Ladbrokes Masters day one predictions, darts betting tips and winner odds

Free darts tips, best bets and analysis for day one of the PDC Ladbrokes Masters event in Milton Keynes.

Where to watch

ITV4, 7.10pm Friday

Best bets

C Dobey most 180s v D van den Bergh
3pts 2-1 general

Under 41.5 day one 180s
3pts 10-11 bet365

Preview

It's day one at the Masters but there are places in round two rather than green jackets up for grabs in Milton Keynes.

It's a competitive first round with eight tightly-priced matches, which is to be expected given the arrowsmiths in action are ranked between ninth and 24th in the world.

There are a couple of 180s bets which catch the eye, however.

The first is Chris Dobey to hit more maximums than Dimitri van den Bergh.

Dancing Dimitri is overcoming a knee injury though it's the Belgian's price rather than his joints which are the talking point.

Dobey is a massive 9-5 with Boyles for most maximums and that doesn't add up. On the Pro Tour in 2020, Hollywood was averaging a 180 every 3.45 legs, Van den Bergh one every 3.95.

The other maximums bet to consider is under 41.5 day one 180s at 10-11 with bet365.

Like-for-like comparisons aren't always relevant but the last TV event featuring best-of-11 first-round matches was the Ladbrokes Players Championship Finals in November. Those matches were averaging just 4.1 maximums.

You only need one or two legs of the eight-fold to be low-scoring and one or two to be over in six legs, and 42 maxes is going to look a long way off.

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