Premier League Darts Night Eight predictions and PDC darts betting tips

PDC darts tips, best bets and player analysis for Night Eight of the 2022 Premier League at the Utilita Arena, Birmingham.

Where to watch

Live on Sky Sports Action, from 7pm Thursday

Best bets

James Wade +1.5 v Michael van Gerwen
1pt 6-5 bet365

Gary Anderson +1.5 v Peter Wright
1pt Evens Betfair, Paddy Power

Gary Anderson most 180s v Peter Wright
1pt 6-4 Coral, Lads, Paddy Power

Michael Smith to beat Jonny Clayton
1pt 23-20 Coral, Ladbrokes

Night Eight betting preview

Scottish rivals Peter Wright and Gary Anderson must be sick of the sight of each other as they brace themselves for a fourth tartan tear-up of this Premier League season in Birmingham.

Wright won two of the previous showdowns against his one-time World Cup partner and is 8-15 to complete a three-timer.

Yet it was Anderson who prevailed the last time they met, thumping his compatriot 6-3 en route to glory in Nottingham two weeks ago.

That's the big match at the Utilita Arena where table-topper Michael van Gerwen will be hoping to extend his advantage over his rivals by seeing off James Wade and going on to claim a third win of the campaign.

Michael van Gerwen v James Wade

Head-to-head: Van Gerwen leads 42-16

James Wade doesn't have the greatest record against Mighty Michael van Gerwen, although four of his 16 successes over the Dutchman have come in this competition.

When they met in Brighton three weeks ago it went down to the wire, Van Gerwen winning 6-5, and both were hitting ton-plus averages for fun in the Players Championship over the course of last weekend.

It’s top versus bottom and Van Gerwen is a 4-11 chance which is far too short over best-of-11 and given Wade's matchplay prowess.

The Green Machine can batter anyone on his day but given how close their last meeting was, taking 6-5 about Wade with a 1.5-leg start is preferable to backing Van Gerwen for the match.

Joe Cullen v Gerwyn Price

H2H: Cullen leads 7-6

Gerwyn Price's broken hand is still an issue though judging by his five ton-plus averages in eight matches (including an outrageous 110.95 against Lukas Wenig) in Germany at the weekend, not too much.

But he meets something of a bogeyman in Joe Cullen, who beat him in their previous Premier League duel in Liverpool. Indeed, Rockstar has won their last three matches and has to be super-confident after taking the night's honours in Rotterdam last Thursday.

Cullen is odds-on to hit most maxes – he's averaging a 180 every 2.7 legs, Price one every 4.3 – but the Welshman also returned to winning ways on Saturday and ought to be trusted here, although the prices look spot on.

Peter Wright v Gary Anderson

H2H: Anderson leads 30-16

At 8-15, Peter Wright is too short against Gary Anderson who, like Wade earlier, looks to be the bet on the handicap.

These Scottish former World Cup partners have met three times in this year's Premier League – the first two went to Snakey, the most recent in Nottingham two weeks ago to Ando – and the Flying Scotsman is the only man who is averaging over 100 on the Pro Tour this year.

Admittedly his numbers are down on that in the Premier League although Wright hasn’t been at his best over the last couple of weeks and comes with no guarantees at the moment.

Another bet to consider is Anderson at 6-4 in a most 180s matchbet. Wright has hit more in the Premier League – one every 3.6 legs compared to Anderson's one every 3.8 – but on tour it's Anderson who holds the aces with one every 2.9 legs next to Wright's one every 3.1 That's more than enough to suggest Anderson is the value at 6-4.

Jonny Clayton v Michael Smith

H2H: Smith leads 10-4

Early-season pace-setter Jonny Clayton has hit the brakes in recent weeks with just two wins in his last five nights.

Smith is showing better than that – two finals in the past three weeks – and merits a punt as the outsider.

For trend followers, the player at the bottom of the draw bracket each week – and therefore the only guaranteed "away" player over the course of any given night – has a 2-7 W/L record so far and is yet to make a final. So the odds are stacked against Smith winning overall but he can see off Clayton if the scoring power kicks in early.

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