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Some proof that there is a god came yesterday when five* boats in a 'Boaters For Trump' Labor Day weekend parade on Lake Travis near Austin, Texas, sank in 'choppy water'.  Metaphor jokes have been deleted - editorial ruling: too obvious.  Poseidon, traditionally known as the god of the sea, but also god of water in general, gets the win. Some unconfirmed reports claimed that when boaters radioed the local Sheriff's Office saying that they needed help and were sinking, the response was "All boats matter".   I found this first-hand report from one of the boat (the SS Magaritaville) owners . It's a tough watch, and to rub 'salt' into the wound, apparently Jimmy Buffett, no relation to Warren, has asked that the name not be used again on any replacement boat.  In other Trump news, while his odds on Betfair haven't shifted much, I don't think the reporting of Trump's contempt for the military and religion (he may have a point regarding ...

The Unders in Games 7 opportunity I mentioned on Monday has given us two winners this week. On Tuesday night, we had a very comfortable winner with the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz combining for a total of 158 points, the lowest total in a Game 7 since 2012, and 60 points under the 218 Total line. This win extended the sequence for Unders to six but not for long as t he sequence was extended to seven last night. The Game 7 between the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder, a series which had seen the previous two games both go Under, was another winner and no doubt many of you had your houses on this one. Maybe not, but hopefully some of you made a little money. Overtime was a slight concern, but the Rockets won in regulation by two.  The US Next President market appears to be somewhat inefficient right now with the two candidates tied on Betfair for a while yesterday. Since then Biden shortened, presumably in response to a number of key state polls which were all favourable to...