Originally Posted by
BigdaddyQH
Teasers are the absolute worst plays on the board. The odds are so in favor of the house that you cannot hope to break even. It is easy for you amateurs to remember the wins, but do you remember the losses? A three team parlay will pay you 30 bucks for a 5 dollar wager, but should pay you 35. It gets worse as the number of teams is increased. Teasers are worse than that, because not only are you getting screwed going in, but the books make it so tempting. All of your teams have to hit 71% of the time to win teasers. That is just the break even point. The point is that you are NOT going to have all of your teams hit at a 70% rate at the same time consistanly. Remember one loss means the entire wager loses. Now if you wager on each team with a straight wager, you need to win 52.38% of the time to break even. Do the math. 71 minus 52 equals 19. Since most two team teasers pay off at -110, you are giving up 19% to the books. Pass for me.