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.
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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
Final Scores
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
Final Scores
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
Final Scores
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
Final Scores
San Diego Chargers 14
Kansas City Chiefs 21
Outcome: Loss
Risk US$ 24.00 to win US$20.00