Premier League Darts 2019 Week Two Betting Preview

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5 August, 2024

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The 2019 edition of the PDC Premier League didn’t enjoy the greatest of starts with the withdrawal of Gary Anderson. The Flying Scotsman’s back injury weakens the field and leaves Michael Van Gerwen with an easier path to the title although the Dutchman was pushed all the way by Michael Smith in week one. Here is our Premier League Darts 2019 week two betting preview.

The new format, whereby a number of up and coming players are brought in to replace Anderson is also confusing. Chris Dobey was the first beneficiary and he thrilled the crowd by holding Mensur Suljovic to a 6-6 draw in Newcastle last time out.

We should therefore forget about the complexities of the emergency format and just enjoy the action week-by-week. The opening night produced two draws and five tight games overall so what can we expect as the Premier League roadshow makes its way a little further north to Glasgow?

Snake vs the Bull

Opening up for us in week two is Peter ‘Snakebite’ Wright who takes on Michael ‘Bully Boy’ Smith. Neither man won in Newcastle so while it’s early days in this year’s competition, it would be a relief to get full points on the board.

Smith is the favourite here at best industry odds of 6/5 with 888Sport while Wright follows at 7/4 with William Hill. The draw is a rare outcome in darts but the Premier League saw two 6-6 finishes in week one and this is available now at 61/20 with Guts.

The first Premier League head-to-head between these two resulted in a 7-1 demolition for Smith in what was a poor tournament for Peter Wright overall. Bully Boy went on to defeat Snakebite by that same 7-1 scoreline in their second match up and while Wright is a better player than those numbers suggest, the bookmakers seem to have called the market correctly.

Machine to Roll On?

Rob Cross and James Wade meet in the second game of the evening and in this one there could be some value in backing the outsider. ‘Voltage’ Cross leads the way at 11/10 with Betsafe for the win while James ‘The Machine’ Wade is the marginal outsider at 2/1 with William Hill. The draw then completes proceedings at 7/2 with Bet365.

We’ve no Premier League head-to-head stats for this one as Wade was absent last year but after an incredible comeback season, in which the left hander won back-to-back PDC titles, we’re looking at an upset and a profit at 2/1.