BETMGM PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS NIGHT 6 PREVIEW & TIPS: COULD HUMPHRIES' WAIT BE OVER?

A blockbuster Night 5 in Exeter saw the Michael van Gerwen train halted as Nathan Aspinall triumphed to claim his first nightly victory of the 2024 BetMGM Premier League Darts season.

It is Brighton’s turn to host this week and MVG will be looking to bounce back from last week’s quarter-final exit, with a host of other players hoping to get their first successes of the 2024 tournament.

Aspinall overcame Rob Cross with a convincing 6-2 victory in the Exeter final, going one better than his runner-up placing in Newcastle a week prior. A fine night from the Asp saw him play his best darts of the tournament so far to join Van Gerwen and Michael Smith as the only players with nightly wins to their names this year.

Peter Wright remains pointless at the foot of the table, while Gerwyn Price and the two Lukes – Littler and Humphries – still await that first night victory.

We have another fantastic night of action in store on Night 6 in Brighton but, before we share our picks for our acca as well as our weekly specials, let’s take a run-through of the BetMGM Premier League fixtures for the visit to the south coast.

BetMGM Premier League Darts Night 6 Fixtures

Following a thumping defeat last week at the hands of Rob Cross, Gerwyn Price will be looking to bounce back as he is first up in Brighton against Luke Humphries.

Only a 160 checkout prevented the Welshman from a 6-0 whitewash on Night 5 and he will have to be a lot better to overcome Humphries, who became the first person to beat Michael van Gerwen since way back on Night 1. Cool Hand also boasts the tournament's highest average (100.68).

Rob Cross averaged an impressive 109.69 in the last eight on his way to finishing runner-up in Exeter and he faces Van Gerwen in the second quarter-final. Voltage came close to a nine-darter last week and was mightily impressive in both the quarter and semi-finals before finding Nathan Aspinall too hot to handle.

Next up, last week’s winner Aspinall takes on Luke Littler. The Asp finally found top form in Exeter and has some momentum after moving into the top four of the standings as a result. His opponent, meanwhile, lost 6-3 to Cross in the second semi-final and is yet to win a night despite sitting second in the overall standings.

Rounding off the quarter-finals is Night 1 winner Michael Smith, who takes on bottom-of-the-table Peter Wright. Snakebite looked to be finding some form despite defeat in Newcastle but struggled last week in Exeter, averaging 91.13 on his way to a 6-4 reverse at the hands of Aspinall. Wright did manage a 156 checkout and will surely be hoping Night 6 can provide him with some relief from what has been a torrid tournament so far.

It was the dream start for Smith in Cardiff but Bully Boy has found it hard to recapture that form since. Losing 6-2 to Luke Littler last week means the 2023 world champion is on a run of three consecutive quarter-final exits and will be eyeing up this one as the game to stop the rot.

Night 6 quarter-finals in full: Luke Humphries vs Gerwyn Price; Rob Cross v Michael van Gerwen; Nathan Aspinall v Luke Littler; Michael Smith vs Peter Wright

17/2 BetMGM Premier League Darts Night 6 Accumulator

As always, we have put together an acca to get you in the mood as the 2024 BetMGM Premier League visits Brighton.

Though he lost at the hands of overall winner Nathan Aspinall last week, Luke Humphries looked impressive during his victory in the quarter-final over Michael van Gerwen. He’s up against Gerwyn Price in Brighton and, though the Welshman hit an impressive 160 checkout, he averaged just 90.73 as he laboured to a 6-1 defeat against Rob Cross.

Humphries made the final of the UK Open at the weekend with a 100+ tournament average while Price exited in the fourth round to Martin Schindler. We’re backing Cool Hand to get the better of this one and get Night 6 underway with a win at 13/20.

Next up we have Cross, the runner-up in Exeter, facing Michael van Gerwen. We are heading straight to the 180s market for this one, with MVG leading the way for maximums with 38 in just 11 matches. Cross has 23 in 10 games and, though 180s were at a premium last week with just 32 in the whole night compared to 50 for two nights in succession, the likelihood is this was a mere blip and we’re going for over 4.5 180s in this one at 4/9 as a result.

We have Exeter winner Aspinall and Luke Littler battling it out next in a match that sees us looking at the possibility of 100+ checkouts.

Aspinall checked out on 160 twice last week on his way to victory, following on from an impressive 170 on Night 4 in Newcastle. Littler joined the Asp with a 170 finish in the Toon and like his Night 6 opponent has hit six overall in the 2024 BetMGM Premier League. Two or more of 100+ checkouts in this match comes in at 11/10.

Lastly we have Michael Smith up against Peter Wright, with both players struggling to get into a rhythm recently. After his Night 1 victory, Smith has failed to make a final and has suffered three quarter-final exits in a row. Wright, meanwhile, still is without a win in the 2024 BetMGM Premier League.

Snakebite did hit a bit of form in the UK Open before losing in the sixth round to Masters champion Stephen Bunting. Bully Boy was beaten a round earlier by Luke Woodhouse and, as such, a close match here seems a given.

With 75% of Smith’s Premier League matches so far going over 9.5 legs, that’s our choice at 9/10.

Night 5 Accumulator

Luke Humphries to beat Gerwyn Price Rob Cross vs Michael van Gerwen over 4.5 180s Nathan Aspinall vs Luke Littler 2 or more 100+ checkouts Michael Smith vs Peter Wright over 9.5 legs Priced at 17/2 with BetMGM

Odds correct at time of publication but subject to change

Night 6 Odds & BetMGM Specials

As well as our own acca, BetMGM carries odds on a plethora of markets for Night 6 of Premier League Darts action. It looks a close one to call in Brighton, with three players out in front as joint-favourites to be the night winner.

Michael van Gerwen will be looking to get back on track following last week’s quarter-final exit, and he is available alongside Luke Littler and Luke Humphries to win the night at *7/2**. MVG won in Brighton in 2022, so has form on this stage while 2023 winner Gerwyn Price is available at a lofty 6/1

Exeter victor Nathan Aspinall can be backed at 7/1 if you fancy him to make it two wins in a row, while runner-up Rob Cross is available at the same price. Peter Wright is 16/1 to spring a surprise on the south coast, while Michael Smith is 6/1 to clinch his second nightly win of the 2024 BetMGM Premier League.

After five weeks we are still awaiting the first nine-dart finish of the 2024 BetMGM Premier League campaign, with Cross coming closest to the perfect leg last week. Price was the last player to hit a nine-darter in the Premier League – doing so twice in the same night back in 2022 – and no darts competition has contained more perfect legs.

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If you think Brighton will feature the first of this year’s tournament, we have odds of 7/1 for a nine-dart finish to be hit at any point during the night.

We also have some specific Night 6 BetMGM Specials for you. We have priced Littler, Van Gerwen and Humphries to hit the most 180s in their quarter-final matches at 11/2. Littler achieved this in Exeter against Michael Smith, while MVG and Humphries faced off against each other.

We had a dip in 180s on Night 5 but the two previous weeks had exactly 50 maximums so over 5.5 180s in the opening four games of the night at 11/1 could offer good value.

On top of that you can get 13/2 for Humphries, Van Gerwen, Littler and Smith to win their opening games and reach the semi-finals on the night.

BetMGM has a host of other markets available before the night gets underway as well as in-play options throughout the evening, so be sure to keep an eye on the BetMGM Premier League Darts Hub over the course of Night 6.

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