Showing posts with label Wayne. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wayne. Show all posts
December 28, 2013
May 10, 2013
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.
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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.
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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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February 4, 2013
Wayne Mardle: England should beat Japan in Quarter Finals but Belgium are the real threat
"Finland v Germany will be close, but I can see Jani Haavisto being the deciding factor.
Back Finland to beat Germany at 2.01/1
Wayne Mardle predicts an easy win for England against Japan, but thinks Belgium are the pair to look out for.
Well, what a day of darts yesterday! In what was a complete surprise to me and many others, five of the eight seeds went tumbling in the second round. It really did show what I touched on in my first column, namely that, in this short format, you're never far away from a shock or two.
Today is quarter final day and the format will now change slightly: We'll now see two singles matches (best of seven legs) and then a deciding pairs match if needed.
This new format will play into the hands of the English, in my view. They step up to the oche to face Japan in a game I think they'll win 2-0. Japan are as big as 13.5n/a to cause an upset but I just can't see that happening.
Similar to the England v Japan game, Spain against Wales is another game in which the format means the favourites will emerge victorious. If it was just a pairs setup Spain may well have been a threat, but Wales will be too strong and should also emerge 2-0 winners. Wales are currently 1.330/100 to record a win.
Finland face hosts Germany in their quarter final and will also of course have the obstacle of a home crowd to contend with. This one will be close but I can see Jani Haavisto being the deciding factor here. He's done the damage for Finland when needed and a bit of magic from him should see the Finns through.
First up though we've got Belgium taking on Croatia. The Belgians destroyed the Australians in the last round with a 101 average, the highest of the competition so far. Croatia have done well but this is where the tournament will end for them.
And one thing's for sure, the Huybrechts brothers from Belgium are a real threat to win the whole tournament.
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Finland to beat Germany @ 2.01/1
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