[CoachemUp]

I have never been a ML player and quite frankly unless there are certain scenarios, I just don't really understand why anyone would take a favorite from -3 or more on the money line. Unless you are adding on to a parlay, or you just don't have the guts to sweat it out? Can anyone explain this to me?

IMO you're much better off taking that team you want to bet on the ML and do a 2 team teaser and get odds of +100 or better, then say -160 on a 3 pt fav, or worse yet -245 for a 5.5 fav. Yes, you have to add risk with a teaser on another side, but as long as you can hit 1 teaser for every 2.5, you are better off in the long run.

Perhaps I'm just wrong here, so I was wondering if someone who plays small favorites on the ML can explain the logic to me? Cheers.

[jtoler]

Well with the teaser you really dont wanna cross zero.

[RonPaul2008]

Teasers in anything but NFL are -EV. And, these days, most places charge -120...and so even the NFL -2.5 or +8.5 is not worthwhile with that juice.

[CoachemUp]

5dimes you can do a 4 pointer for +105 and the ties win. +100 for 4.5 pointer and ties reduce.

To me that's just not a great excuse for not doing a teaser vs taking a ML on a 5 point fav at around -210.

[Big Bear]

yeah i agree. any ML bigger than -125 and i am parlaying with something.