Three darts players celebrating a BetMGM Premier League Darts win.

CAN ANYONE STOP LITTLER? – BETMGM PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS NIGHT 9 TIPS

Luke Littler has ominously surged to the top of the table, dethroning Jonny Clayton with a sensational nightly win in Berlin – his third in four weeks and second in a row.

Josh Rock finally got off the mark against the Ferret last week and the two face off again here in the quarter-finals, bringing the last-eight ties to a close.

Opening up are Michael van Gerwen and Stephen Bunting, with MVG now in the top four having won his first games since Night 2 in Germany.

Gerwyn Price takes on Luke Humphries with the defending champion having work to do to climb into the play-off spots.

Red-hot Littler, meanwhile, faces Gian van Veen as the two repeat their opening night clash which the Giant won on his BetMGM Premier League debut.

The competition is past the halfway mark and we have you covered for Night 9 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, accumulator and Bet Builder tips below as the competition gets set for a trip to the North West.

BetMGM Premier League Darts Tips: 8/1 Night 9 Acca

  • Van Gerwen to beat Bunting
  • Over 9.5 legs in Price vs Humphries
  • Over 5.5 180s in Van Veen vs Littler
  • Clayton to average over 96.5 vs Rock

Leg 1 – Michael van Gerwen to beat Stephen Bunting @ 7/10

Bunting needs a win. He has played well generally and averages over 100 overall – the third-highest in the league – yet is languishing in seventh spot.

The Bullet is six points off Van Gerwen in fourth and, unfortunately for the Liverpudlian, he is up against a Mighty Mike who looks like he has rediscovered his form.

Standings ahead of night 9

Bunting has won just one of their five BetMGM Premier League meetings, his only triumph a deciding-leg victory last season, and he lost their only clash so far this season 6-2 on the opening night.

Despite Bunting looking good, he has simply been unable to get the results he needs. As such, 7/10 for Van Gerwen to win the match looks like good value to kick off our acca, especially when you consider BetMGM is paying out as a winner if your player goes three legs to the good.

Leg 2 – Over 9.5 legs in Gerwyn Price vs Luke Humphries @ 49/50

These two are certainly giving ticket holders value for their money.

Price is far and away the player with the most matches going the distance while Cool Hand has had his fair share of extended games, too.

A staggering 53% of the Iceman’s matches have gone to a deciding leg, with nine of his 15 having at least 10 legs. Half of Humphries’ matches have gone over 9.5 legs, too, making the 49/50 odds for over 9.5 legs an attractive price.

They have played each other 10 times in the current format of the Premier League with six of those matches having had at least 10 legs – including four of the last five.

Humphries’ unusually poor finishing is partly to blame for his longer matches, with his checkout success of 34.86% this season higher only than bottom-of-the-pile Rock’s 24.44%.

Price, strangely, has the second-highest checkout success at 44.32% but still only six of his matches have been finished in fewer than 9.5 legs.

Don’t expect this one to be over quickly.

Leg 3 – Over 5.5 180s on Gian van Veen vs Luke Littler @ 12/25

The Nuke is on fire.

A slow start gave what appears to be false hope to the rest of the field as three wins in four nights have propelled him to the top of the table – and it will be a mighty task to dislodge him.

Not only has he blown away the competition in recent weeks, his 180 hitting has also returned to familiar levels.

He’s topped the stats for maximums in each of the last three weeks with the 35 across those nights taking his total to 64 – an average of four per game and 18 more than any other player.

He’s taking on Van Veen on Night 9 in what is remarkably their first meeting since Night 1 in Newcastle.

There were seven 180s in that match and although Van Veen isn’t as prolific with the maximums as the Nuke – after all, who is? – he still averages more than two per match so far and has hit a fourth-best on tour 600 in the last 12 months.

It’s 12/25 for over 5.5 180s. With Littler playing as he is, he may well come close to that mark entirely on his own.

Leg 4 – Jonny Clayton to average over 96.5 vs Josh Rock @ 5/6

It was relief for Rocky in Berlin – at the expense of the then-league leader Clayton.

This immediate rematch is their third clash of the tournament so far, with the Ferret looking for revenge and wanting his top spot back.

Having not lost a quarter-final prior to Night 7, defeat to Rock made it back-to-back losses in the first round for Clayton.

Truth be told it wasn’t a match high on quality. Both players averaged below 90 and Clayton failed to hit a maximum. Not that Rock will care too much about the stats, he at least ended his run of BetMGM Premier League misery.

Clayton stats

The Welshman will be looking back to their meeting on the opening night, in the first match of this year’s BetMGM Premier League, as motivation for revenge here.

An average of 109.81 and six maximums blew Rock away and set the tone for what has still been a memorable return to the competition despite his last two results.

His seasonal average of 97.75 may be just the fifth best but he has outscored his opponent in 12 of his 17 matches – more than any other player.

Odds of 5/6 for Clayton to average over 96.5 stand out with revenge and a return to the top of the table on his mind.

BETMGM’S 8/1 NIGHT 9 ACCA

  • Van Gerwen to beat Bunting
  • Over 9.5 legs in Price vs Humphries
  • Over 5.5 180s in Van Veen vs Littler
  • Clayton to average over 96.5 vs Rock

BetMGM Premier League Darts: 15/1 Night 9 Bet Builder

As well as our Night 9 accumulator we have used BetMGM’s Bet Builder tool to construct our own bet on a quarter-final tie in Manchester – the repeat of the World Championship final between Van Veen and Littler.

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BETMGM’S 15/1 NIGHT VAN VEEN VS LITTLER BET BUILDER

  • Littler to win 6-4
  • 180 in first leg
  • Littler highest checkout

This has the potential to be a very tough one for the Dutchman.

Littler has more than hit his stride and memories of his opening night loss to the Giant will be just that: memories.

He got the final off to a flyer last week in Berlin, with a 180 in the first leg enabling a break of throw en route to victory against MVG. The Nuke will be targeting a fast start here, too.

Van Veen has the best high checkout average so far in the BetMGM Premier League with 108 but a recent flurry of 170 finishes – five in four nights – have lifted Littler to third with 101.

GVV vs Littler

The Nuke has hit the highest checkout in his matches just 38% of the time but those big fishes indicate that figure could be about to inflate. He’s topped the checkout stats three times, with all of them coming in the last four weeks in a sure sign of his rapid return to form.

It just stands to reason that he will get the job done without a fuss here. Van Veen didn’t look quite himself in Berlin with that 6-1 loss to Price, perhaps indicating the effects of the illness that forced his Dublin withdrawal are still there. Even without that, though, he hasn't won a match since Night 4.

We don’t expect quite that level of thrashing but a 6-4 win would set Littler up for a third win in a row, cement his place at the top and deliver a crushing blow to the rest of the competition.

Van Veen has already lost by that scoreline four times this season in the Premier League and Littler beat him 6-4 at the Saudi Darts Masters.

BETMGM’S 15/1 NIGHT VAN VEEN VS LITTLER BET BUILDER

  • Littler to win 6-4
  • 180 in first leg
  • Littler highest checkout

Night 9 BetMGM Specials

Manchester is ready as Premier League Darts action returns to the UK – and BetMGM has you covered for Night 9 outrights and specials.

Here are the night winner odds:

Night 9 winner

Rock’s memorable nine-darter in Belfast remains the only perfect leg of the 2026 BetMGM Premier League Darts. Can the North West lead to another player being awarded a set of custom-made set of gold darts worth £30,000? Gerwyn Price has hit a stunning nine at this venue in both of the last two seasons.

It is 6/1 for a nine-darter to be thrown at any point on Night 9 – or 66/1 for two or more, which of course we saw on a memorable night in Brighton last year.

You can also dive into a full range of specials, including total 180s, over/under legs, King of the Oche, as well as Bet Builders and live in-play betting throughout this year’s BetMGM Premier League Darts season.

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