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2023 Premier League Darts Night Eight Betting Tips And Predictions

Pete’s Darts Betting Tips

• In the Michael van Gerwen vs Peter Wright match, expect Michael van Gerwen to win the game, claim the highest checkout and pin the most 180s, available at the enhanced odds of 11/4 up from 5/2 @ bet365.
• When Nathan Aspinall takes on Dimitri van den Bergh Aspinall should land the most 180s @ 7/5 with bet365.
• Gerwyn Price to win his match against Jonny Clayton and post the game’s highest checkout has been boosted from 13/10 to 6/4 at bet365, which looks interesting.
• In the Michael Smith vs Chris Dobey match back local hero Chris Dobey to beat the recovering Bully Boy which is worth 6/4 at bet365.

While it was Gerwyn Price who won the Night Seven title – his second of the season – it was actually Chris Dobey who stole the headlines as he became the first player in Premier League of Darts history to bank a whitewash victory over Michael van Gerwen.

Price put in a superb performance to win the final match 6-4, posting an average of 101 over his last opponent of the evening Dobey’s 95.48. The Iceman, who earlier on in the evening had beaten his Welsh compatriot Jonny Clayton before taking down Dimitri Van den Bergh, both by 6-4 score lines, also threw in all four of the 180s in the match and landed two of the three ton-plus checkouts before finally getting over the line after missing five darts at a double in leg nine.

The win sees Price climb up to second in the table ahead of Michael Smith and one place below Michael van Gerwen.

Having won the title on Night One, Dobey wasn’t quite able to pick up his second nightly title of the season but did put in the performance of the night in winning all six legs against van Gerwen to bring the Dutchman’s three-week winning streak to an end.

Fresh from beating world champion Michael Smith 6-4 in their quarter-final clash, Dobey averaged 101.33 against Mighty Mike while also pinning four 180s, two ton-plus checkouts and landing six of his nine attempts at doubles during a superb display.

The Green Machine, who averaged 100, had been on a ten-match winning run in the Darts Premier League and started off the evening with a 6-1 trouncing of Peter Wright in the quarter-finals. MVG had been looking to win his fourth night in a row but was made to pay for missing a single dart at a double in legs three, four and five and looked stunned by his whitewashing at the hands of Dobey.

Play now moves on to Newcastle, making Night Eight a home fixture for Chris Dobey as he takes on Michael Smith in a repeat of last week’s quarter-final. This week’s fixtures are all based on league table positions following Night Seven.

This means that top plays bottom as Michael van Gerwen once again faces Peter Wright, a man he has beaten 6-1 for the last two weeks. There is also another all-Welsh meeting between Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton while Nathan Aspinall steps out against Dimitri van den Bergh but who will triumph in the North East?

Michael van Gerwen v Peter Wright

The world number two once again takes on the world number three for the third week in a row. They are not playing only one place in the PDC Order of Merit separates them, however. On the previous two occasions, there has been only one clear winner with Michael van Gerwen winning 6-1 both times.

In fact, Wright has only won one match so far this season leaving him on two points and propping up the table. Mighty Mike on the other hand is the runaway leader of the table. Although even he was humbled last week when whitewashed by losing Night Seven finalist Chris Dobey.

The Dutchman did, however, travel to Germany over the weekend for Players Championship duties and won Sunday’s event, the Players Championship 7 final in Hildesheim.

Wright, on the other hand, remains bottom of this year’s table with only one win to go beside six losses. He looks like a shadow of his former self right now and hasn’t averaged over 93 for four weeks. Even if Snakebite was to finally bank a nightly win, he will still be bottom by the close of play Thursday night.

In all, though, there isn’t any reason not to predict another win for Mighty Mike. Snakebite still can’t settle on a preferred set of darts and is woefully out of form right now. In contrast, van Gerwen’s slip-up was probably a one-off and more of a freak result and he is once again favourite to not just win this match but also the night as well. 

Nathan Aspinall v Dimitri Van den Bergh

In what is a week of repeats, Dimitri van den Bergh once again faces Nathan Aspinall. Last time out, The Dream Maker beat the Asp which really shouldn’t surprise anybody. Incredibly, the Belgian has beaten Aspinall ten times on the spin, a run that includes four Premier League of Darts meetings, two of which have come this season.

One thing that will please Aspinall is that he has thrown in the second most 180s in the competition which should give him some hope as looks to end his abysmal run against van den Bergh. He should break his duck against the Belgian at some point but whether that is this week or not is not so easy to say. The Asp can be backed, however, to pin the most maximums.

Gerwyn Price v Jonny Clayton

This is another repeat fixture from last week where seven days ago we saw Gerwyn Price win against his fellow Welshman Jonny Clayton. Price was brilliant on the two nights he has won so far but has been appalling on every Premier League outing before or since.

Happily, there are signs that he is slowly beginning to win the fans over now which seems to make him a better player. If the boo boys stay away, he could get his swagger back which makes him one of the most dangerous players in the competition.

No one knows him better than Clayton though and The Ferret is one of those players who is incredibly hard to shake off. Former Premier League of Darts champion Clayton is another player who is not enjoying things this year. 

It’s far too early for him to worry as everything can change with a few wins, but Clayton is under pressure after a couple of first-round losses and hasn’t won a night yet or even made a final. Last year, he win more than anyone even if he didn’t win the outright campaign.

One win is all can take to catapult him into the playoff places, though, but I can’t see that coming this week if the real Gerwyn Price that we saw in Nottingham last week shows up again in Newcastle.

Michael Smith  v Chris Dobey

These two also played each other in the first round a week ago with Chris Dobey upsetting the odds and knocking out the world champion. Of course, Hollywood would then go on to put in the outstanding performance of the season in whitewashing Michael van Gerwen. 

Hot on the heels of a wrist injury, The Bully Boy has been hit by a bug sadly which could impact his performance. The world champion is still good enough to win matches with his eyes closed but his consistency levels have dropped right now and suddenly that 97.5 average might be hard to hit. 

Smith certainly has struggled to find it in his last four matches, while Dobey, coming off of that thrashing of Mighty Mike should be buoyed going into a match in his home city and could pull off yet another shock result.

Bet365 Darts Premier League Match Betting Odds Night Eight: 

• Michael van Gerwen (1/3) v (12/5) Peter Wright 
• Nathan Aspinall (1/1) v (4/5) Dimitri Van den Bergh 
• Gerwyn Price (4/7) v (11/8) Jonny Clayton
• Michael Smith (8/15) v (6/4) Chris Dobey 

2023 bet365 Premier League Darts Night Eight Outright Night Winner Odds

• Michael van Gerwen @ 2/1 with bet365
• Gerwyn Price @ 4/1 with bet365
• Michael Smith @ 9/2 with bet365
• Dimitri van den Bergh @ 17/2 with bet365
• Peter Wright @ 10/1 with bet365
• Nathan Aspinall @ 10/1 with bet365
• Jonny Clayton @ 10/1 with bet365
• Chris Dobey @ 11/1 with bet365

2023 bet365 Premier League Darts Outright Winner Odds

• Michael van Gerwen @ 11/10 with bet365
• Michael Smith @ 7/2 with bet365
• Gerwyn Price @ 7/2 with bet365
• Nathan Aspinall @ 14/1 with bet365
• Dimitri van den Bergh @ 14/1 with bet365
• Jonny Clayton @ 18/1 with bet365
• Peter Wright @ 25/1 with bet365
• Chris Dobey @ 28/1 with bet365

2023 Premier League Darts Table (after seven nights)

Player	Nights Won	Games Won	Leg Difference	Points
Michael van Gerwen	3	12	+30	20
Gerwyn Price	2	8	+8	12
Michael Smith	1	7	0	12
Nathan Aspinall	0	6	-7	11
Dimitri van den Bergh	0	5	-1	9
Chris Dobey	1	5	-8	8
Jonny Clayton	0	4	-8	7
Peter Wright	0	1	-19	2

2023 Premier League Darts Schedule

• Night 1 – The SSE Arena, Belfast – Thursday February 2 (Winner: Chris Dobey)
• Night 2 – Cardiff International Arena – Thursday February 9 (Winner: Gerwyn Price)
• Night 3 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow – Thursday February 16 (Winner: Michael Smith)
• Night 4 – 3 Arena, Dublin – Thursday February 23  (Winner: Michael van Gerwen)
• Night 5 – Westpoint Arena, Exeter – Thursday March 2 (Winner: Michael van Gerwen)
• Night 6 – M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool – Thursday March 9 (Winner: Michael van Gerwen)
• Night 7 – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham – Thursday March 16 (Gerwyn Price)
• Night 8 – Utilita Arena, Newcastle – Thursday March 23
• Night 9 – Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin – Thursday March 30
• Night 10 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham – Thursday April 6
• Night 11 – The Brighton Centre – Thursday April 13
• Night 12 – Rotterdam Ahoy – Thursday April 20
• Night 13 – First Direct Arena, Leeds – Thursday April 27
• Night 14 – AO Arena, Manchester – Thursday May 4
• Night 15 – Utilita Arena, Sheffield – Thursday May 11
• Night 16 – P&J Live, Aberdeen – Thursday May 18
• Play Offs – The O2, London – Thursday May 25

QUICK GLANCE AT THE 2023 PREMIER LEAGUE OF DARTS NIGHT EIGHT

Venue: Utilita Arena, Newcastle

Dates: Thursday February 2^nd – Thursday May 25

Format: Best of 11 legs (First to six)

Current Champion: Michael van Gerwen

Where To Watch: Sky Sports Main Event HD & Sky Sports Arena HD

When To Watch: 19:00 UK

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2023 Premier League Darts Night Seven Betting Tips And Predictions

Pete’s Darts Betting Tips

• Back Dimitri van den Bergh to win and produce the most 180s in his quarter-final match against Nathan Aspinall at the boosted odds of 23/10, up from 21/10 at bet365.
• There could be more than four match 180s and over two match ton-plus checkouts in the Jonny Clayton Versus Gerwyn Price at 9/4 with bet365.
• I fancy two or more ton-plus checkouts in the Peter Wright Vs Michael van Gerwen at 6/4 with bet365.
• There should be at least 6.5 180s in the Chris Dobey and Michael Smith which has been priced up as worth 11/10 at bet365.

Betting tips use betting lines that are correct at the time of writing.

Michael van Gerwen made it three night wins in three following a 6-4 success against world number one Michael Smith on Night Six in Liverpool. Mighty Mike continued to show his dominance in this year’s Premier League Darts as he become the first player to win three successive nights since the format was introduced last year. 

The Dutchman came into Thursday fresh off back-to-back victories in Dublin and Exeter and now has a Darts Premier League win in Liverpool to celebrate. The Green Machine kicked off his campaign at the M&S Bank Arena by thumping Jonny Clayton 6-2 before beating Peter Wright 6-1 to set up a final showdown against Smith.

The first two legs went with throw before van Gerwen made the breakthrough as he punished three missed darts at the double from the St Helens star to break in leg three. MVG then extended his lead with a 14-dart leg, but the Bully Boy quickly burst back into life, converting a clinical 111 combo to claw things back. He then followed that up two 180 visits in the sixth leg. 

Smith may have been unable to conjure up another magical nine-darter against van Gerwen but he did manage to level the tie with a 12-darter and continued his good run with an 11-dart hold in the following leg. That was the end of things for Smith though, who had been struggling with illness ahead of Thursday night’s action. Mighty Mike restored his lead in the next leg with a 14-dart break, before finishing the job on double ten, after Bully Boy had wired a dart at the bull.

Earlier on in the night Smith had notched up wins over Dimitri Van den Bergh and Nathan Aspinall to claim a decent three points on Merseyside. The world champion produced 110 and 122 finishes in his 6-3 win over van den Bergh before lashing in five 180s to dispatch Aspinall setting up his meeting with van Gerwen.

In the quarter-finals, Aspinall inflicted defeat on Night One winner Chris Dobey, while in the evening’s curtain-raiser, Peter Wright finally opened up his Premier League account in 2023, getting scores on the board after dramatically scraping through his match against Gerwyn Price.

Winning 6-5, Snakebite missed eight match darts having raced into a 5-2 lead in a race to six against the Welshman. Price then responded to restore parity and bring the match back to five apiece. The Iceman though was unable to complete the comeback and missed three match darts of his own in the deciding leg.

What can expect from Night Seven in Nottingham?

Dimitri Van den Bergh v Nathan Aspinall

This has the potential to be a close encounter. Dimitri van den Bergh and Nathan Aspinall occupy third and fifth places in the league table respectively and meet in what will serve as the opening game in Thursday’s action.

The Dream Maker’s highest finish so far came on Night Three in Glasgow when he made the final having beaten Aspinall 6-1 in one of that night’s semi-final matches. The Belgian has only made the last four once since then so will be keen to get this week’s action off with a win.

The Asp has only made it to one final out of six so far, where he lost out to Gerwyn Price on Night Two in Cardiff. However, he is picking up points on a regular basis and has managed to reach the semis in each of the last two Darts Premier League nightly tournaments.

Despite this being a tough one to call, it is worth noting that it is van den Bergh that has by far the better head-to-head record between these two, winning all nine of their last meetings. That is something that The Asp will need to overcome if he is to make a third successive semi-final.

Aspinall is considered to be the slight outsider but is arguably in better form although van den Bergh does seem to have the Englishman’s number.

Jonny Clayton v Gerwyn Price

The second match of the night is an all-Welsh affair as Jonny Clayton walks out against Gerwyn Price. Price has only tasted success in one of the six Premier League nights so far. That came on Night Two and he has only made it past the first round once since then.

The Iceman will fancy his chances against The Ferret in this Thursday’s quarters having beaten him both times in their previous two meetings this calendar year. Not many hang in there quite like Jonny Clayton, however, and he will definitely put up a good fight. 

Clayton, who only turned full time professional last year, has reached the semi finals in four previous nights before his last four elimination at the hands of Michael van Gerwen a week ago. Both players need to be doing better than they currently are although Price is currently in the play off places. Incredibly, former world champion Price has never reached the play offs so will want to add to his tally in order to get that monkey off his back.

Price is yet to really click into gear so far this season and has been the very model of inconsistency in the Premier League. In his ten matches so far, he has twice averaged over a one hundred and three times averaged in the eighties.

There are signs that the crowd might be softening on The Iceman and it’s telling that his only decent night’s work came in Cardiff. Last week in Liverpool the crowd gave him an easier ride than he is used to – in England at least – and he made it to match darts so how the Nottingham crowd react could sway things either way. However, this could be a good opportunity for The Ferret, who is topping the averages on the Pro Tour this season, to pick up his first victory over The Iceman this year. 

Peter Wright v Michael van Gerwen

What is arguably the tie of the round pits runaway Premier League leader Michael van Gerwen against bottom-of-the-table Peter Wright. Snakebite has only won one match in six weeks of Premier League action and only picked up his first points last week.

Even then, he had to survive three missed match darts from Gerwyn Price so could very easily still be pointless. Whatever happens this week at the Motorpoint Arena, Wright will still be in the bottom four.

Unfortunately, last week in Liverpool he then progressed to meet this week’s opponent MVG who made mincemeat of Wright, dishing out a real 6-1 thrashing. Snakebite isn’t happy with his darts right now and he isn’t playing at weekends. On the face of it this should make him fresher but arguably less competitive.

It looks like a formidable task for the Scotsman to pick up his second DPL win of the tour in Nottingham this week and he starts Thursday’s match as the obvious underdog. Mighty Mike continues to go from strength to strength and has won the last three nights on the spin and is now eight points clear.

It is difficult to look past van Gerwen for this one. It really is a top vs bottom clash in terms of form, and possibly the real question could be how much the Dutchman wins this by. Another thrashing could well be on the cards.

Chris Dobey v Michael Smith

Chris Dobey hasn’t won a Premier League Darts match since his dream opening night triumph but for the second week in a row there were more than enough positive signs to suggest a change of fortunes could be right around the corner.

Hollywood averaged 104 in a 6-3 defeat to Dimitri van den Bergh two weeks ago and he exceeded three figures once again during last week’s clash with Nathan Aspinall in Liverpool, where he missed a dart at a double which would have forced a deciding leg. In fact, his Darts Premier League average of 97.37 is second only to Michael van Gerwen while he also boasts the highest 180-per-leg ratio at 0.32.

UK Masters champion Dobey will hold no fears about facing Michael Smith after he beat him 11-7 in the semi-finals of that competition. However, The Bully Boy consolidated second place in the Premier League table last week by reaching the final. 

Smith also he fired in 11 180s in in his last two matches Liverpool so there should plenty of maximums on the cards in Nottingham. While I’ve no doubt that Dobey will be picking up more points soon, I think this match has come too soon and expect the Bully Boy to progress to another semi final and set up yet another meeting with Michael van Gerwen.

Bet365 Darts Premier League Match Betting Odds Night Seven: Nottingham

• Dimitri Van den Bergh (4/5) v (1/1) Nathan Aspinall
• Jonny Clayton (13/10) v (8/13) Gerwyn Price
• Peter Wright (2/1) v (2/5) Michael van Gerwen
• Chris Dobey (7/4) v (4/9) Michael Smith

2023 bet365 Premier League Darts Night Seven Outright Night Winner Odds

• Michael van Gerwen @ 2/1 with bet365
• Michael Smith @ 4/1 with bet365
• Gerwyn Price @ 9/2 with bet365
• Dimitri van den Bergh @ 10/1 with bet365
• Peter Wright @ 9/1 with bet365
• Nathan Aspinall @ 9/1 with bet365
• Jonny Clayton @ 10/1 with bet365
• Chris Dobey @ 16/1 with bet365

2023 bet365 Premier League Darts Outright Winner Odds

• Michael van Gerwen @ 11/10 with bet365
• Michael Smith @ 3/1 with bet365
• Gerwyn Price @ 5/1 with bet365
• Nathan Aspinall @ 10/1 with bet365
• Jonny Clayton @ 12/1 with bet365
• Dimitri van den Bergh @ 18/1 with bet365
• Peter Wright @ 18/1 with bet365
• Chris Dobey @ 80/1 with bet365

2023 Premier League Darts Table (after six nights)

Player	Nights Won	Games Won	Leg Difference	Points
Michael van Gerwen	3	12	+30	20
Michael Smith	1	7	+2	12
Nathan Aspinall	0	6	-5	11
Gerwyn Price	1	5	+2	8
Dimitri van den Bergh	0	4	-1	7
Jonny Clayton	0	4	-6	7
Chris Dobey	1	3	-8	5
Peter Wright	0	1	-14	2

2023 Premier League Darts Schedule

• Night 1 – The SSE Arena, Belfast – Thursday February 2 (Winner: Chris Dobey)
• Night 2 – Cardiff International Arena – Thursday February 9 (Winner: Gerwyn Price)
• Night 3 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow – Thursday February 16 (Winner: Michael Smith)
• Night 4 – 3 Arena, Dublin – Thursday February 23  (Winner: Michael van Gerwen)
• Night 5 – Westpoint Arena, Exeter – Thursday March 2 (Winner: Michael van Gerwen)
• Night 6 – M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool – Thursday March 9 (Winner: Michael van Gerwen)
• Night 7 – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham – Thursday March 16
• Night 8 – Utilita Arena, Newcastle – Thursday March 23
• Night 9 – Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin – Thursday March 30
• Night 10 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham – Thursday April 6
• Night 11 – The Brighton Centre – Thursday April 13
• Night 12 – Rotterdam Ahoy – Thursday April 20
• Night 13 – First Direct Arena, Leeds – Thursday April 27
• Night 14 – AO Arena, Manchester – Thursday May 4
• Night 15 – Utilita Arena, Sheffield – Thursday May 11
• Night 16 – P&J Live, Aberdeen – Thursday May 18
• Play Offs – The O2, London – Thursday May 25

QUICK GLANCE AT THE 2023 PREMIER LEAGUE OF DARTS NIGHT SEVEN

Venue: Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham

Dates: Thursday February 2^nd – Thursday May 25

Format: Best of 11 legs (First to six)

Current Champion: Michael van Gerwen

Where To Watch: Sky Sports Main Event HD & Sky Sports Arena HD

When To Watch: 19:00 UK

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2023 Premier League Darts Night Six Betting Tips And Predictions

Pete’s Darts Betting Tips

• The Iceman Gerwyn Price has pinned 23 180s so back world number four Price to win against Peter Wright and land the most 180s but Snakebite to pin the highest checkout which is worth 9/2 at bet365.
• Tournament maximum leader Michael van Gerwen winning against Jonny Clayton and landing the most 180s looks like a sound bet and is worth the enhanced odds of 6/4 from 13/10 at bet365.
• In the match between Chris Dobey and Nathan Aspinall, expect The Asp, who has hit 33 maximums in the tournament so far, to hit the most 180s which is worth 6/4 with bet365.
• Back The Bully Boy to win his quarter final match against Dimitri van den Bergh and land the most 180s at the bet365 boosted odds of 7/4 from 13/8.

Note: All betting lines are correct at the time of writing.

Less than a week after 200/1 outsider Andrew Gilding produced one of the biggest shocks in darts history by beating Michael van Gerwen 11-10 in the UK Open final to become a major winner at the age of 52, Night Six of the Premier League of Darts rolls into Liverpool.

Night Five saw Michael van Gerwen become the first multi-night winner of the new season following back-to-back wins in Dublin and Exeter. Mighty Mike beat Jonny Clayton in the Exeter final to solidify his place at the top of DPL table.

The final saw van Gerwen take hold of proceedings in the early stages as he opened up a 3-0 lead over the 2021 champion Clayton, who was taking part in his first nightly final of this campaign. The Welshman came back strong though, reducing the deficit to one leg as he trailed 3-4. MVG then took back to back legs for a second successive night victory.

Clayton now moves up two places into fifth thanks to picking up three league points following wins over Peter Wright – who remains pointless – and Dimitri van den Bergh. Elsewhere, semi finalists Aspinall and van den Bergh also picked up two points apiece thanks to quarter final wins over Michael Smith and Chris Dobey respectively.

The Premier League roadshow now heads to Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena on Thursday March 9th for Night Six where once again van Gerwen and Jonny Clayton will go head to head, this time in the quarter finals. Peter Wright will be looking to get his first points as he faces Gerwyn Price while Chris Dobey takes on Nathan Aspinall and Michael Smith steps up to the oche against Dimitri van den Bergh.

Gerwyn Price v Peter Wright 

Things get underway in Liverpool with two former world champions facing off against each other as Gerwyn Price meets Peter Wright. Snakebite Wright is having a horrible campaign so far and he’s yet to win a game. The Scotsman also has a leg difference of minus ten.

Price on the other hand has won five games and also Night Two in Cardiff. Both players lost their one and only game last week but everything looks like pointing to a Price victory where a second night win for the Welshman would see him move up to second in the league table behind Michael van Gerwen.

The Iceman has also pinned more than double the 180s than Snakebite with 23 compared to Wright’s 11 so that might be another market worth taking a look at. Price to win and land the most 180s. Wright, however, boasts the better ton plus checkout stats having posted six 100+ checkouts despite only playing five games so far.

Michael van Gerwen v Jonny Clayton

League leader Michael van Gerwen won week five after beating Price 6-3, Nathan Aspinall 6-4 and Jonny Clayton 6-3 in the final. The Green Machine now has two night wins as well as nine games in total giving himself a six point lead at the top of the table.

This week the Dutch darts master steps out with Jonny Clayton in his first game of the night in a repeat of last week’s final. When they met last week Mighty Mike notched up an average of 97.45 and also hit a highest checkout of 106 compared to the Ferret’s 24.

It’s hard not to see another win coming for MVG but the odds are a little short considering the ability of his Welsh opponent. The Dutchman has the highest average in the tournament so far with 99.03 and has also landed more 180s than anyone else with 33 making a Michael van Gerwen win and smashing the most 180s looking like a safe bet.

Chris Dobey v Nathan Aspinall 

Next up is Chris Dobey versus Nathan Aspinall, which sees second bottom taking on third place. Despite being the lower placed, it is Dobey that has actually won a night, but Aspinall who has been steadily collecting game wins and points too.

Hollywood lost his one and only game last week against Dimitri van den Bergh while Aspinall reached the last four where he lost 6-4 against eventual night winner van Gerwen. The stats for both players read very similarly so it is likely to be a close match but I am leaning towards The Asp to make it through to the next round again this week.

Michael Smith v Dimitri van den Bergh 

Last up, we have Michael Smith versus Dimitri van den Bergh to round off the first round of Thursday night’s tungsten action. PDC world champion Bully Boy is currently second behind van Gerwen having won five games and one night leaving himself with nine points.

The St Helens man was disappointing last week when he lost 6-3 to Nathan Aspinall but still has the second highest average in the competition with 97.89. Smith also has the joint highest ton plus checkouts and legs won.

Belgian Dream Maker van den Bergh has shown plenty of quality in spells but is still to win a night and faces a tough task to beat Smith. Instead of backing Smith to simply win I’m going with The Bully Boy to win and land the most 180s at the bet365 boosted odds of 7/4.

Bet365 Darts Premier League Match Betting Odds Night Six: Liverpool

• Gerwyn Price (4/6) v (6/5) Peter Wright 
• Michael van Gerwen (4/9) v (7/4) Jonny Clayton 
• Chris Dobey (6/5) v (4/6) Nathan Aspinall 
• Michael Smith (8/13) v (13/10) Dimitri Van den Bergh 

2023 bet365 Premier League Darts Night Six Outright Night Winner Odds

• Michael van Gerwen @ 9/4 with bet365
• Michael Smith @ 7/2 with bet365
• Gerwyn Price @ 4/1 with bet365
• Peter Wright @ 7/1 with bet365
• Nathan Aspinall @ 9/1 with bet365
• Dimitri van den Bergh @ 10/1 with bet365
• Jonny Clayton @ 11/1 with bet365
• Chris Dobey @ 20/1 with bet365

2023 bet365 Premier League Darts Outright Winner Odds

• Michael van Gerwen @ 11/8 with bet365
• Michael Smith @ 7/2 with bet365
• Gerwyn Price @ 4/1 with bet365
• Jonny Clayton @ 17/2 with bet365
• Nathan Aspinall @ 10/1 with bet365
• Dimitri van den Bergh @ 14/1 with bet365
• Peter Wright @ 18/1 with bet365
• Chris Dobey @ 50/1 with bet365

2023 Premier League Darts Table (after five nights)

Player	Nights Won	Games Won	Leg Difference	Points
Michael van Gerwen	2	9	+19	15
Michael Smith	1	5	-3	9
Nathan Aspinall	0	5	-3	9
Gerwyn Price	1	5	+6	8
Dimitri van den Bergh	0	4	+2	7
Jonny Clayton	0	4	-2	7
Chris Dobey	1	3	-6	5
Peter Wright	0	0	-10	0

2023 Premier League Darts Schedule

• Night 1 – The SSE Arena, Belfast – Thursday February 2 (Winner: Chris Dobey)
• Night 2 – Cardiff International Arena – Thursday February 9 (Winner: Gerwyn Price)
• Night 3 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow – Thursday February 16 (Winner: Michael Smith)
• Night 4 – 3 Arena, Dublin – Thursday February 23  (Winner: Michael van Gerwen)
• Night 5 – Westpoint Arena, Exeter – Thursday March 2 (Winner: Michael van Gerwen)
• Night 6 – M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool – Thursday March 9
• Night 7 – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham – Thursday March 16
• Night 8 – Utilita Arena, Newcastle – Thursday March 23
• Night 9 – Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin – Thursday March 30
• Night 10 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham – Thursday April 6
• Night 11 – The Brighton Centre – Thursday April 13
• Night 12 – Rotterdam Ahoy – Thursday April 20
• Night 13 – First Direct Arena, Leeds – Thursday April 27
• Night 14 – AO Arena, Manchester – Thursday May 4
• Night 15 – Utilita Arena, Sheffield – Thursday May 11
• Night 16 – P&J Live, Aberdeen – Thursday May 18
• Play Offs – The O2, London – Thursday May 25

QUICK GLANCE AT THE 2023 PREMIER LEAGUE OF DARTS NIGHT SIX

Venue: M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool

Dates: Thursday February 2^nd – Thursday May 25

Format: Best of 11 legs (First to six)

Current Champion: Michael van Gerwen

Where To Watch: Sky Sports Main Event HD & Sky Sports Arena HD

When To Watch: 19:00 UK

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