Identifying False Line Moves  In my most recent edition of Bet
Sharp, I highlighted Steam Moves and how you can use them to
help you win. In the article, I explained how you can’t follow
every major line move because it’s difficult to identify which
moves are legit and which are false.  Since I published the
article, I’ve received multiple emails asking about other
instances where line moves are false and how to identify these
situations.  The bottom line is if wiseguys are moving lines one
way, then buying back, you won’t know. This is why we don’t
“Chase Steam” and wait as long as we can to analyze all line
moves before deciding on a play.  However, moves caused by
sportsbooks adjusting their lines to account for a key injury,
rather than a sudden influx of big money, can be recognized by
bettors and filtered out.  We define a Steam Move as sudden,
drastic and uniform line movement across the entire sports
betting marketplace. While this is often due to a sudden
overload of money placed at multiple sportsbo