daveg

Reckon that’s a great spot mate. In the last 10 years there have been 8,6,4,7,8,3,6,2,6 and 3 170 checkouts in the tournament. So that bet has landed in the last 5 years. Have seen Bet365 go over 4.5 170 checkouts at odds of 2.37, so I’ve taken a bit of that.

Yeah I like the odds on Scott Williams today as well, about 11/8 now I think. I’ve not been that impressed with Ross Smith recently, he’s had the odd good performance, but there’s been plenty of below par efforts too.

Wolverhampton 20:25 Glen Buck 8/1 Bet365

Wolverhampton 18:40 Cephalus 50/1 Hills

Interesting thoughts guys. I’d already backed van Veen and Nijman when they were hitting those big averages during the Grand Slam last week. The only other one I’ve gone for in the outright market is Bunting at 28/1. He’s just become a father for the second time, so he’ll either be up for this … or completely knackered.

Southwell 19:30 Jazzy Angel 10/1 Hills

Southwell 20:15 Good Karma 9/2 Hills

Newcastle 15:48 Azure Angel 33/1 Hills

Wolverhampton 18:00 Eazy On The Eye 11/4 Hills

Lingfield 11:35 Achillea 7/1 Bet365

Good shout mate - I’ve just done the same. As you say, they’re in a nice section of the draw so hopefully one of them can make the semi-finals at least.

Southwell 20:00 Thankuappreciate 9/2 Hills

Chelmsford 19:30 Blazes Boylan 16/1 Bet365

Southwell 15:45 Jalaybee 4/1 Bet365

I’ve had a look through the Grand Slam this morning and picked out a player from each quarter, and broadly in agreement with what has already been said. Wade has a really good record in this tournament, especially in his last three visits, reaching two semi-finals and a final. He’s playing pretty well at the moment, so the 55/1 with Star Sports seems more than fair. In the second quarter I do like the chances of Rob Cross, but I’ve opted for Connor Scutt. Scutt doesn’t have much big stage experience to draw on, but if things click for him in Wolverhampton the 150/1 odds could look massive, that’s with Skybet. In the third quarter I’ve plumped for De Decker. He’s arguably playing the best darts of anyone in this section, so I’ve taken 33/1 with Coral. The bottom quarter is a real minefield, but I’ve gone for Josh Rock at 40/1 with SpreadEx. You could probably make a case for seven of the eight to get through from this section, but Rock has averaged in excess of 100 in both his knockout defeats over the last two years, so is due a bit of luck in this tournament.