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Premier league Darts.
Barney vs Wade.
Barney @ 10/11 everywhere at some 1/1 on blacktype if you have an account there.
There is really nothing I can see to suggest that Barney shouldn't be a hell of a lot shorter. James Wades form has been unspectacular, a 100 average vs MVG last week his first of the year and 2nd in 6 months (everyone throws higher vs MVG), previous to that he's gone 94 94 89 89 and has 95 average and >40% on the doubles for the PL and this is not really miles less than he's been putting up all year. He lost to Darren Johnson at the weekend (no slouch and beaten plenty of big names, inc RVB this year) but he's a full 76 places below him in the rankings, Wade's made a bit of a habbit this year of losing to people he should really be beating. Lots of bottle and an uncanny ability to pull results from nowhere he has still, but his A game can't compete with the top guys in the PL.
Barney's win vs MVG was good but his win vs Garry was one of the most impressive performances of the year, 103.5 average and 70% doubles, Barney's tour form is, and probably always will be, pretty poor, he can't seem to gear himself up for a tour game with no crowd in some rando sports centre, but he loves the PL (just need to see him every week with the microphone) loves the crowd, loves the atmosphere and consistently delivers - 13 of his last 25 TV games have been 100+, with 109's 108's 107's 105's in there, this current run is no fluke for Barney and he's more than capable of continuing it, and he certainly doesn't need a 103 average and 70% doubles to see off JW.
Yes, Barney doesn't always like scrappy games, and yes JW beat him both times last year, but he's shown a hell of a lot more grit in the last year and has re-discovered a way to grind results out of games 18-24+ months ago he'd likely have given up on.
I'd be very happy getting stuck into Barney at 1.8+ (and have been doing so!)
I still remember when he was 1.8 to beat wes newton and we got the wheelbarrow out, decided to average 82 or something and we did our bollocks, lol