Premier League Darts 2019 Week Seven Betting Preview
5 August, 2024
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It was a fairly low-key night of Premier League Darts in Nottingham last time out,…
Premier League Darts Finals Betting Tips and Predictions
After 15 weeks of tungsten toil, the identities of the four semi-finalists of Premier League Darts 2019 are known. Here are our top Premier League Darts Finals betting tips and predictions.
On a topsy-turvy night in Leeds, Gerwyn Price fell short despite demolishing Peter Wright – his final points haul of 18 was not enough to break into the top four of the league table.
Next up was Daryl Gurney, and he held up his end of the bargain with a phenomenal win over Michael Smith, averaging 101.8 in an 8-3 triumph over the Bully Boy.
And so all the pressure was on Mensur Suljovic, who faced the unenviable task of having to beat Michael van Gerwen to secure his own play-off place.
The Gentle gave it his best shot, but MVG – with designs on finishing top of the table – showed no mercy in an 8-5 victory. Suljovic was sent packing, and Van Gerwen rose to the league summit once more.
For James Wade, the final match of the night was something of a dead rubber given that his play-off place was assured, but Rob Cross had plenty on the line: he was desperate to usurp MVG at the top of the table.
But Wade had other ideas, and while Cross blinked under the spotlight the Machine produced a typically solid performance to take the spoils 8-6.
And so the scene is set perfectly for Finals night at the O2 Arena in London. Cross and Wade will enjoy an instant rematch, while Van Gerwen locks horns with Gurney – a man he has lost to in three of their last four meetings.
Is M.V.G Feeling The F.E.A.R?
There aren’t many – if any – darts players that can boast a winning head-to-head record against Michael van Gerwen.
But Daryl Gurney has enjoyed plenty of success against the Dutchman, having done the Premier League double over him in the regular phase of the competition and besting him in the Players’ Championship Finals.
How will that affect Van Gerwen’s mindset? Well, he will be desperate to gain revenge on the Irishman, but as we know you can try too hard on the oche and it has a detrimental impact upon your performance.
In many ways, this is a free hit for Gurney. He is a 7/2 underdog with Betfred, and he can head to the O2 Arena without pressure….but with the knowledge that he has MVG’s number, to some extent.
We can peruse the stats and crunch the numbers from the league phase, but this comes down to one straight all-or-nothing knockout game.
We know that Van Gerwen can handle the pressure – you don’t win to world titles and stacks of other trophies if you can’t, but we note with interest that Daryl Gurney is fast becoming the Brooks Koepka of darts: a fairly uninteresting season that comes to the boil for the majors and the big games.
Punters can back the world number one at 1/5 with Ladbrokes; but few will be tempted to take such long odds-on given Gurney’s success against the Dutchman of late.
