Why do people say "stay away from teasers"?

[chantrain]

What's so bad about them?

And some people don't even like parlays either

[Darkside Magick]

tease ......Noun .....A person who makes fun of someone playfully or unkindly.

Think about it

[james4512]

the typical 6 point teaser only helps you win 30% of the time

[wtt0315]

Usually when you win you would of win straight up.

[Bostongambler]

Not worth it/. Got to win both, but having said that I know teasing off the 7's and 3's in nfl has been hot this year.

[rfr3sh]

because the odds of each leg hitting is not equal to the odds you pay for the teaser

eg say a 2 team 6 points teaser is -120 (54.55% implied prob)

Lets say I tease Tampa +3.5 -110 With Indy +10 -115

Tampa +9.5 should be around -233.6 70.02% implied prob
Indy +16 should be around -224.8 69.21 implied prob

.7002 * .6921 = .4846 (48.6%)

so you are paying for something that hits 54.55% of the time when your two bets will hit 48.6 % of the time

of course there are some teasers that hit > what you pay

[HoulihansTX]

Mainly b/c 90% of bettors use them incorrectly i.e. Crossing the zero, teasing totals, not teasing to get passed key numbers...

[GunShard]

Stay away from Parlays.

Teasers are good as long you don't tease through the zero too much.

[Popcorn Trick]

Usually when you win you would of win straight up.

Let's see how many games they come into play tomorrow,

[Louisvillekid1]

same reason you touched the stove as a kid when told it was too hott...