Premier League Darts - Night One Tips
There are 17 cracking weeks of BetMGM Premier League Darts to look forward to and the action gets underway in Cardiff on Wednesday night.
The opening mini-tournament of the season has set up some mouthwatering ties and the first of the evening’s tungsten tussles is a clash between Rob Cross and Peter Wright.
BetMGM Premier League Darts Tips - Night 1 (Cardiff)
Night 1, Tip 1: Rob Cross v Peter Wright - Cross -2.5 legs @ 49/50
Wright remains a crowd pleaser with his colourful outfits and entertaining walkon, but the standard of Snakebite’s recent performances have been anything but enjoyable.
The Scot averaged just 81.65 in a 6-2 rout by Kevin Doets in the first-round of last week’s Dutch Darts Masters and that followed a 6-1 hammering by Michael Smith in the Bahrain Darts Masters.
Snakebite failed to win a single game in the World Championship, where he was dumped out 3-0 by Jim Williams in round two and last term was generally a season of struggles for Wright.
Cross made the semi-finals of the World Championship and was only stopped by a rampant Luke Littler.
Voltage appears to be operating somewhere near his peak, and there was plenty to like about the World Series performances of the Kent arrowsmith, even if he failed to reach the latter stages of those recent events. Take Cross -2.5 legs in Cardiff’s opening duel.
Night 1, Tip 2: Gerwyn Price v Nathan Aspinall - Price -1.5 legs @ 10/13
It’s rare for Gerwyn Price to have the audience on his side, but a passionate Cardiff crowd will be roaring on the Welshman against Nathan Apsinall.
The Iceman has been struggling to convert his chances of late and some errant finishing has let his opponents off the hook.
However, Aspinall has been way off his best, he appears to be struggling for motivation and the Stockport arrowsmith was last seen averaging only 88.38 in a 6-2 defeat to Danny Noppert.
Price looks another favourite that is worthy of handicap support.
Night 1, Tip 3: Michael van Gerwen v Michael Smith - King of the Oche @ 7/2
Michael van Gerwen is a worthy favourite against an out-of-sorts Michael Smith, but the Green Machine has become more and more inconsistent and there looks to be better bets on the card.
Perhaps, the bit that may let this bet down is, Smith may hit the most 180s, but this bet looks one of the best of the night.
Night 1, Tip 4: Luke Littler v Luke Humphries - Littler @ 22/25
The betting can’t find a favourite when Luke Littler takes on Luke Humphries in a World Final rematch, but perhaps the now 17-year-old should be the jolly.
We know that Humphries is a fantastic performer, who won four major titles last season, including the World Championship at the start of January, but Littler could be something else.
The Nuke has looked unstoppable since he burst into action at the World Championship and his efforts in the Dutch Darts Masters and Bahrain Darts Masters surely make him the number one player on planet darts.
Perhaps Littler will struggle to maintain this phenomenal form, but there is also potential for the Nuke could get even better and uncertainty doesn’t have to mean negativity as far as the Warrington kid is concerned.
The Nuke could be going off as favourite against any of this year’s Premier League line-up in two or three weeks time and this looks the right opportunity to side with the teenage darting prodigy.
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Premier League Darts - Night One Fixtures
| Match | Participants | Prediction |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Wright Vs Rob Cross | Rob Cross |
| 2 | Gerwyn Price Vs Nathan Aspinall | Gerwyn Price |
| 3 | Michael Van Gerwen | Vs Michael Smith |
| 4 | Luke Littler Vs Luke Humphries | Luke Littler |
Premier League Darts - Night One Final Tip
Based on the predictions above, it looks like the semi-finals will be Rob Cross Vs Gerwyn Price and Michael Van Gerwen Vs Luke Littler. Littler couldn't have asked for a harder route to the final on his Premier League debut and we believe that the Nuke will fall short against MvG, leaving Gerwyn Price Vs Michael Van Gerwen in the final of the competition.
We believe that Gerwyn Price will win night one of the Premier League Darts competition.