I'm a newbie and I just got into sports betting and I'm not doing any serious betting, just small stakes. I created an account on Bodog a few days ago and this weekend I did my first betting. I've been reading about all the different bets, but I do not understand the 4 team teaser bet listed below.
What I don't understand is how come my bet did not lose as soon as the Jets/Ravens game was over? I had Ravens vs. Jets at over 23 and the final score of the game added to 19 (10+9). But for whatever reason, my bet stayed open. Is it because part of my 4 team teaser bet had the Ravens at +14? If that is the case, I thought the total game score was separate from the spread amount. So are you suppose to add the spread amount to the final scores in order to find out if you predicted the game over/under correctly? So for my bet you would add the +14 to the Ravens score which would make the final outcome be Ravens 24 Jets 9, which would make the total game score 33 which is > then 23, so is this why my bet stayed open? I thought that when you bet the over/under for a game you do not factor in the spread amount.
My bet was not classified as a loss until the Chiefs/Chargers game was over and I understand that it lost because I had chargers at +7 and the final score was Chiefs 21 Chargers 14 and since my bet was categorized as a "sweetheart teaser" there cannot be a push or you automatically lose.
What I don't understand is how come my bet did not lose as soon as the Jets/Ravens game was over? I had Ravens vs. Jets at over 23 and the final score of the game added to 19 (10+9). But for whatever reason, my bet stayed open. Is it because part of my 4 team teaser bet had the Ravens at +14? If that is the case, I thought the total game score was separate from the spread amount. So are you suppose to add the spread amount to the final scores in order to find out if you predicted the game over/under correctly? So for my bet you would add the +14 to the Ravens score which would make the final outcome be Ravens 24 Jets 9, which would make the total game score 33 which is > then 23, so is this why my bet stayed open? I thought that when you bet the over/under for a game you do not factor in the spread amount.
My bet was not classified as a loss until the Chiefs/Chargers game was over and I understand that it lost because I had chargers at +7 and the final score was Chiefs 21 Chargers 14 and since my bet was categorized as a "sweetheart teaser" there cannot be a push or you automatically lose.
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4 Team Teaser Football - NFL Lines (Game) Point Spread WEEK 1 (479) Baltimore Ravens +14 Mon@5:00p Teased 13.0 points [B]Final Scores[/B] Baltimore Ravens 10 New York Jets 9 Football - NFL Lines (Game) Total WEEK 1 (479) Baltimore Ravens vs. (480) New York Jets Over 23 Mon@5:00p Teased 13.0 points [B]Final Scores[/B] Baltimore Ravens 10 New York Jets 9 Football - NFL Lines (Game) Point Spread WEEK 1 (481) San Diego Chargers +7 Mon@8:15p Teased 13.0 points [B]Final Scores[/B] San Diego Chargers 14 Kansas City Chiefs 21 Football - NFL Lines (Game) Total WEEK 1 (481) San Diego Chargers vs. (482) Kansas City Chiefs Under 58 Mon@8:15p Teased 13.0 points [B]Final Scores[/B] San Diego Chargers 14 Kansas City Chiefs 21 Outcome: [B]Loss [/B] Risk US$ 24.00 to win [B]US$20.00[/B]
