Betting NBA Teasers

 

If you have bet on the NBA in the past, you may or may not be familiar with NBA teasers. Essentially, a teaser bet is a parlay bet in which the bettor can adjust the point spread to his or her favor. 

There are really no limits to the number of teams to include in an NBA teaser though the most common are two-team and three-team teasers. It’s really a matter of which sportsbook you choose. The most common NBA teasers are two- and three-team, 4.5- and 5-point teasers.

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NBA Teasers Explained

If you aren’t as familiar with teaser bets, they are not that difficult to understand. An example is typically the easiest way to learn about NBA teasers.

            Houston           +2.5 (-110)                  Brooklyn          -8.5 (-110)

            Boston             -2.5 (-110)                   Indiana            +8.5 (-110)

Let’s say we have a two-team, five-point teaser. In this case, we like Houston and Brooklyn. With the extra five points, we can tease the Rockets to +7.5 and Brooklyn to -3.5. 

When Houston loses by seven points or less (or wins outright) and Brooklyn wins by four or more, our teaser is a winner. 

NBA Scoring Margins

In developing an NBA teaser strategy, you have to understand common scoring margins. In NBA scores, the most common scoring margins are 5 and 7. 

Knowing this, your teaser strategy should help you cross these numbers so that you have a better chance of success. In our example, teasing Houston from +2.5 to +7.5 does, in fact, allow us to cross both 5 and 7.

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Which NBA Teams to Tease

Knowing common margins of victory is one piece of the puzzle. Knowing which teams to focus on is another. Now, we’re not talking about individual teams like the Bulls or Lakers, but we’re talking about favorites and underdogs.

Home favorites teased five points end up covering roughly 73 percent of the time. Road favorites cover around 70 percent as do home underdogs. Road underdogs, historically, have covered over 73 percent of the time in the NBA when teased five points.

Armed with this knowledge, you can develop a solid NBA teaser betting strategy.

NBA Teaser Strategy

It would make sense then to look for big home favorites, those expected to win by say 7.5 to 9.5 points. This way, we can tease the home favorite to -2.5 to -4.5. In doing so, we have crossed the key numbers of 5 and 7.

Our strategy would also lead us to look for road underdogs of at least +2.5. In doing so, we cross those key numbers - 5 and 7 - once again, which brings us a better chance of success. Remember, road underdogs and home favorites have the highest cover percentages when teased by five points. 

You can have success betting NBA teasers by first making sure you understand how the bet works. Know your key numbers and know which teams make the best sense to tease. Make sure the odds make the bet worth it before you place your wager. Then, sit back and enjoy your winnings.