When building accumulator or parlay bets, punters are always betting in the painful knowledge that should one selection break down, the whole bet becomes null and void.

Bookmakers do offer an olive branch however in the form of Teasers where punters can move the points spread to their advantage within a certain betting scenario – at a cost of course of the betting odds reducing.

How Teasers work:-
Compiling a successful accumulator or a parlay bet is the most lucrative yet difficult things to do for punters in the world of sports betting. Teasers are an opportunity to punters to manipulate the point spread across their bets within a parlay to their benefit – ultimately decreasing the odds should all the selections come in but if the predictions are correct, presenting the punter with an increased chance of winning their accumulative bet.

Here is our guide on how to place Teaser Bets intelligently:-

• Don’t get too hung up on Teasing all of the Point Spreads
Bookmakers offer teaser bets to entice punters who are a little unsure over specific selections in a parlay bet and offers them a handicap situation to encourage them to bet. Parlays can be built within the win/loss market and if a punter is confident of a particular selection – regardless of winning score line – a teaser bet shouldn’t be considered. Teasers should be used if punters feel that the result could go either way and include them within their parlay as somewhat of a safety net. Teasing all of the point spreads in a parlay can impact the winning capacity massively which makes teasing too many bets a pointless exercise.

• Ensure Teasers Don’t Impact the Odds too Significantly
Teasers are a fantastic option within an accumulative bet when a particular fixture maybe difficult to call – the teaser levels the playing field across the point spread to the punters advantage. The downside is that it comes at a cost and the cost is normally weighted heavily to favour the bookmaker rather than the punter so all teasers should be placed safe in the knowledge that the bet is still worth winning – factoring in the impact the lessened teaser influenced odds give the punter.

• Place Positive Teasers Carefully
The beauty of teaser betting is that ambitious punters can manipulate the point spread to artificially enhance their winning odds – should the results go their way. Punters can move the winning margin in a positive manner (i.e. backing Liverpool to win with a -3.5 handicap rather than the advertised 2.5) is a move a punter can tease through the bookmaker which will positively impact the winning potential. Using teasers to increase the winning capacity of any given bet is a huge benefit of wagering through teasers and is hugely appealing, its essential however that punters are aware of the perils that can bring and positive teasers must be placed with caution.

• Use the Safety Net of Teasers Wisely
Teasers derive their name from the though process behind betting – teasing a little more across a point spread from the bookmaker to the punter to encourage a bet. As a result that can be used in a positive manner (moving the spread to create a bigger win) or a negative manner (moving the spread to create a smaller win). Punters should always bet within their limits on within these constraints and if they want to use the safety net of a negative teaser, do so safe in the knowledge that winning potential will be reduced.