Premier League Darts 2019 Week Eight Betting Preview

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5 August, 2024

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We’re into the nitty-gritty of Premier League Darts 2019, and Week Eight of the competition brings with it those dreaded words: Judgement Night. It’s time for our Premier League Darts 2019 week eight betting preview.

Phase 1 comes to an end with a double-header in Rotterdam, where one player will be eliminated at the end of Thursday’s action.

With four points available from the pair of games, there are a quartet of players in danger of finishing bottom of the table: Raymond van Barneveld, Michael Smith, Daryl Gurney and Gerwyn Price.

Mathematically speaking, Peter Wright is also in danger on eight points, although his positive leg difference should keep him safe barring a couple of heavy thrashings.

So, let’s take a look at the action for ‘Week 8A’, which is Wednesday’s first set of fixtures from the Ahoy Arena.

Squeaky Bum Time for Smith and Price

Should Raymond van Barneveld continue his mild renaissance, then both Michael Smith and Gerwyn Price could be in danger of finishing bottom of the pile.

Bully Boy has five points to his name compared to Barney’s four, and 24 hours later Smith will play James Wade in the final match of the night.

Price, meanwhile, tackles Peter Wright on Thursday, and so the Iceman will be looking to ease his nerves with victory over Smith on Wednesday.

The World Championship finalist has gone off the boil completely in recent weeks, admittedly beating the hapless Nathan Aspinall but with a 93.99 average before getting trounced 2-7 by Mensur Suljovic in Berlin.

First game on, Price will benefit from a quieter crowd who might otherwise be tempted to heckle him after a few more libations later in proceedings. He looks the value at 8/5 with Betfred given that Smith, 7/5 with MansionBet, needs to find a considerable improvement.