IS LUKE LITTLER going to break his Premier League duck in Dublin this Thursday?
The teen sensation is the hottest property in darts, the one that is generating all the headlines and social media comment.
And yet he has not won a night on the Prem in seven attempts so far.
In fact, the tungsten rookie has only been to one final and that came on the second night in Berlin when he lost a last-leg decider to Michael van Gerwen.
BetMGM – the title sponsors of the 17-week Road Show – have him at odds of 3-1 to win three games in a row and enjoy the Luck of the Irish at the 3Arena on the banks of the River Liffey.
To be fair, Littler’s form has been consistent since early February – he has only lost once in seven opening games – and is positioned in third spot in the eight-player league table.
Yet the chance to bank a £10,000 bonus and get that first Prem victory would be another achievement in his fledging career.
Luke Humphries leads the way with 17 points heading into Night Eight and he is 9/4 to make it a hat-trick of successes following wins in Nottingham and Brighton.
One decent bet is the sight of a perfect leg – that is 7-1 to happen at some point in the Irish capital.
We have not had one in the Premier League this season but it is probably only a matter of time before one occurs.
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Premier League Darts – Night Eight, Dublin
+ Luke Humphries and Peter Wright will kick off the action this Thursday night. Humphries heads in to the match as favourite, priced at 1/5, while Wright will be looking to build on his victory over Gerwyn Price last week. Wright is priced at 13/4 to advance to the semi-finals in Dublin.
+ Nathan Aspinall faces Rob Cross in the second game of the night in a repeat of last week’s quarter final fixture. Last Thursday, Aspinall defeated Cross in a last-leg decider, and he heads into this weeks fixture at 27/25. Despite the defeat to Aspinall last week. Cross starts the match as favourite priced at 7/10.
+ Dutchman Michael Van Gerwen faces Welshman Price in the third fixture of the evening. Van Gerwen is priced at 7/10 to get the victory whilst its 27/25 for Price to reach the last four.
+ The final quarter-final fixture of the evening sees Luke Littler face Michael Smith. Littler heads into the match as favourite at 4/11 while Smith is priced at 39/20.
+ Fans are still waiting for the first nine-dart finish of the BetMGM Premier League season. It’s 7/1 for a nine dart finish to be thrown in Dublin.
Night Winner:
+ Luke Humphries will be looking to make it three night wins in a row in Dublin and he heads into this round of fixtures as the favourite, priced at 9/4. Luke Littler is still searching for his first Premier League round win and he’s available at 3/1, while former world champion Gerwyn Price is priced at 8/1. Michael Van Gerwen will be aiming to win his first points since round four and he is priced at 11/2 to win the round in Dublin.
Luke Humphries – 9/4
Luke Littler – 3/1
Michael Van Gerwen – 11/2
Gerwyn Price – 8/1
Rob Cross – 9/1
Nathan Aspinall – 12/1
Michael Smith- 12/1
Peter Wright – 20/1
Sam Behar, UK Director at BetMGM, said: “The battle for the play-offs at the O2 is heating up! This week we head to Dublin for the seventh round of the BetMGM Premier League. Luke Humphries has been in impressive form in recent weeks and he’ll be looking to make it a hat-trick of consecutive wins, while Luke Littler is aiming for his first Premier League round win. After starting the season in stunning form, Michael Van Gerwen will want to bounce back from a blip in form. There’s definitely still more twists and turns yet and we can’t wait for the action to unfold.”
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