| Example #1: Using 10 points in football and 7 points in basketball |
| 3-Team Special Teaser |
| Selections |
Risk / Win |
| Dallas Mavericks |
+10 |
|
|
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| Detroit Pistons |
-4 1/2 |
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| Baltimore Ravens |
|
O |
27 |
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$65 / $50 |
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| Example #2: Using 12 points in football and 9 points in basketball |
| 4-Team Special Teaser |
| Selections |
Risk / Win |
| Dallas Mavericks |
+12 |
|
| Pittsburgh Steelers |
+7 |
| Indianapolis Colts |
+21 1/2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles |
+2 1/2 |
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$130 / $100 |
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