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A BUNTING MENTAL HOMECOMING? – BETMGM PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS NIGHT 12 TIPS

After silencing a partisan Dutch crowd to edge out Luke Littler in last week's final, BetMGM Premier League leader Jonny Clayton has effectively broken the slipstream of his rivals as the competition arrives in Liverpool.

With a five-point buffer at the summit following two nightly wins on the spin, the Ferret rocks up on Merseyside as the player dictating the tempo of the entire league phase.

The evening’s opening salvo carries significant weight for the play-off picture. Despite sitting sixth Gian van Veen has demonstrated his elite ceiling with four final appearances this term and he gets us underway against a player who has proven himself the most consistent threat to the top two: Gerwyn Price.

While local hero Stephen Bunting attempts to derail the Clayton juggernaut and Michael van Gerwen looks to find his range against an increasingly dangerous Josh Rock, the quarter-finals undoubtedly reach a crescendo when two Lukes collide.

Defending BetMGM Premier League champion Luke Humphries finds himself in the uncharacteristic position of the hunter – his clash with Littler is one in which Cool Hand must find an extra gear to bridge the widening gap to the top four.

Here’s the full Night 12 bracket:

Liverpool bracket

The battle for the top four is becoming more important with each week, and we have you covered for Night 12 and beyond with our BetMGM Premier League Darts Hub, which includes exclusive content, expert tips, the latest promotions and more.

With eight of the world’s best throwers scrapping for a top-four spot, enjoy our analysis and accumulator tip below as the competition gets set for a trip to the continent…

BetMGM Premier League Darts Tips: 21/2 Night 12 Acca

  • Van Veen vs Price over 9.5 legs
  • Clayton to beat Bunting
  • Rock most 180s vs Van Gerwen
  • Humphries 98.5+ average vs Littler

Leg 1 – Over 9.5 legs in Gian van Veen vs Gerwyn Price @ 23/25

Van Veen has picked up just three points since Night 4.

He is still only four points off a play-off spot thanks to making four finals but he hasn’t won a single game outside of those four weeks.

He takes on Price here with the Iceman in third spot but having suffered back-to-back first-round exits since winning Night 9 in Manchester.

The Giant can put pressure on the top four with a win – and these two have already had their fair share of games going the distance this season.

Standings ahead of night 12

Price has had 40% of his matches go to a deciding leg, the most of all players, while Van Veen has seen 10 of his 18 matches go to at least a 10th leg.

Half of their four meetings so far have gone the distance, too, with the Iceman winning three of those four games.

The stakes are high in this one and a single leg could decide it. We wouldn’t back against an 11-leg thriller but the 23/25 for over 9.5 legs makes sense as the opening leg of an accumulator.

Leg 2 – Jonny Clayton to beat Stephen Bunting @ 7/10

Clayton is flying high and has all but assured his play-off spot.

Five points clear, he has a chance to hammer home his dominance when he faces Liverpool favourite Bunting.

The Bullet likely has to win to stand any real chance of a top-four finish – his strong performances have arguably not got the points they deserved.

They have both won two of their four meetings so far with the standout being a whitewash win for Bunting. Yet the Ferret has a knack for accumulating points even when not at his best.

Three of his four nightly wins so far have failed to see him average over 100 and Bunting has a competition average almost two points higher than Clayton’s – yet sits 18 points behind him.

The Welshman will harbour fond memories of Liverpool, having won here in 2022, and will be keen to replicate that success to ruin Bunting’s homecoming.

Odds of 7/10 for Clayton to win the game warrant serious consideration, especially with BetMGM’s early payout on three-leg leads.

Leg 3 – Josh Rock most 180s vs Michael van Gerwen @ 10/11

Rock may have left it too late for a play-off push but his form is nonetheless improving with each passing week.

Seven successive quarter-final losses seem a long way behind him now, albeit he has been unable to progress to a final despite winning his last four opening matches.

He faces Van Gerwen here with hopes of climbing off the bottom of the table; the Dutchman, conversely, is looking to cement his play-off spot and leapfrog Price.

Rocky has lost both meetings with Mighty Mike this season but is yet to be outscored on 180s. Despite his lowly place in the standings, only Littler averages more 180s per match than Rock’s 2.93.

The Northern Irishman has also outscored his opponent for 180s in 60% of his matches, compared to just 28% for Van Gerwen, and making 11/10 for him to throw the most maximums again here carry considerable appeal.

Leg 4 – Luke Humphries 98.5+ average vs Luke Littler @ 6/5

The defending champion remains in trouble.

A win over Price last week moved him to within three points of the top four but a defeat to Littler in a pulsating semi-final prevented him from making up any further ground.

Yet to win a night, Humphries has shown flashes of brilliance and scored well but a checkout rate of just 37.09% has seen him struggle to get many a game over the line.

His lack of league points is in contrast to an average of 100.45 – only Littler has a higher BetMGM Premier League average so far.

Both players have averaged over 100 in each of their three meetings so far, all of which have gone to a deciding leg.

Backing odds of 5/6 for Humphries to average over 98.5 rates a standout selection to finish off the accumulator.

Cool Hand has surpassed that threshold in five of his last seven BetMGM Premier League matches – he is more than capable of doing so again in Liverpool.

BETMGM’S 21/2 NIGHT 12 ACCA

  • Van Veen vs Price over 9.5 legs
  • Clayton to beat Bunting
  • Rock most 180s vs Van Gerwen
  • Humphries 98.5+ average vs Littler

BetMGM Premier League Darts: 9/1 Night 12 Bet Builder

As well as our Night 12 accumulator we have used BetMGM’s Bet Builder tool to construct our own bet on a quarter-final tie in Liverpool – the huge showdown between Humphries and Littler.

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BETMGM’S 9/1 NIGHT 12 HUMPHRIES VS LITTLER BET BUILDER

  • Over 10.5 legs
  • Humphries to win
  • Over 5.5 180s

This is a huge game – more so for Humphries than Littler.

While not quite hanging by a thread, Cool Hand’s play-off hopes are not exactly in the best shape for a defending champion.

A matchup featuring these two is always an occasion and they have certainly provided ticket holders with value for money this season.

Littler has won two of their three clashes so far and all of them have had 11 legs; thrilling darts that all the signs point to transpiring once more.

Calling a victor between the pair is always difficult but the fact of the matter is that Humphries needs this one a lot more… and that may well be enough.

Tale of the tape Humphries vs Littler

He will feel he should have won their semi-final meeting last week but losing the deciding leg means revenge will be on his mind.

The Nuke’s 78 180s in 21 matches gives him an average per match of 3.71, by far and away the most of the eight players, though Humphries’ 2.89 per match isn’t too shabby either.

Their match in Antwerp on Night 2 had a sensational 14 maximums and only one of their three meetings so far has had come in beneath the 5.5 bar we are going for here.

When on form either one of this pair could hit six 180s on their own, so over 5.5 for the match rounds off a Bet Builder that would rejuvenate Cool Hand’s season.

BETMGM’S 9/1 NIGHT 12 HUMPHRIES VS LITTLER BET BUILDER

  • Over 10.5 legs
  • Humphries to win
  • Over 5.5 180s

Night 12 BetMGM Specials

Liverpool is ready for Premier League Darts – and BetMGM has you covered for Night 12 outrights and specials.

Here are the night winner odds, with Bunting the rank outsider to win his home night:

Night 12 winner

Rock’s nine-darter in Belfast is somehow still the only perfect leg of the 2026 BetMGM Premier League Darts and he remains the sole recipient this year of the golden darts worth £30,000.

It is 6/1 for a nine-darter to be thrown at any point on Night 12 – or 66/1 for two or more.

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