It's a fight in Berlin on Night Eight of the Premier League with the PDC's leading stars heading for Germany.
Luke Littler took optimum points in Dublin last Thursday, to lower Jonny Clayton's lead at the top of the table to just 3 points and the Nuke is now a 2-5 opportunity to complete top of the league.
Things are getting desperate for Josh Rock, who lacks a triumph in 7 weeks of action and 1-4 to complete bottom of the stack.
Premier League Darts Night Eight wagering tips & predictions
Luke Humphries to reach the Premier League final
4pts 15-8 Hills
Luke Humphries to win Night Eight
1pt each-way 4-1 bet365, Coral, Ladbrokes
Jonny Clayton -1.5 legs v Josh Rock
1pt 17-20 Coral, Ladbrokes
Stephen Bunting -2.5 legs v Luke Littler
1pt 11-10 Betfair, Paddy Power
Premier League Night Eight sneak peek
Before getting penetrated tonight's matches, punters need to think about backing Luke Humphries to reach the Premier League final at London's O2 Arena in May.
Cool Hand presently sits in fourth place in the table and the protecting champion is simply one point adrift of Gerwyn Price in 3rd.
Only Luke Littler is installing a higher general average than Humphries 100.82 in this season's competitors, and the quotes about Cool Hand in comparison to his seven Premier League competitors, provide a greater points span than Jonny Clayton and Price, who sit above Humphries in the standings.
The defending Premier League champ takes on Michael van Gerwen in this week's quarter-finals and the Newbury arrowsmith hammered MVG 7-2 on the Euro Tour last weekend. The time is right to back Humphries to reach the final, with the 15-8 on deal not likely to be seen again this season.
Remaining on the Humphries theme, Cool Hand should also be backed at 4-1 to Thursday's Berlin contest.
The previous world champion was in excellent kind on the European Tour recently, beating Dirk van Duijvenbode, Jermaine Wattimena, Chris Dobey, Michael van Gerwen and Clayton on his method to the Belgian Darts Open title. That's a whole host of high-level entertainers dismissed and there were averages of 102.91 and 105.96 along the method.
Humphries was beaten by a huge performance from Price in Dublin recently, however the PDC world number 2 has actually registered numbers of 101.35, 103.44, 97.56 and 105.71 in his last four Premier League video games.
Luke Littler has obstructed Humphries' path to magnificence on lots of events this season, however the Newbury man is the only entertainer to get close to deactivating the Nuke, and crucially, the world's best two arrowsmiths remain in opposite halves of the Berlin bracket.
An each-way play on Cool Hand can land in Germany.
Jonny Clayton vs Josh Rock
Jonny Clayton was the man beaten by Humphries in last weekend's Belgian Darts Open last, however that was another excellent effort from the Welshman, who is carrying out at the top of his game.
The 2021 Premier League champ plainly likes this occasion and it hasn't taken long for the Ferret to wriggle to the top of the standings. Clayton hammered Josh Rock 6-2 on the opening night of Premier League action in Newcastle which was the start of a depressing project for Rocky.
The Northern Irishman has actually lost all of his seven profession Premier League matches and the Antrim ace might use an average of only 84.21 in an abysmal 6-0 loss to Price in Dublin recently. Clayton can provide Rocky a beating in Berlin and conquer a 1.5 leg handicap.
Luke Littler vs Stephen Bunting
Luke Littler is the dominate force in darts, however there is a huge enigma over the Nuke in Germany - he has actually skipped the 2 European Tour occasions there this season - and the boo young boys will be out for him once again.
Littler lost in Germany together with Humphries at the last-16 phase of last year's World Cup in Frankfurt, and the 19-year-old has actually won only one match at the European Championships in Dortmund.
The Nuke handles Stephen Bunting, who he beat 6-3 in Dublin last Thursday, but the Bullet balanced 104.10 because loss and the Merseyside male can be fancied to narrow the gap with the world champion likely to feel the heat.
At 11-10, Bunting ought to be backed in invoice of a 2.5-leg start.
2026 Premier League Darts Schedule
Premier League Darts FAQs
What is the format for Premier League Darts?
The tournament features eight gamers completing in a knockout bracket every night. Players earn points based upon their completing position every week (5 for a win, 3 for runner-up, 2 for semi-finalists). All matches are had fun with a best-of-11-leg format. The semi-finals are best of 19 with the last a best-of-21-leg competitors.
Who is in the 2026 Premier League Darts?
World champ Luke Littler is signed up with by automatic qualifiers Luke Humphries, Gian van Veen and Michael van Gerwen. Jonny Clayton, Stephen Bunting, Josh Rock and Gerwyn Price were selected as wildcard choices by the PDC.
Where can I see Premier League Darts in the UK?
Every match of the 2026 Premier League Darts season is broadcast exclusively survive on Sky Sports.
Who won the 2025 Premier League Darts?
Luke Humphries won the 2025 title, beating Luke Littler 11-8 in a thrilling final at The O2.
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