CLAYTON THE MAN TO BEAT AS DUBLIN GETS READY – BETMGM PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS NIGHT 7 TIPS
Jonny Clayton has assured himself top spot at the halfway mark of the BetMGM Premier League.
It’s been quite the return for the 2021 champion, and after winning Night 6 he has the chance to extend his lead as he takes on defending champion Luke Humphries in Dublin.
Gian van Veen’s withdrawal through illness means Michael van Gerwen will get a bye to the semi-final, and makes world champion Luke Littler’s match with seventh-placed Stephen Bunting the night opener.
Things are reaching crisis point for Josh Rock. Six defeats from six leave him rooted to the foot of the table, seven points behind Bunting. He won’t relish facing Gerwyn Price.
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The competition is already approaching the halfway point, and we have you covered for Night 7 and beyond in 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 battling it out, enjoy our analysis, accumulator and Bet Builder tips below as the competition gets set for a trip to Ireland’s capital.
BetMGM Premier League Darts Tips: 7/1 Night 7 Acca
- Bunting 96.5+ average vs Littler
- Price to win and most 180s vs Rock
- Over 8.5 legs in Clayton vs Humphries
Leg 1 – Stephen Bunting 96.5+ average vs Luke Littler @ 10/11
Littler is back, but Bunting is making a real go of it this year.
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🪡 Next up to take on our Eye Of The Needle challenge, Stephen Bunting!
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He may sit second button of the table, but with seven points he is only one behind Van Gerwen – and just two off the top four.
It is a far cry from his winless start last season. The Bullet thumped Rock last week before falling to Clayton – the Welshman getting revenge for a 6-0 mauling in Belfast.
He’s up against Littler here in their first clash of the 2026 BetMGM Premier League. Bunting has won just once in five Premier League meetings overall, but has averaged over 100 in three of those clashes.
He also has the third-highest average of the Premier League so far, with 98.83, showing how well he is playing despite his relative lack of points.
Looking at this, the 10/11 for Bunting to average over the 96.5 threshold makes sense here. He has only failed to hit this mark in two of his nine games so far, and they both came last week.
Bunting to hit his stride again here.
Leg 2 – Gerwyn Price to win and hit most 180s vs Josh Rock @ 19/10
Rocky is having a nightmare.
Six nights and zero points, his brilliant nine-darter in Belfast is becoming in danger of being the only highlight of his campaign.
He’s up against Price in Dublin for the first time in the Premier League, having lost their last two meetings at the World Grand Prix and the World Series of Darts.
It is hard to see Rock make up the ground, even if he were to win here – but even that seems a long shot.
Winner here last year, Price sits in third spot but could be a lot more comfortable in the play-offs if a couple of very tight matches had gone his way – he’s lost three matches 6-5.
Truthfully, Rock has never really looked like winning any of his matches and has won just 13 legs overall. That is a staggering 28 fewer than Bunting, the closest to him.
He averages just two 180s per match, compared to Price’s 2.80, and while he has outscored his opponent on maximums 50% of the time to Price’s 44%, it is worth remembering that Rock has played just six games.
As such, we’re looking at the 19/10 for Price to win the game and hit the most 180s. The Welshman will be keen to bounce back after losing a thriller to Littler last week, and Rocky is in the firing line.
Leg 3 – Over 8.5 legs in Jonny Clayton vs Luke Humphries @ 4/11
Clayton is flying at the top.
Eight points clear of closest challenger Littler, he has a huge opportunity to take another stride towards cementing top spot here as he takes on world number two Humphries – the man he thumped 6-1 in last week’s final.
The Welshman has won both meetings in the Premier League so far, the other being a 6-4 triumph in Cardiff.
Cool Hand is having a bit of a strange campaign.
He’s not been in the top four since Night 1, though will feel he should have more points than he has, especially with his 100+ average. He’s been let down by his finishing – his checkout average of 34.69% is the second-lowest of all players.
A lot of his matches have been tight and we’re expecting a close one to call here. For the number of matches over 8.5 legs, Clayton has 67% and Humphries 64%.
It’s 4/11 for the match to have at least nine legs here and we’re completing the acca with that selection.
He may have won 6-1 last week, but Humphries will be looking to avenge that and take a step towards repeating his 2024 nightly win at this venue.
BETMGM’S 7/1 NIGHT 7 ACCA
- Bunting 96.5+ average vs Littler
- Price to win and most 180s vs Rock
- Over 8.5 legs in Clayton vs Humphries
BetMGM Premier League Darts: 23/4 Night 7 Bet Builder
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BETMGM’S 23/4 NIGHT 7 BUNTING VS LITTLER BET BUILDER
- Over 8.5 legs
- Littler over 4.5 180s
- Bunting highest checkout
These two meet for the first time in the Premier League this year and we could be in for a cracker.
Bunting is playing well; don’t let his lowly position fool you, while Littler is finally coming good.
Three of their five meetings in the competition last year had nine legs or more, while this year, 90% of Littler’s games hit that threshold. He also has the joint highest number of matches over 9.5 legs, with seven of his 10 going that far.
For 180s, the Nuke needs no hyping up. He is averaging over four per match so far, and threw 10 in his thrilling win over Price last week. He also hit over 4.5 in three of the five clashes last year, and his total of 831 over the last 12 months makes that a sensible shout once more.
Littler has struggled to have the highest checkout in the match so far, doing so in just 30% of his games. It’s 56% for Bunting, and he also did so in three of the five meetings last year.
Only Van Veen has a higher average of 100+ checkouts per game than the Bullet, and despite Littler hitting the big fish twice on Night 5, Bunting has it in him to bring the house down with a big finish.
Adding him to have the highest checkout brings the Bet builder to a very respectable 23/4.
BETMGM’S 23/4 NIGHT 7 BUNTING VS LITTLER BET BUILDER
- Over 8.5 legs
- Littler over 4.5 180s
- Bunting highest checkout
Night 7 BetMGM Specials
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