BetMGM Premier League Darts Night 7 Preview & Tips: Littler’s Time at Last?
Night 6 in Brighton saw Luke Humphries end his wait for a maiden BetMGM nightly win and he did so in style, beating Michael Smith in the final to claim an impressive victory while averaging over 100 in all of his games and a huge 113.71 in the semi-final.
The trip to the south coast saw the gap at the top to Michael van Gerwen narrowed to three points and Night 7 in Nottingham will see the Dutchman looking to get back on track. A runner-up performance saw a return to form for Smith, while Rob Cross and Luke Littler made the semi-finals.
Week 5 winner Nathan Aspinall exited in the quarter-final to Littler, while Gerwyn Price continued to struggle by losing 6-2 to Humphries in the first match of the night. Former world champion Peter Wright remains without a point, rooted to the bottom of the table.
We have another fantastic night of action in store in Nottingham 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 as the tournament visits the East Midlands.
BetMGM Premier League Darts Night 7 Fixtures
First up is a basement battle between two players struggling for form in the 2024 BetMGM Premier League Darts.
The match between Peter Wright and Gerwyn Price represents a chance for Snakebite to get his first win of the tournament and the Iceman with an opportunity to get back at it after three consecutive quarter-final exits.
A runner-up spot and a semi-final appearance in the first three nights got the Welshman off to a reasonable start so Nottingham, where he won last season, could be the venue to turn it around for Price. For Wright, it seems like now or never if he wants to make any serious waves in this year’s competition.
Next up is a repeat of the final in Brighton with winner Luke Humphries against runner-up Michael Smith. Cool Hand was in scintillating form last week, racing into a 5-1 lead against Smith before eventually winning 6-3 while averaging over 100 and throwing five 180s. Smith played well on Night 6, beating Wright and Luke Littler before finding Humphries just too hot to handle. Can he get revenge on the Nottingham stage?
Since winning three consecutive nights in Berlin, Glasgow and Newcastle, Michael van Gerwen has suffered quarter-final defeats for two weeks in a row. He is up against Littler, who since Night 6 has not only won the Belgian Open but hit another nine-dart finish in the process to take his total in 2024 to three.
The youngster will be eying this one up against an out-of-form MVG to get his latest bid to win a BetMGM Premier League Darts night off to a flyer. Van Gerwen is looking far from his best and followed a disappointing couple of weeks with a defeat to Wright in the Belgian Open second round.
Rob Cross lost to Littler in the Belgian Open final despite averaging 108, and he is last up in the quarter-finals against Nathan Aspinall. The Asp won Night 5 in Exeter and beat Cross in the final – will we see a repeat of the 6-2 victory or can Cross build on impressive wins against Price and Van Gerwen to progress?
Night 7 quarter-finals in full: Peter Wright vs Gerwyn Price; Luke Humphries vs Michael Smith; Michael van Gerwen vs Luke Littler; Rob Cross vs Nathan Aspinall
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22/1 BetMGM Premier League Darts Night 7 Accumulator
As always, we have put together an acca to get you in the mood as the 2024 BetMGM Premier League visits Nottingham.
A tricky one to call is first up on Night 7, with Peter Wright looking to get off the mark at the seventh time of asking as he faces Gerwyn Price. Price made the semi-final of the Belgian Open last weekend before losing out to Rob Cross, though neither the Iceman nor Wright managed a 100 average in the Premier League last week. Having the darts could be crucial in this one so we are predicting a close game; Wright did have match darts against Michael Smith last week and, with Price winning here last year, we’re backing over 8.5 legs at 4/11.
Luke Humphries was in brilliant form last week when he beat Smith in the final and, with the two facing off in this week’s quarter-final, we fancy Cool Hand Luke to be even better this time round. Bully Boy enjoyed a successful Week 6, averaging over 100 in the final in defeat to Humphries but could find it tough here. Humphries looks to be really hitting his stride lately and our pick here is the world champion to be King of the Oche at 3/1 as a result.
Hoping to build on his Belgian Open success will be Luke Littler and he faces a Michael van Gerwen playing well below his usual standards in recent weeks. Littler seems to be edging closer towards that first nightly win and hit a third nine-darter since January in his Belgian Open success, as well as averaging 103.76 in the 8-7 final win over Cross.
Van Gerwen, on the other hand, has gone four non-double-in matches in a row without averaging over 95 for the first time since 2012. We think Littler can take advantage of MVG’s dip in form by winning this one at 7/10.
Lastly we have Nathan Aspinall and Cross battling it out in a repeat of the final from Week 5 in Exeter. After a defeat last weekend to Luke Littler in the Belgian Open in a final in which he averaged 108, Cross will hope to go one further than Brighton’s semi-final defeat as he takes on the Asp.
Aspinall has a nightly win to his name already this year and will want to make a strong start in his bid for a second. These two have 15 100+ checkouts between them so far in the BetMGM Premier League and we’re backing them to get at least two more between them in Nottingham at 6/4.
Night 5 Accumulator
- Peter Wright vs Gerwyn Price over 8.5 legs
- Luke Humphries King of the Oche (win the match, hit most 180s, hit highest checkout) vs Michael Smith
- Luke Littler to beat Michael van Gerwen
- Rob Cross vs Nathan Aspinall 2 or more 100+ checkouts
Priced at 22/1 with BetMGM
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Odds correct at time of publication but subject to change
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Night 7 Odds & BetMGM Specials
As well as our own acca, BetMGM carries odds on a plethora of markets on all nights of Premier League Darts action. It is shaping up to be an intriguing contest in Nottingham – who can come out on top?
It seems difficult to look past Luke Humphries at the moment following last week's near-flawless display, which saw him not only average 113 in the final but also check out 143. Humphries is priced at 11/4 to make it consecutive nightly wins.
Beyond the world number one, Luke Littler is 3/1 while last year’s Nottingham winner Gerwyn Price is available at 5/1.
Michael van Gerwen is 11/2 to get his BetMGM Premier League tournament back on track while runner-up last week Michael Smith is 10/1, Rob Cross is 13/2 and Exeter champion Nathan Aspinall 12/1. Peter Wright, winless in the BetMGM Premier League but in good form in floor events, comes in at 20/1 to cause a shock.
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We are still awaiting the first nine-dart finish of the 2024 BetMGM Premier League campaign but Littler hit yet another perfect leg in the Belgian Open last weekend, taking his 2024 total to three.
The most nine-dart finishes in a season by an individual is four –- hit by Van Gerwen in both 2016 and 2019 – can Littler equal the record in the tournament that has provided the most nine-darters of all? We have odds of 7/1 for a nine-dart finish to be hit at any point during the night and 20/1 for Littler to hit a perfect finish in any game on Night 7.
We also have some Night 7 BetMGM Specials for you. Price, Smith and Littler all to hit the most 180s in their quarter-final matches is 7/1. Littler achieved this in Brighton against Aspinall, while Smith won 5-0 on 180s in last week’s quarter-final.
Additionally, you can get 9/1 for Price, Humphries, Littler and Aspinall 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 7.
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The 2024 BetMGM Premier League table is starting to take shape, and continues to be an exhilarating battle among some of the best players in the world, with lots of twists and turns to come. The tournament culminates in Play-offs Night at London’s O2 in May.
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