Steam Moves

The Steam Moves betting strategy and alerts can only be viewed with the Premium Pro Membership. Steam Moves analysis represents a new twist on an old betting strategy. Since the advent of sports betting, the holy grail in sports betting strategies was to "beat the move" (steam plays). The logic is simple enough: watch the betting lines and when you see a drastic line move "steam" (typically caused by a large movement of money) find a bookie or sportsbook that is slow to move, and bet the same number as the "wiseguy" (a person/group that has the power/money to move a line). This strategy had its ups and downs for years. Blindly following every steam move caused a lot of players to go broke. A lot of times "wiseguys" would use the “steam following” to their advantage. They would knowingly bet on the wrong side just to obtain a more favorable number when they finally "bought back" on the other side. Some of biggest names in sports betting (The Billy Walters’ of the world) would do exactly that. Bet $50K on the home team only to see the market overreact, then bet $150K on the side they wanted, usually getting 1.5 to 2pt move in their favor.

Understanding the inherent problems with blindly following every major line move, SportsInsights.com developed the Steam Moves strategy. Its goal is to help members better evaluate the worth of any steam move. Should you play into the move or against it after the dust settles?

The Steam Move is an alert-based feature that is triggered whenever there is a sudden drastic and uniform line move across the entire sports betting marketplace. What makes this strategy unique is we track which sportsbook initiated the "Steam Move," plus the overall record of betting with the move or against the move. Some sportsbooks are inherently sharper than others because they cater towards a special kind of sports bettor: "wiseguy", "sharps", and "betting syndicates." These are the types of players or groups that place larger $25-$100K wagers, causing the market to move.

The Steam Move alert is triggered automatically whenever the sports betting market experiences a drastic line move across the board. What makes the Steam Moves strategy profitable is we track which sportsbook initiated the moves. This enables our members to better evaluate the profitability of following the "Steam Move"...or better yet profiting from betting against the Steam Move. Like any other market (i.e., the Stock Market), panics happen. The sports betting market is no different. Often, sportsbooks and the sports betting marketplace overact to breaking news, injury reports, weather updates, and of course, who's just bet $50K on the Jets. By playing “against the panic,” bettors can produce a measurable long-term profit.

SAMPLE OF STEAM MOVES FEATURE