Premier League Darts 2024
Week 2 Preview by Shane McArdle
The new Premier League season continues this week, Thursday (Feb 8th), with the action coming from the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany.
The tournament see’s eight of the top darting stars contest across a 16 week mini-event format over the season, with each league night comprising of a quarter-final, semi-final and final format, all of which will be played over the best of 11 legs (first to six).
Each week’s winner will receive a £10,000 bonus.
Ranking points will also be awarded each night, with five going to the winner, three to the runner-up and two to the losing semi-finalists, to form the league table from which the top four players will progress to the Play-Offs at The O2 in London on Thursday May 23.
The action will be broadcast live on Sky Sports from 7pm on Thursday evening.
Quarter-Final Match Betting and Predictions:
Thursday Feb 8th
(Prices correct as of 3pm on Feb 5th)
(7:15pm) 9/4 Nathan Aspinall v Michael van Gerwen 3/10 (Prediction – Michael van Gerwen, Having lost out in a thrilling final of last weekend’s Masters to an above average performance from Stephen Bunting, Michael van Gerwen is a confident choice to beat Nathan Aspinall, who was on the wrong end of a 11-1 result to Bunting in the semi-finals of the aforementioned Masters tournament.) Correct Score Prediction – 2-6
(8pm) 21/20 Michael Smith v Gerwyn Price 15/20 (Prediction – Gerwyn Price, This is a repeat of last week’s PL final, which Michael Smith won 6-2. Gezzy Price withdrew from last weekend’s Masters due to family reasons and for that reason alone, it’s a repeat win for Michael Smith for me in this match.) Correct Score Prediction – 6-4
(8:45pm) 2/5 Luke Littler v Rob Cross 19/10 (Prediction – Luke Littler, Luke Littler was a convincing winner over Rob Cross at the World Championships and there has not been enough evidence since to persuade me to see anything other than another win for the Nuke.) Correct Score Prediction – 6-3
(9:30pm) 1/7 Luke Humphries v Peter Wright 9/2 (Prediction – Luke Humphries, The form of Luke Humphries since becoming World Champion has not been as good, however, the form of Peter Wright has been significantly worse, therefore it’s a comprehensive victory for Cool Hand Luke Humphries in this particular quarter-final.) Correct Score Prediction – 6-2
Outright Betting:
Luke Humphries 11/4 – Luke Littler 3/1 – Michael van Gerwen 3/1 – Gerwyn Price 6/1 – Michael Smith 8/1 – Rob Cross 11/1 – Nathan Aspinall 25/1 Peter Wright 40/1