Wayne Mardle: Back Dutch pair of Barney and Van Gerwen to do the business

"Michael van Gerwen is unrelenting, I think he'll out score The Thorn and go into the playoffs having topped the table."

Week 14 of the Premier League is here, and Wayne Mardle thinks Raymond van Barneveld will have too much for Simon Whitlock while Michael van Gerwen is in unrelenting form...

Simon Whitlock v Raymond van Barneveld 

Simon has played superbly well to even be in with a shout of a playoff place but I think this match up with Raymond van Barneveld will be a step too far. 

Barney has been the most consistent performer in this year's Premier League, he's showed that he's up for a fight as well, a trait that's not often said about the big Dutchman, and so Simon will have to really be on top form to have a chance. I've got this down as a Barney win.

Recommended Bet

Back Raymond van Barneveld to win 7-5 at 10.09/1

Michael van Gerwen v Robert Thornton 

Robert won a tour event on Saturday, his second win in three weeks, so he's playing well, and his opponent MVG won the next tour event on the Sunday so in theory this should be a belter. Extra spice is thrown into the mix in the form of Robert needing to win to have any chance of a playoff spot. 

Michael is unrelenting though, and I think he'll out score The Thorn and go into the playoffs having topped the table. 

Recommended Bet

Michael van Gerwen to win 7-2 and 7-3 at 6.05/1 and 6.5n/a respectively
Michael van Gerwen to hit the most 180s at around 1.910/11

Andy Hamilton v Adrian Lewis 

What a match up this will be! Two highly unpredictable players and all the thrill of the Premier League!
The Hammer used to be the most consistent player on tour, but in this Premier League he's shown a few frailties. Lewis on his day (and he's not having his day that often at the moment) beats anyone, and I'm going for Adrian because he can produce a tide turner should he need it. 

Recommended Bet

Back Adrian Lewis to win at 2.111/10

Phil Taylor v James Wade

James Wade has let it slip. Losing to Hamilton last week was a massive blow for him, especially after losing to Simon Whitlock and all that after he'd lost to Raymond van Barneveld the week before.
Taylor is still tinkering with his darts and set up, which is a distraction for him, yet he persists. He had no trouble overcoming Robert Thornton and is still the main man in this Premier League. He can stop Wade progressing and I think he will, in probably quite easy fashion. 

Recommended Bet

Back Phil Taylor to win 7-3 and 7-4 at 6.75n/a and 6.25n/a respectively
Back The Draw in most 180s at around 5.04/1

Robert Thornton v Raymond van Barneveld 

Robert's hopes could be dashed by the time this match comes around and that might affect him, so we'll need to wait and see how the other games go I think. 

As I said before Barney is playing very well indeed and I can't see The Thorn posing too many problems to him when he's in this sort of form. I think he'll win again and post a few more maximums in the process. 

Recommended Bets

Back Raymond van Barneveld to win at 1.728/11
Back Raymond van Barneveld to hit the most 180s at around 2.111/10

Adrian Lewis v Simon Whitlock

Like Robert Thornton, Simon Whitlock's Premier League could well be over by the time his game comes around so it's difficult to know what frame of mind he'll be in. 

That said, Adrian Lewis hasn't played that well when he's had to play twice in a night though, so for that reason alone I'm going for Simon to run riot. 

Recommended Bet

Back Simon Whitlock to win 7-3 at 6.75n/a

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Premier League Darts Betting: Barney is on a roll

Barney won both the Saturday and Sunday tournaments at the weekend and even hit a nine-darter against Michael Barnard on Saturday.

The Premier League arrives on the south coast this Thursday with Bournemouth International Centre playing host for the evening. Jaymes Monte picks out his best bet...

Playing well in the weekend's floor tournaments doesn't necessarily translate to performing well in front of the cameras on the big stage. Some players are unable to reproduce their very best in major tournaments. Mark Walsh and Justin Pipe, to name just two obvious examples.

But for players well accustomed to the glare of the cameras floor form can be the nudge we need to pick out a bet in the major events.

Raymond van Barneveld has already shown in this year's Premier League that he is edging back to his best. But for a string of missed doubles in the eighth leg of his match against Phil Taylor last week the Dutchman could have taken at least a point from The Power. And he looks to be on course for a top-four finish and semi-final berth in the Premier League.

That alone would be enough to suggest backing Barney at odds of 2.362/1 to beat Simon Whitlock this Thursday. Despite the Australian's own good form. However, it was Van Barneveld's performances at the weekend in the UK Open qualifiers that make him the standout bet this week.

Barney won both the Saturday and Sunday tournaments at the weekend and even hit a nine-darter against Michael Barnard on Saturday. Beating Whitlock, Terry Jenkins, Wes Newton and Dennis Priestley in a run of 15 straight victories. Suffice to say that he is on top of his game.

Although Whitlock is two points better off in the Premier League group stages I feel that we need to back Barney while he is hot. The Aussie's doubling can crack under pressure in the latter part of matches, and that aspect of his game will certainly be put under the microscope in this match.

Recommended Bet:
Back Van Barneveld to beat Whitlock @ 2.362/1

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