Move every spread six points your way and the price falls to about −120 for two teams. Enter the legs and the points: you get the teased lines, the payout, and how often each leg has to cover just to break even.
Move every spread six points your way and the price falls to about −120 for two teams. Enter the legs and the points: you get the teased lines, the payout, and how often each leg has to cover just to break even.
Leg
Line
Teased
Moves through
Leg · moves through
Line · teased
Cowboys, vs Buccaneers
Thu 8:15 PM · consensus line · 8, 7, 6, 4 and 3
DAL −2.5
8, 7, 6, 4 and 3
Saints, vs Vikings
Sun 1:00 PM · consensus line · 3, 4, 6 and 7
NO +7.5
3, 4, 6 and 7
Pays
$183.33
Profit
$83.33
Each leg must cover
73.9%
Through 7 and 3
2 of 2
Both teased lines have to cover: Cowboys −2.5 and Saints +7.5. At −120 the teaser pays $183.33 on $100, and it only breaks even if each leg covers 73.9% of the time. Both legs move through 3 and 7, the margins football games finish on most.
Spreads are the consensus from our odds table; teaser prices are what most books post, checked Tuesday 12:07 PM ET. Lines move; confirm yours before you bet. Nothing here is a pick. 21+, where legal. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.
