After last weeks Premier League Darts Final the top 8 Darts Players in the PDC rankings are in Dubai this week for a new Tournament.
Format is best of 21 Legs in each match which is Knockout.
James Wade (3) v Simon Whitlock
Adrian Lewis (2) v Raymond van Barneveld
Michael van Gerwen (4) v Wes Newton
Phil Taylor (1) v Andy Hamilton
Now all these matches have been priced up as if it was played in any of the PLD venues but their is one thing that's lets say slightly different
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Yes, it's outside.
It's going to be about 33 degrees, very humid and also a little breezy.
http://www.windfinder.com/forecast/dubaiUntil today we were only getting Live covergae on the Semis and Final but now Eurosport are showing tomorrow nights Quarter Final and thats sprung the bookies into action.
First up we have Wade v Lewis who met in a semi final at the Ally Palace 2 years ago and walked off stage because of a draft.I have seen Lewis moan about this on at least 2 occasions so it interests me how he will manage playing in 18mph winds?
I have seen somene on Twitter who works with the Broadcast and has been in Dubai since Monday say their will defo be a Breeze on stage.The Temperature and Humidity is also a Bonus.It will feel like 40 degrees.
Below is the matches and weight of each Dart for every Player I could find
James Wade 19g v Simon Whitlock 22g
Adrian Lewis 21gv Raymond van Barneveld 25g
Michael van Gerwen 25g v Wes Newton n/a
Phil Taylor 26g v Andy Hamilton 23g
Now Victor Chandler have priced up match averages and to be honest I see value in all of them but some more than others
Wade under 97.5 @5/6 looks big even before we take into account the Venue as his form has dropped a bit of late but considering he has previous for complaing about drafts and has the lightest Darts then this looks to be the best bet of the Night.
Next best would be Lewis under 95.5 @4/5 I have seen Lewis on more than one occasion complain about slight breezes in Indoor Arenas so lets see how this effects him.
For what it's worth I have singled and doubled Wade and Lewis to go under their average line and done trebles and accas on others.
A four fold is the max you can do as you can't put Players in the same match on the one line.
I dare say going under on Players/Match 180's could be an angle to.
I would also suggest taking Whitlock at 11/10 with Victors as this should be odds on.