For NBA teasers, the options are 4, 4.5, and 5 points. At most books, the maximum teams you can include in a teaser is 10. As mentioned, with both sports, the payouts are predetermined based on the number of teams and the size of the spread adjustment. Here are two full charts of standard teaser payouts in basketball and football. Payouts on Teaser Bets Just like getting a handle on using teaser bets, it can be a little tricky understanding what the payout will be. For visualization purposes, it can help to look at potential returns in two ways: fractional and standard odds.

Teasers betting is something not all bettors are aware of, yet it is an option that allows you to boost your chances of winning a bet featuring multiple selections (albeit at reduced odds). How do Teaser bets work, what are their payouts and what Teasers betting does Pinnacle offer? Read on to find out.

Teasers betting explained

In Teasers betting, the bettor receives a specified favourable point adjustment for every selection of a multiple selection bet, with the bet then also set at a fixed payout.

Teaser bet example

Here is how a six-point Teaser bet would work on Super Bowl LIV contested between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers:

Market

Points set for regular bet

Points set for six-point Teaser bet

Kansas City Chiefs (Handicap)

+2.5

+8.5

San Francisco 49ers (Handicap)

-2.5

+3.5

Over/Under

45.5

Over 39.5, Under 51.5

As you can see, if somebody wanted to bet on the Handicap for the Kansas City Chiefs, they would move from a +2.5 underdog to a +8.5 (2.5 + 6) underdog, greatly increasing the chance of winning this selection. Equally, the Handicap on the San Francisco 49ers would move from -2.5 favourites to +3.5 (-2.5 + 6) underdogs.

Nfl teaser payouts

For Over/Under bets, Teaser bets open up two separate markets to assist your bet. In this instance, when the Over/Under was set at 45.5, this would move to Over 39.5 (45.5 - 6) and Under 51.5 (45.5 + 6), essentially boosting your chances of winning by six points either way.

All of this does come with a reduced and fixed payout. If someone was to place a €100 Multiple bet on either team to win on the Handicap in one game and the Over/Under for another game, the payout would likely be around €365 (€265 profit), based on odds of -110 / 1.909 for each selection. However, the same bet with a six-point Teaser would have a lower payout with combined odds of -110 / 1.909, meaning that a €100 bet would only win €190.90 (€90.90 profit).

What Teasers betting does Pinnacle offer?

Pinnacle has betting markets for football teasers and basketball teasers. Teaser bets on Pinnacle can include Handicap and Over/Under markets.

Football Teaser bets

Pinnacle has three primary markets for Teaser betting on football:

  • NFL Same Game: Teaser bets of 6, 6.5 and 7 points when all of the selections in the bet are on the same NFL fixture.
  • NFL/College 2 - 6 Team: Teaser bets of 6, 6.5 and 7 points involving selections on between two and six NFL and/or NCAA football teams.
  • Super Teasers: These are ten-point Teaser bets involving selections on three NFL and/or NCAA teams and 13-point Teaser bets involving selections on four NFL and/or NCAA football teams.

The payouts for football Teaser bets on Pinnacle are as follows:

Pinnacle football Teaser bet payouts

Point adjustment

Two teams

Three teams

Four teams

Five teams

Six teams

6

-110 / 1.909

+160 / 2.600

+260 / 3.600

+450 / 5.500

+700 / 8.000

6.5

-120 / 1.833

+140 / 2.400

+240 / 3.400

+400 / 5.000

+600 / 7.000

7

-130 / 1.769

+120 / 2.200

+200 / 3.000

+350 / 4.500

+500 / 6.000

Super Teaser bet: 10 points, three teams

-130 / 1.769

Super Teaser bet: 13 points, four teams

-140 / 1.714

Basketball Teaser bets

Teaser Payout Table

Pinnacle has two primary markets for Teaser betting on basketball:

  • General basketball Teaser bets: Teaser bets of 4, 4.5 and 5 points involving selections on between two and six NBA, WNBA and/or NCAA basketball teams.
  • NBA Super Teasers: These are seven-point Teaser bets involving selections on between two and six NBA teams.

The payouts for basketball Teaser bets on Pinnacle are as follows:

Pinnacle basketball Teaser bet payouts

Point adjustment

Two teams

Three teams

Four teams

Five teams

Six teams

4

-100 / 2.000

+180 / 2.800

+300 / 4.000

+450 / 5.500

+700 / 8.000

4.5

-110 / 1.909

+160 / 2.600

+250 / 3.500

+400 / 5.000

+600 / 7.000

5

-120 / 1.833

+150 / 2.500

+200 / 3.000

+350 / 4.500

+500 / 6.000

Teasers betting rules: Things to consider

There are several things you need to remember when placing a Teaser bet with Pinnacle. Most frequently, this relates to what happens when a tie occurs in at least one of your selections that form the bet or any are deemed to have no action.

Teaser bet ties

In the instance of a tie, on both football and basketball Teaser bets involving three teams or more, the selection(s) are removed and the payout is adjusted accordingly. For instance, a Teaser bet involving four teams would be reduced to three teams.

For football and basketball Teaser bets involving just two teams, when at least one selection is a tie or deemed to have no action, the entire bet is considered a push and all money is refunded. If any selection of a Super Teaser bet is a tie or deemed to have no action, the entire bet is graded as no action and all money is refunded irrespective of the number of teams involved.

Teaser bet base Handicap adjustments

On certain occasions, the point adjustment for Teaser bets may also be different than what you are expecting if the base Handicap for a Teaser has been moved to a different Handicap. This is because in some situations, Pinnacle has to limit our exposure and thus cannot allow unlimited Teaser bets to be placed at certain prices.

For instance, if for an NFL game the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks were set at Handicaps of -7.5 and +7.5 respectively (a base Handicap of 7.5), Pinnacle may move the base Handicap to 9.5 to offer six-point Teaser bets.

As a result, the Teaser bet Handicaps set would be Green Bay Packers at -3.5 and Seattle Seahawks at +3.5 as opposed to Green Bay Packers at -1.5 and Seattle Seahawks at +1.5 that you would ordinarily expect.

Teasers betting with Pinnacle

Like the sound of Teasers betting? Head over to Pinnacle’s betting pages for football and basketball Teasers to build your Teaser bets.

Most people familiar with betting college basketball don’t think much about teasers. These bets are pretty popular in football, but simply don’t get as much action in basketball.

What is a Teaser Bet in Basketball? Understanding How They Work

For those that don’t know what a teaser is and how it works, here’s a quick explanation. The basic principle of a teaser is moving the line in your favor. The only catch is you have to include 2 or more teams and like a parlay, all the teams must win for you to cash a winning ticket. For example, say Duke was a 10-point favorite in their upcoming game. You like them to

For example, say you liked Duke -7, Michigan -4 and Kentucky -8. You like all three to win but aren’t so confident they will do so by more than the spread. You can include them in 4-point teaser and move the line 4-points in your favor. Using our example, Duke would go from -7 to -3, Michigan would go from -4 to a Pick’em and Kentucky would drop from -8 to -4.

Teaser Payout Chart

Teaser parlay payout table

The more teams you include the bigger the payouts, but also the less likely you are to win. You can also tease more than 4-points. However, the more points, the worse the payouts are going to get. As you can see from the chart below, a 2-team 4-point teaser would net you $117 on a $100 wager. If you used the same two teams and did a 10-point teaser, you would have to risk $410 just to win $100.

NCAA College Basketball Teaser Payout Chart By Points & Team Number

Points2 team3 team4 team5 team6 team7 team8 team9 team10 team
4+117+200+335+525+805+1200+1775+2600+3800
4.5+103+190+315+490+745+1100+1625+2400+3500
5-110+165+265+410+610+890+1275+1825+2600
5.5-120+150+240+365+550+800+1100+1550+2150
6-150+120+185+270+380+530+725+975+1325
6.5-180+100+153+220+300+405+540+715+935
7-210-110+136+195+265+355+465+610+800
7.5-230-120+128+180+245+325+425+550+710
8-250-135+120+165+225+295+385+490+630
8.5-270-155+110+155+205+265+345+435+550
9-300-175+100+140+185+240+305+385+480
9.5-325-185-105+132+175+225+285+360+450
10-410-235-120+115+150+195+240+300+375

How to Know When It’s Profitable to Bet College Basketball Teasers

What I wanted to find out was if this was are NCAA basketball teasers profitable. Or, are people just not aware that they can be if you cross enough key numbers.

I went back over more than 8,000 of the most recent NCAA basketball games to find out. We’ve also focused only on games in January and February. This allowed us to zero in on home/away trends. I wanted to get rid of early and late season tournaments. Those don’t typically have a home court advantage.

I’ve broken these teaser results into four separate tables: Home Favorites, Home Underdogs, Road Favorites, and Road Underdogs. Typical basketball teasers are 4, 4.5 or 5 points.

The results below show the winning percentage of games with a closing spread (Line) at each number when teased 4, 4.5 or 5 points. We then compared that number to the winning percentage needed to turn a profit for a two-team teaser. Those are based on the typical available odds at a sportsbook. The break even percentages are listed at the bottom of each table.

You can compare teaser odds at online books here. The numbers below are based on the most common odds available.

I’ve also added separate results for 5Dimes and Bookmaker, which offer much better teaser odds than your typical site. We strongly recommend both if you are looking at getting into teasers. 5Dimes offers the best lines in the business when it comes to typical teasers. But, Bookmaker offers amazing payouts for 5.5, 6 and 6.5 point teasers in basketball.

Home Favorites

We start off by looking at home favorites in college basketball. There really aren’t a lot of good situations for teasing home favorites at the typical odds available for NCAA basketball. Teams favored by 14.5 to 15 points have historically been profitable to tease. But, keep in mind that the sample size on favorites of that many points is much smaller than more common spreads.

Line44.55
-159.21%61.01%63.26%
-1.563.70%64.95%65.63%
-261.18%62.64%64.47%
-2.559.16%62.00%63.75%
-362.82%63.53%66.07%
-3.559.67%61.68%62.93%
-462.80%62.80%63.82%
-4.564.88%64.88%64.88%
-568.81%69.76%69.76%
-5.563.73%65.56%66.52%
-665.99%67.81%69.91%
-6.566.59%69.14%70.28%
-766.74%67.87%71.56%
-7.569.13%71.95%73.04%
-864.84%65.82%68.06%
-8.565.25%68.66%70.21%
-965.65%66.96%69.82%
-9.564.71%66.77%67.80%
-1064.35%65.86%68.55%
-10.561.98%64.24%65.50%
-1163.83%66.23%68.26%
-11.565.71%71.60%73.93%
-1258.46%60.73%64.48%
-12.566.95%70.27%71.67%
-1361.57%63.64%66.09%
-13.560.93%64.22%66.05%
-1464.85%66.82%68.75%
-14.571.51%74.42%75.42%
-1572.14%73.83%75.86%
% Needed70.71%72.39%73.82%

Road Favorites

With road favorites we finally see some great situations for teasers. We see this phenomenon in other sports as well and it makes sense when you think about it. It’s not easy for an away team to be favored unless they are clearly the better team. Then you get extra points to play with, giving that team a very good chance of covering.

Line44.55
-163.42%64.68%66.35%
-1.560.29%63.80%65.80%
-261.07%62.85%66.22%
-2.562.77%65.59%67.08%
-362.69%63.14%65.93%
-3.561.08%63.16%64.37%
-465.12%65.12%66.27%
-4.564.48%64.48%64.48%
-560.54%62.39%62.39%
-5.568.70%70.85%71.74%
-670.79%71.50%72.91%
-6.577.23%78.39%78.71%
-771.53%72.67%75.69%
-7.560.67%64.08%66.00%
-864.00%65.16%67.33%
-8.574.02%75.81%76.38%
-970.09%70.91%73.58%
-9.571.74%74.16%75.00%
-1070.71%71.00%74.74%
-10.564.20%65.82%66.67%
-1168.00%68.00%70.83%
-11.560.00%62.90%64.62%
-1269.64%72.13%74.58%
-12.573.81%75.61%76.19%
-1372.97%74.36%76.32%
-13.583.87%86.67%87.10%
-1465.52%65.52%70.37%
-14.571.43%71.43%71.43%
-1547.62%47.62%47.62%
% Needed70.71%72.39%73.82%

Road Underdogs

We didn’t expect to see many good situations for visiting underdogs. But, the results tell a different story. Visiting underdogs from 12 to 13 points are your best bet for teasing in most cases. This is likely because once a team is up by double-digits late in the game they tend to play backups or at least slow their pace. This gives the losing team a chance to catch up and cover the spread you teased to.

Line44.55
+168.75%69.60%72.17%
+1.568.27%71.54%72.84%
+270.04%70.94%74.46%
+2.566.93%68.57%69.32%
+367.33%68.52%70.41%
+3.567.62%69.60%70.47%
+467.43%68.80%72.12%
+4.568.06%69.72%70.44%
+566.53%67.94%70.50%
+5.570.39%72.57%73.39%
+673.99%75.11%76.92%
+6.564.86%67.80%69.20%
+769.63%70.79%72.92%
+7.566.52%70.02%71.52%
+872.87%74.18%76.50%
+8.567.61%70.10%71.16%
+967.67%68.71%71.00%
+9.569.35%71.57%72.45%
+1067.08%67.98%70.09%
+10.566.77%68.75%69.65%
+1172.41%73.51%75.51%
+11.567.86%69.85%70.71%
+1274.72%75.27%77.24%
+12.570.82%72.69%73.39%
+1372.65%73.55%74.48%
+13.566.05%67.62%68.37%
+1469.80%71.50%73.56%
+14.567.60%71.18%72.63%
+1564.34%65.77%68.06%
% Needed70.71%72.39%73.82%

Comparing Best NCAA Basketball Teaser Odds at Different SportsBooks

5Dimes Teaser Charts

Home Favorites (5Dimes)

We get similar results at 5Dimes compared to typical odds. Yet, you should note that you can hit at a lower rate and still profit. This means you don’t need to win as many of your teases over time to get a return on your investment.

Line44.555.56
-161.01%61.01%64.57%64.57%69.60%
-1.563.70%65.63%65.63%66.83%66.83%
-262.64%62.64%65.47%65.47%69.06%
-2.559.16%63.75%63.75%66.33%66.33%
-363.53%63.53%67.37%67.37%70.44%
-3.559.67%62.93%62.93%67.82%67.82%
-462.80%62.80%64.40%64.40%68.40%
-4.564.88%64.88%64.88%67.86%67.86%
-569.76%69.76%69.76%69.76%73.79%
-5.563.73%66.52%66.52%66.52%66.52%
-667.81%67.81%70.82%70.82%70.82%
-6.566.59%70.28%70.28%73.10%73.10%
-767.87%67.87%73.03%73.03%75.06%
-7.569.13%73.04%73.04%76.09%76.09%
-865.82%65.82%69.11%69.11%73.16%
-8.565.25%70.21%70.21%76.12%76.12%
-966.96%66.96%71.05%71.05%76.02%
-9.564.71%67.80%67.80%72.45%72.45%
-1065.86%65.86%69.79%69.79%73.72%
-10.561.98%65.50%65.50%70.61%70.61%
-1166.23%66.23%69.21%69.21%72.19%
-11.565.71%73.93%73.93%77.14%77.14%
-1260.73%60.73%66.55%66.55%71.27%
-12.566.95%71.67%71.67%74.25%74.25%
-1363.64%63.64%67.36%67.36%72.31%
-13.560.93%66.05%66.05%69.30%69.30%
-1466.82%66.82%69.63%69.63%74.30%
-14.571.51%75.42%75.42%79.89%79.89%
-1573.83%73.83%76.51%76.51%81.21%
% Needed69.84%70.53%73.14%74.93%78.26%

Home Underdogs (5Dimes)

You can really see the advantage at 5Dimes over your book with 5 though 6 point teaser payouts. Just compare this table to the table above. You’ll see how many more opportunities there are to tease home dogs.

Line44.555.56
+164.45%64.45%66.28%66.28%68.81%
+1.564.35%67.54%67.54%71.88%71.88%
+268.45%68.45%70.74%70.74%74.05%
+2.563.08%68.00%68.00%71.38%71.38%
+367.07%67.07%69.18%69.18%71.90%
+3.564.97%69.16%69.16%71.26%71.26%
+469.77%69.77%73.55%73.55%76.45%
+4.569.50%72.20%72.20%74.90%74.90%
+569.23%69.23%71.79%71.79%75.64%
+5.564.35%68.26%68.26%71.74%71.74%
+667.63%67.63%72.46%72.46%74.88%
+6.560.89%63.37%63.37%65.84%65.84%
+769.33%69.33%74.67%74.67%76.67%
+7.573.33%77.33%77.33%79.33%79.33%
+861.29%61.29%64.52%64.52%66.45%
+8.561.42%65.35%65.35%70.87%70.87%
+968.18%68.18%73.64%73.64%76.36%
+9.564.13%66.30%66.30%68.48%68.48%
+1062.00%62.00%63.00%63.00%69.00%
+10.567.90%72.84%72.84%76.54%76.54%
+1168.00%68.00%69.33%69.33%76.00%
+11.570.77%73.85%73.85%75.38%75.38%
+1268.85%68.85%72.13%72.13%77.05%
+12.561.90%66.67%66.67%69.05%69.05%
+1364.10%64.10%66.67%66.67%66.67%
+13.551.61%54.84%54.84%64.52%64.52%
+1472.41%72.41%79.31%79.31%86.21%
+14.561.90%71.43%71.43%71.43%71.43%
+1571.43%71.43%76.19%76.19%80.95%
% Needed69.84%70.53%73.14%74.93%78.26%

Road Favorites (5Dimes)

There are a ton of situations where teasing road favorites at 5Dimes are profitable. There are a wide range of options for teams favored by 6 to 15 points on the road. As a general rule, lines makers tend to over-adjust for home floor advantage in college hoops. That’s just fine with us! It gives us a lot of great teaser situations season after season.

Line44.555.56
-164.68%64.68%67.20%67.20%71.56%
-1.560.29%65.80%65.80%69.57%69.57%
-262.85%62.85%67.94%67.94%72.26%
-2.562.77%67.08%67.08%70.46%70.46%
-363.14%63.14%67.37%67.37%71.60%
-3.561.08%64.37%64.37%66.17%66.17%
-465.12%65.12%66.86%66.86%70.93%
-4.564.48%64.48%64.48%66.02%66.02%
-562.39%62.39%62.39%62.39%65.38%
-5.568.70%71.74%71.74%71.74%71.74%
-671.50%71.50%73.43%73.43%73.43%
-6.577.23%78.71%78.71%80.20%80.20%
-772.67%72.67%76.67%76.67%79.33%
-7.560.67%66.00%66.00%72.67%72.67%
-865.16%65.16%68.39%68.39%71.61%
-8.574.02%76.38%76.38%77.95%77.95%
-970.91%70.91%74.55%74.55%78.18%
-9.571.74%75.00%75.00%80.43%80.43%
-1071.00%71.00%76.00%76.00%78.00%
-10.564.20%66.67%66.67%71.60%71.60%
-1168.00%68.00%72.00%72.00%72.00%
-11.560.00%64.62%64.62%66.15%66.15%
-1272.13%72.13%75.41%75.41%77.05%
-12.573.81%76.19%76.19%78.57%78.57%
-1374.36%74.36%76.92%76.92%76.92%
-13.583.87%87.10%87.10%90.32%90.32%
-1465.52%65.52%72.41%72.41%72.41%
-14.571.43%71.43%71.43%71.43%71.43%
-1547.62%47.62%47.62%47.62%61.90%
% Needed69.84%70.53%73.14%74.93%78.26%

Road Underdogs (5Dimes)

Again, away underdogs really beat our expectations for teaser purposes. The 5, 5.5 and 6 point options at 5Dimes really open up a huge number of situations where you can profit by teasing underdogs away from home.

Line44.555.56
+169.60%69.60%73.17%73.17%75.89%
+1.568.27%72.84%72.84%75.48%75.48%
+270.94%70.94%75.66%75.66%77.17%
+2.566.93%69.32%69.32%72.11%72.11%
+368.52%68.52%71.21%71.21%75.24%
+3.567.62%70.47%70.47%73.52%73.52%
+468.80%68.80%73.40%73.40%77.20%
+4.568.06%70.44%70.44%73.61%73.61%
+567.94%67.94%71.57%71.57%76.01%
+5.570.39%73.39%73.39%76.82%76.82%
+675.11%75.11%77.47%77.47%80.04%
+6.564.86%69.20%69.20%73.32%73.32%
+770.79%70.79%73.71%73.71%76.63%
+7.566.52%71.52%71.52%74.78%74.78%
+874.18%74.18%77.22%77.22%80.76%
+8.567.61%71.16%71.16%72.58%72.58%
+968.71%68.71%71.93%71.93%76.32%
+9.569.35%72.45%72.45%75.85%75.85%
+1067.98%67.98%71.00%71.00%73.72%
+10.566.77%69.65%69.65%72.52%72.52%
+1173.51%73.51%76.16%76.16%77.81%
+11.567.86%70.71%70.71%75.36%75.36%
+1275.27%75.27%77.82%77.82%79.64%
+12.570.82%73.39%73.39%76.39%76.39%
+1373.55%73.55%74.79%74.79%77.69%
+13.566.05%68.37%68.37%71.63%71.63%
+1471.50%71.50%74.30%74.30%77.10%
+14.567.60%72.63%72.63%77.09%77.09%
+1565.77%65.77%69.13%69.13%72.48%
% Needed69.84%70.53%73.14%74.93%78.26%

Bookmaker Teaser Charts

5Dimes offers better returns for 4, 4.5 and 5 point teasers, but Bookmaker provides by far the best 5.5, 6 and 6.5 point payouts. Historical results for those teasers have been listed below.

Home Favorites (Bookmaker)

Line5.566.5
-164.57%67.99%69.60%
-1.566.42%66.83%71.28%
-265.47%67.91%69.06%
-2.565.44%66.33%68.80%
-367.37%69.50%70.44%
-3.566.17%67.82%70.11%
-464.40%67.08%68.40%
-4.566.87%67.86%70.52%
-569.76%72.69%73.79%
-5.566.52%66.52%68.89%
-670.82%70.82%70.82%
-6.572.32%73.10%73.10%
-773.03%74.54%75.06%
-7.575.34%76.09%78.30%
-869.11%72.03%73.16%
-8.574.62%76.12%79.70%
-971.05%74.77%76.02%
-9.571.10%72.45%75.73%
-1069.79%72.64%73.72%
-10.569.02%70.61%72.94%
-1169.21%71.33%72.19%
-11.576.38%77.14%78.83%
-1266.55%69.85%71.27%
-12.573.57%74.25%76.89%
-1367.36%70.87%72.31%
-13.568.27%69.30%73.04%
-1469.63%73.04%74.30%
-14.578.95%79.89%83.63%
-1576.51%80.28%81.21%
% Needed73.58%75.18%76.38%

Home Underdogs (Bookmaker)

Line5.566.5
+166.28%68.00%68.81%
+1.570.61%71.88%74.25%
+270.74%73.16%74.05%
+2.570.38%71.38%75.32%
+369.18%71.12%71.90%
+3.570.64%71.26%73.46%
+473.55%75.75%76.45%
+4.574.21%74.90%76.68%
+571.79%74.67%75.64%
+5.570.72%71.74%74.32%
+672.46%74.26%74.88%
+6.564.97%65.84%70.37%
+774.67%76.19%76.67%
+7.578.91%79.33%82.07%
+864.52%65.79%66.45%
+8.569.17%70.87%76.27%
+973.64%75.70%76.36%
+9.567.78%68.48%69.23%
+1063.00%67.02%69.00%
+10.575.64%76.54%78.48%
+1169.33%74.29%76.00%
+11.575.00%75.38%79.03%
+1272.13%75.86%77.05%
+12.568.29%69.05%70.73%
+1366.67%66.67%66.67%
+13.560.71%64.52%64.52%
+1479.31%85.19%86.21%
+14.571.43%71.43%71.43%
+1576.19%80.00%80.95%
% Needed73.58%75.18%76.38%

Road Favorites (Bookmaker)

Line5.566.5
-167.20%70.26%71.56%
-1.568.37%69.57%71.43%
-267.94%71.01%72.26%
-2.569.43%70.46%73.40%
-367.37%70.35%71.60%
-3.565.55%66.17%68.63%
-466.86%69.70%70.93%
-4.565.49%66.02%67.59%
-562.39%64.32%65.38%
-5.571.74%71.74%73.66%
-673.43%73.43%73.43%
-6.579.90%80.20%80.20%
-776.67%78.77%79.33%
-7.570.71%72.67%75.17%
-868.39%70.67%71.61%
-8.577.60%77.95%79.84%
-974.55%77.36%78.18%
-9.579.31%80.43%87.06%
-1076.00%77.55%78.00%
-10.570.13%71.60%75.32%
-1172.00%72.00%72.00%
-11.565.63%66.15%67.19%
-1275.41%76.67%77.05%
-12.578.05%78.57%80.49%
-1376.92%76.92%76.92%
-13.590.00%90.32%90.32%
-1472.41%72.41%72.41%
-14.571.43%71.43%71.43%
-1547.62%55.56%61.90%
% Needed73.58%75.18%76.38%

Road Underdogs (Bookmaker)

Line5.566.5
+173.17%75.22%75.89%
+1.574.81%75.48%78.30%
+275.66%76.82%77.17%
+2.571.31%72.11%74.33%
+371.21%74.20%75.24%
+3.572.69%73.52%77.14%
+473.40%76.30%77.20%
+4.572.75%73.61%76.18%
+571.57%74.89%76.01%
+5.576.00%76.82%79.03%
+677.47%79.52%80.04%
+6.572.17%73.32%76.99%
+773.71%75.93%76.63%
+7.573.93%74.78%75.94%
+877.22%80.05%80.76%
+8.572.18%72.58%75.43%
+971.93%75.23%76.32%
+9.575.00%75.85%77.78%
+1071.00%72.98%73.72%
+10.571.71%72.52%73.70%
+1176.16%77.44%77.81%
+11.574.16%75.36%77.57%
+1277.82%79.26%79.64%
+12.575.66%76.39%77.73%
+1374.79%77.02%77.69%
+13.570.67%71.63%73.33%
+1474.30%76.44%77.10%
+14.576.02%77.09%78.86%
+1569.13%71.53%72.48%
% Needed73.58%75.18%76.38%

Conclusions

NCAA basketball offers a ton of great teasing opportunities. It might be better than any other sport. On average, road teams offer the most chances for profitable teases. We believe this to be due to an inflated sense of the benefits from playing at home. Compared to the NBA, home floor is not worth nearly as many points (on average) in college basketball. There are many variables that impact this, but we’ve checked the data for the NBA and college basketball and found it to be true (on average home court is worth about 6 points in the NBA and just 3.6 points in college hoops).

You can use these tables any time you are looking for an extra edge handicapping NCAA basketball games. We wouldn’t recommend using it exclusively or following it blindly. But, we do think it can be a great tool for helping knowing the best situations to tease certain teams.

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