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Basic Strategy Teasers: Best Week 10 NFL Betting Options

by Chris Vasile - 11/12/2021

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If you would have told me two weeks ago that Von Miller would be traded to the Rams, Odell Beckham Jr. would sign with the Rams as a free agent, and that Cam Newton would resign with the Panthers, I would have admitted you for a psych evaluation. Yet, on November 12, 2021, all three of those things happened. And for the most part, I am excited to see how they play out. I’ve been a big supporter of the Rams acquisitions prior to the season beginning. And by adding a solid defensive player and a talented wide receiver, the Rams have to be the odds-on favorites to win the Lombardi Trophy in February. Only time will tell if the Rams can actually pull it off. However, for now, we will focus our attention on cash a Week 10 Basic Strategy Teaser.

As far as last week’s results go, we ended up losing our teaser because the Los Angeles Rams were a no-show, at home, against a Tennessee team without their best player in the lineup. They were never close to winning the game, let alone covering the normal point spread. With the loss, that brings our record to 5-2 through nine weeks of action.

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Best Six-Point Teaser for Week 10.

Cleveland +8 & Pittsburgh -2 (-120) 
Risk: $120 to win $100

Let’s take a second to explain these Basic Strategy Teasers to those of you who are new around here. The Cleveland Browns are +2-point underdogs against the New England Patriots. By using a six-point teaser, you will bring that spread down through the key numbers of three and seven and get them as an 8-point underdog. If you shop around, you can find them at +2.5, which in turn would bring the spread up to +8.5. As for the Steelers, they are -8-point favorites against the Lions, and teasing them down using our six-point teaser method will take you through the key numbers of seven, four and three, and they would essentially just have to win the game by a field goal.  

If you followed my content last week, I told just about everyone who would listen to me that the Browns were due for a big game offensively. No, not because OBJ was kicked off the team, but because they simply hadn’t been playing well and were coming up against a Bengals team that had allowed 31 points the week prior against the Jets. The Browns have great pieces on the offensive side of the ball, and they made me look like a genius by scoring 41 in a very easy win. Now, I am going back to the well with them this week because the Patriots are one of those teams that I’m just not sold on yet. They have an OK defense and a middling offense that doesn’t wow anyone. The Browns should be able to run the ball against the Patriots and then take advantage of the play-action to make some big plays. Teasing the Browns up to over a touchdown underdog is a smart move, as I simply don’t see the Patriots as a team that is built to blow out anyone in this league not named the Jets.

As for the second leg of the teaser, we are rolling with the Steelers in this one to get a win on their home soil against the lowly Lions. Don’t get me wrong, the Steelers were bailed out in a huge way last Monday against the Bears. However, a win is a win, and now they are 5-3 and on a four-game winning streak. Would I trust them to cover the spread? Absolutely not, but the Steelers are better on both sides of the ball, and I expect them to find a way (like they usually do) to win this football game by at least three points. As for the Lions, well they didn’t lose last week, which is good, but it’s also because they were on a bye week. They’ve been competitive for the most part in a handful of games, but they just don’t have the talent on either side of the ball to win this football game.

Alternative Options

Las Vegas +8.5 over Kansas City Chiefs: I told you last week that sooner or later the Raiders were going turn into the Raiders of old and fall into a slump. Well, they pissed away a winnable game against the Giants and now must take on the Chiefs. The Chiefs aren’t exactly winning convincingly these days, so grabbing as many points as possible could be a good move. However, I don’t see the offense being able to keep up with the Chiefs’ offense given how bad the Raiders’ defense is. This is a very low on the confidence list option.

Philadelphia Eagles +8.5 over Denver Broncos: I also told you last week that the Eagles were a good teaser play as getting nearly nine points on their home field is a lot of points to be given. The same thing applies here but this time the Eagles are on the road. We don’t see Denver as a team that can blow anyone out. And as such, we think the Eagles’ offense will be able to do just enough against the Broncos’ middling defense to keep within this number.    

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