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Calculate teaser payouts. Move the point spread 6, 6.5, or 7 points in your favor across multiple games.

📅 Updated April 2026 Formula verified 📖 4 min read 🆓 Free · No sign-up

How Teasers Work

A teaser lets you move the point spread in your favor by a fixed number of points across 2 or more games. A standard NFL teaser gives you 6 extra points on each leg. If the Chiefs are -7, a 6-point teaser makes them -1. If the Bengals are +3, a teaser makes them +9. The catch: all legs must win (like a parlay), and the payout is much lower than a parlay because you are getting favorable spreads.

The Wong Teaser Strategy

Stanford Wong identified the only consistently +EV teaser strategy: 2-team, 6-point NFL teasers that cross through both 3 and 7. Teasing a -7.5 to -1.5 (crossing through 7 and 3) or a +1.5 to +7.5 (crossing through 3 and 7) captures the two most common NFL margins of victory. This specific teaser has shown +EV over decades of NFL data. No other teaser format has proven profitable long-term.

⚡ CalcWolf Insight

Wong teasers have returned approximately +2-3% ROI over 20+ years of NFL data when properly constructed: 2-team, 6-point, crossing through both 3 and 7 on each leg. This is one of the only betting systems with sustained statistical evidence of profitability.

Frequently asked questions
Are teasers profitable?
Only one specific format: 2-team, 6-point NFL teasers through key numbers 3 and 7 (the "Wong teaser"). All other teaser formats — 3+ teams, 6.5-10 points, NBA, college — are -EV and should be avoided by serious bettors.
What are key numbers in teasers?
3 and 7 in NFL (the most common margins of victory). A teaser that moves a spread through both of these numbers captures the most probability. For example, teasing -8 to -2 crosses through 7, 6, 5, 4, and 3 — capturing roughly 24% of game outcomes.
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