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    Remember posters - Don't cross the zero

    If you're going to tease, don't cross the fukkin 0. Been seeing this too much lately. You lose too much value. Turning Phille into +3 or Dallas to +2 is a bad bet.

    That is all.

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    This is false. If you know a team is going to win for sure and you need another team for your teaser you shouldn't be afraid to cross zero. Better have a team that your are confident they are going to win there instead of someone that is risky to cover but looks sexy because it doesn't cross the zero.

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    Also in another post you said there is a lack value in the actual zero so you lose a point of value, but that's not entirely true because NFL games can end in a tie, yeah it's rare but SF/STL had one last year!

    Honestly part of it is security in my mind, I often take two teams I like, and either bet them individually or in a parlay with the regular spread, this is considered my 'bonus' wager or wagers. Then I like to tease those two selections to give me margin for error, it works out often and I'm doing it again tonight.

    I can see where you're coming from in the +EV argument but I think it's acceptable to cross zero as long as you protect yourself by arriving at or above that key 3 points.

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    You only pay juice when you lose


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    daner told us to fade "awful cole hamels"

    phils are 7-0 when he starts since that post

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    Drinker best post in thread

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    Fck the rules of gambling, if they meant shit, we wouldn't all lose.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    Drinker best post in thread
    reemer thinks i dont gamble and lkid who i thought was my boy doubted my fukkin phils faith

    jjer dont get me fukkin fired up here

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    Quote Originally Posted by InTheDrink View Post
    reemer thinks i dont gamble and lkid who i thought was my boy doubted my fukkin phils faith

    jjer dont get me fukkin fired up here
    Drinker already getting ready for the Birds


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    Quote Originally Posted by InTheDrink View Post
    daner told us to fade "awful cole hamels"

    phils are 7-0 when he starts since that post
    "Horrible" Cole Hamels. Get it right drinker. And I did make a post after that one saying NOT to fade him and he lost. Mush city
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    Drinker lay off the sauce, I just wanna see you post some plays pal

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    What kind of teaser is so pressing you have to turn a -3 into a +3? How about wait a little while and take another game? You want to turn a -5 into a +1 or a -1 to a +5 on a Monday night, ok I'll give you that. It's simple math. It's not that hard. Though I'm not a fan of teasers in the first place...

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    Quote Originally Posted by daneblazer View Post
    What kind of teaser is so pressing you have to turn a -3 into a +3? How about wait a little while and take another game? You want to turn a -5 into a +1 or a -1 to a +5 on a Monday night, ok I'll give you that. It's simple math. It's not that hard. Though I'm not a fan of teasers in the first place...
    For me, it's not pressing, it's peace of mind.

    To me, the Eagles game tonight is a slam dunk for the Birds, I feel they will win for sure, but IF there was more clock mismanagement by Chip Kelly and/or a last minute freak turnover that allows the Chiefs to hang around, they may pull off a close win.

    The teaser therefore gives me security which works in combination with my straight wager where the teaser is my bail-out play that I feel has a 90 percent chance of cashing, and then the straight wager becomes gravy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BigDeem5 View Post
    Drinker lay off the sauce, I just wanna see you post some plays pal
    wont happen gueye

    have you ever seen me say shit about your or anyone elses plays? that wont happen either....well except smoker but those arent his plays

    actually now that i think about it rocker can tell you about my tennis plays

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    i made a lot of money crossing the 0 in preseason and week 1 and 2

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    had the colts +7.5 at the end of a huge superteaser to win 3k in the superbowl against saints. saints won by 14

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    Quote Originally Posted by daneblazer View Post
    What kind of teaser is so pressing you have to turn a -3 into a +3? How about wait a little while and take another game? You want to turn a -5 into a +1 or a -1 to a +5 on a Monday night, ok I'll give you that. It's simple math. It's not that hard. Though I'm not a fan of teasers in the first place...
    I had a 3 team teaser last week with NO +3, glad I went with crossing 0 because my other choice was Giants +11.
    I was thinking of straight bet with one of the 2 and taking the other in a teaser. If I had swapped the bets (basically taking Saints -3 and Giants +11 in the teaser) I would have lost both the bets. Instead I lost the Giants and won the teaser so sometimes it does work out

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    Quote Originally Posted by daneblazer View Post
    What kind of teaser is so pressing you have to turn a -3 into a +3? How about wait a little while and take another game? You want to turn a -5 into a +1 or a -1 to a +5 on a Monday night, ok I'll give you that. It's simple math. It's not that hard. Though I'm not a fan of teasers in the first place...
    Dallas Cowboys for this week. You can tease it with either Giants, Lions or Bengals.

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